Jul 28, 2023 · Proper infant nutrition is fundamental to a child’s continued health, from birth through adulthood. Correct feeding in the first three years of life is particularly important due to its role in …

May 30, 2025 · Today, WHO published its first-ever position paper on immunization products to protect infants against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) – the leading cause of acute lower respiratory …

Dec 20, 2023 · Infant and young child feeding is a key area to improve child survival and promote healthy growth and development.

Oct 16, 2023 · This guideline provides global, normative evidence-based recommendations on complementary feeding of infants and young children 6–23 months of age living in low, middle- and …

Jul 15, 2025 · In 2024, 89% of infants globally received at least one dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP)-containing vaccine, and 85% completed all three doses, according to new data …

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that exists in two forms, vitamin D3 or cholecalciferol which is the mammalian form and vitamin D2 or ergocalciferol which is the fungal form (1, 2). From a nutritional …

Apr 22, 2025 · The World Health Organization (WHO) has released updated global recommendations to improve diagnosis and treatment of serious bacterial infections (SBIs) in young infants aged 0–59 …

Dec 19, 2025 · WHO fact sheet on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), including key facts, scope of the problem, transmission, symptoms, treatment and WHO response.

Aug 9, 2023 · Infants should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life to achieve optimal growth, development and health. Thereafter, to meet their evolving nutritional requirements, infants …

The PLH for Infants programme, also known as Thula Sana Mother-Infant programme, was developed by colleagues from Stellenbosch University and the University of Reading to improve maternal …