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About Child and Adolescent Health and
Development web site
The website aims at sharing information on
the work on the health and psychosocial development of children under-5
carried out by the Regional Office, and related activities and
initiatives promoted and carried out in countries in the Region. It is
intended for public health and programme managers, academia, civil
organizations and nongovernmental organizations, students and anyone
interested in public child health issues, with special focus on the
Eastern Mediterranean Region.
The CAH website provides detailed information on the coverage of child
health activities at different levels in countries in the
Region—especially the implementation of the Integrated Management of
Child Health (IMCI) strategy—, the systematic approach followed in
countries during implementation, the technical guidelines specifically
adapted to each country, the tools developed and used at regional and
country levels to plan, collect information, supervise and evaluate, and
data on outcomes from structured follow-up visits and surveys. Specific
sections describe the evolution of IMCI over the years in the Region,
the process and guidelines to develop national child health policies,
work carried out in the area of pre-service education related to child
health, health systems issues, the community component, the child health-related
Millennium Development Goals, research work, and advocacy initiatives. A
library of resources which have resulted from CAH work in the Region,
including reports and documents, is also provided.
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