This contribution seeks to investigate the elaboration of the right of the child to health in the Convention on the … to health care, as this is the first element of article 24 CRC and also the minimum essential basis from which any other … health intervention can be made. Secondly, investigated is how the differential roles and legal responsibilities of parents …

"Child labour constitutes a major public health concern, with estimates that world-wide 110 million children aged 5 … and public health perspectives on child labour. A rights approach ensures that exploitative and abusive work is considered … not just in terms of a labour market or health rights approach, but also in terms of human dignity and the solutions that …

as a public-health concern, a human rights concern, and ultimately as both, leading to the development of approaches … using human rights concepts and methods to advance maternal and neonatal health. We describe the different contributions of … the international community, women’s health advocates and human rights activists. We briefly present a recent effort …

relates the creation of UNICEF, the evolution of its programmes, its structure and finances, its work in health, nutrition …

households and community health workers for every live birth, this program altered existing trends in prenatal sex selection … role played by community health workers in facilitating the program is a key driver of the decline in prenatal sex …

apply the 'MIMIC' approach to the 2009 Mozambique Demographic and Health Survey. Children’s health is better when the woman …In developing countries, women's decisions concerning their children's health depend on 'empowerment' concerning … decision-making, husband/partner's use of violence, woman's attitude towards this violence, available information, and …