Child and Adolescent Health and Development

• What is care for development 

• Two inter-regional capacity building training courses on “counselling on care for development”, Cairo, 5 – 11 February 2002 

• Incorporating “Care for development” in the IMCI guidelines

This presentation summarizes what care for psychosocial development is and shows some of the results observed during follow-up visits on the performance of health providers trained in “care for development” in Syrian Arab Republic and Tunisia.

Promoting mental and social development by responding to a child’s needs for care and through talking, playing and providing a stimulating environment is one of the 12 key family and community practices identified by WHO and UNICEF to promote child health. Top

The following links show country examples of inclusion of psychosocial development aspects of child care in the IMCI guidelines (“care for development”). To see the complete IMCI guidelines click here. It should be emphasised that comprehensive plans are needed for a strategy to improve child growth and development, which should include supportive interventions carried out at community level. Top

Oman (pdf, 44 kb)

Syrian Arab Republic  (pdf, 375 kb)

Tunisia (pdf, 61kb)