The largest global equity gap in health, is among children, and concentrated in communicable diseases. This note …, developed by the World Health Organization, and the United Nations Children's Fund - whose aim is to reduce childhood deaths … children; and, linking health facilities with communities, while ensuring appropriate, and affordable referral arrangements. …

Interest in environmental health has increased in recent years, largely because the most vulnerable groups remain … disproportionately exposed to and affected by health risks from environmental hazards. More than 40 percent of the global burden of … disease attributed to environmental factors falls on children below five years of age, who account for about 10 percent of the …

of the 2009 World Health Organization (WHO)/United Nation children's Fund (UNICEF) Integrated Management of Childhood …-five children. Two main issues are highlighted by this study. Firstly, the quality of primary health care services provided to … systematically to improve children's health outcomes. …

the month of birth and the health outcomes of young children in India. They find that children born during the monsoon … variations in affecting environmental conditions at the time of birth and determining the health outcomes of young children in …"The authors use data from three waves of the India National Family Health Survey to explore the relationship between …

surviving children. Studies have found substantial variability across countries in the negative impacts of orphanhood on child … health and education. One hypothesis for this variability is the resilience of the extended family network in some countries …

with the economic models of child health, it explores the relationship between altitude and child health within a … cluster through multilevel statistical modeling. After controlling for characteristics of the children, families, and … communities, the data show a significant nonlinear relationship between altitude and child nutritional status. Peruvian children …

for children in migrant households. These results provide a broader and more nuanced view of the health consequences of …"The authors investigate the impact of international migration on child health outcomes in rural Mexico using a … to the United States in order to correct for the possible endogeneity of migrant status. They find that children in …