MSN: Child Protection Week highlights urgent need to safeguard children's rights in South Africa
As South Africa gears up to observe National Child Protection Week from May 29 to June 5, the urgent need to enhance awareness around children's rights comes into sharp focus. The Santa Shoebox ...
Child Protection Week highlights urgent need to safeguard children's rights in South Africa
The New York Times: A Child Misses 3 Weeks of School. Should Protective Services Step In?
A growing number of states are debating whether to alter their policies on summoning child protection officials if a student has excessive absences. By Troy Closson and Samantha Latson In the largest ...
A Child Misses 3 Weeks of School. Should Protective Services Step In?
Child health Protecting and improving the health of children is of fundamental importance. Over the past several decades, we have seen dramatic progress in improving the health and reducing the mortality rate of young children. Among other encouraging statistics, the number of children dying before the age of 5 was halved from 2000 to 2017, and more mothers and children are surviving today ...
An estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns, according to new estimates released today. Most of these deaths are preventable with proven, low-cost interventions and access to quality health care.
Progress in reducing child deaths slows as 4.9 million children die ...
Child Health and Development The goal of the Child Health and Development Unit is to end preventable child deaths and promote the healthy growth and development of all children in the first decade of their life.