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Framing an agenda for children thriving in the SDG era: a WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission on Child Health and Wellbeing.

Authors :
Coll-Seck, Awa
Clark, Helen
Bahl, Rajiv
Peterson, Stefan
Costello, Anthony
Lucas, Tamara
Source :
Lancet. 1/12/2019, Vol. 393 Issue 10167, p109-112. 4p.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

The article reports that the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) have initiated a Commission on Child Health and Wellbeing, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. It mentions that Millennium Development Goal (MDG) era witnessed an drop in mortality among children younger than 5 years and in undernutrition across all regions.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01406736
Volume :
393
Issue :
10167
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Lancet
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
134190568
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32821-6