Course: Improving the Health of Women, Children and Adolescents: from Evidence to Action

Where Are We And What Next? In 2010, the United Nations launched Every Woman Every Child as a global movement to mobilise and intensify action to address major health challenges …

Schools offer a unique environment from which to support adolescents in developing good physical and mental health, establishing behaviours to prevent future health problems, and effectively managing existing conditions. Many …

The use of contraception has increased rapidly across the world since the first regulatory approval of the contraceptive pill in the United States in 1960. In this step, Dr Kathryn …

While the COVID-19 has had a devastating effect of our clients and our communities, it has also severely impacted our front-line health workers, increasing their workloads, changing their work environments …

The second major health priority we’ll consider is mental health. Research has shown that mental health issues account for the most DALYs lost in adolescents and young people, and can …

Adolescents have one of the lowest mortality rates of all age groups. However, diseases and behaviours begin during adolescence that have long lasting impacts on health. Professor Helen Weiss will …

In the previous step, we identified a number of major health priorities that can either manifest for the first time during adolescence or have a major effect at that time …

In this step Professor Alan Dangour discusses the changing ability of the agricultural system to produce nutritious foods for women and children in developing countries. He discusses the impact of …

Good quality data can help to drive informed decision making about implementation strategies and targeted investment. ‘Countdown to 2030’ is a multi-institutional partnership and initiative recognising the power of data …

The following is extracted from the article: Riley, et.al. Estimates of the Potential Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexual and Reproductive Health In Low- and Middle-Income Countries International Perspectives …

We have seen how much progress has been made in reducing child mortality, particularly in reducing infectious diseases. Future progress will require a focus on new diseases and challenges. In …

We have now reached the end of Week 5. We hope you now have a deeper understanding of some of the progress, challenges and future directions for child health. Deaths …

Water, sanitation and hygiene, or WASH, are fundamental to promoting and maintaining child health. Just one gram of human faeces can contain a billion microbes, which can in turn, through …

How can discovery science contribute to the improvement of child health? If we don’t know the cause of a problem, we’re unlikely to know the solution to it either. This …

The next three steps are concerned with the progress made in child survival rates, and contemplate three major infectious causes of child deaths. HIV/AIDS is the newest major cause and …