Resources

Event Materials | English | 2023

Commodities Subgroup Meeting Recording - January 25, 2023

Recording of Commodities subgroup meeting on January 25, 2023, sharing progress to date, plans for 2023, and the Call to Action paper resulting from a series of consultations on access to amoxicillina and gentamicin.

Presentation | English | 2023

Call To Action Paper Presentation - January 25, 2023

Presentation sharing the draft paper: Call to Action: Improve access and use of quality medicines to save lives of newborns and children with the Commodities subgroup of the Child Health Task Force for comment. 

Action Plan | English | 2023

Call to Action: Improve access and use of quality medicines to save lives of children and newborns

Each year, more than 700,000 children under the age of five - 90% of them in 40 low- and middle-income countries - die from pneumonia and other treatable respiratory infections. Also, nearly 7 million babies under two months experience possible serious bacterial infections. Virtually all of these children could be effectively treated with oral amoxicillin in pediatric formulations or with injectable gentamicin, two widely available, inexpensive medicines that can save children’s lives. 

Presentation | English | 2023

Commodities Subgroup Meeting Presentation - January 25, 2023

Presentation from the Commodities subgroup meeting on January 25, 2023, presenting achievements to date and planning for future activities.

Tool | English | 2023

Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE): Foundational learning for a healthy life

This infographic explores the importance of comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) for school-aged children, its benefits, and potential entry points for health and education sectors. This resource is intended for USAID Mission staff, including health and education officers, as well as implementing partners, ministries of health and education, donors, and school administrators for consideration during program planning and co-investing.

Report | English | 2023

Child Health Task Force Steering Committee Meeting Report, February 2023

The Child Health Task Force (TF) Secretariat organized its first Steering Committee (SC) meeting of the year on February 1–2, 2023 in Washington, DC at the JSI office. 

The overall aim of the meeting was to assess progress in implementing the TF’s five-year strategic plan and define future priorities to advance the child health agenda.

The specific objectives included:

Presentation | English | Senegal | 2023

Session 5 Malaria Presentation (PMI USAID, UNICEF) - May 3, 2023

Presentation slides for the 5th session (focused on malaria transmission and programming) of the series Adapting Health Systems to Protect Children from the Impact of Climate Change.

Event Materials | English | Senegal | 2023

Session 5 Malaria Recording - May 3, 2023

Recording of the 5th session (focused on malaria transmission and programming) in the series Adapting Health Systems to Protect Children from the Impact of Climate Change, on May 3, 2023.

Presentation | English | 2023

Presentation Members Meeting - April 19, 2023

Presentation given during the April 19, 2023 members meeting on plans for the Child Health Task Force virtual conference June, 2023.

Event Materials | English | 2023

Recording Members Meeting - April 19, 2023

Recording of members meeting on April 19, 2023, to discuss the virtual Child Health Task Force conference in June, 2023. 

Presentation | Spanish | 2023

Nurturing Care Handbook and Practice Guide Presentation SP - March 28, 2023

Presentation (Spanish version) from the global launch of the Nurturing Care Handbook and Practice Guide that was organized by the World Health Organization and UNICEF in collaboration with the Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, the Quality of Care subgroup of the Child Health Task Force, and the Early Childhood Development Action Network.

Presentation | French | 2023

Nurturing Care Handbook and Practice Guide Presentation FR - March 28, 2023

Presentation (French version) from the global launch of the Nurturing Care Handbook and Practice Guide that was organized by the World Health Organization and UNICEF in collaboration with the Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, the Quality of Care subgroup of the Child Health Task Force, and the Early Childhood Development Action Network.

Report | English | 2023

Child Survival Action Two-Pager

Learn and share about the Child Survival Action (CSA) initiative with this two-page summary developed ahead of the 2nd Global Pneumonia Forum. More information on CSA here.

Journal Article | English | 2023

Global, regional, and national trends in under-5 mortality between 1990 and 2019 with scenario-based projections until 2030

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), set in 2015 by the UN General Assembly, call for all countries to reach an under-5 mortality rate (U5MR) of at least as low as 25 deaths per 1000 livebirths and a neonatal mortality rate (NMR) of at least as low as 12 deaths per 1000 livebirths by 2030.

Journal Article | English | 2023

Childhood mortality during and after acute illness in Africa and south Asia: a prospective cohort study

Mortality among children with acute illness in low-income and middle-income settings remains unacceptably high and the importance of post-discharge mortality is increasingly recognised. This article explores the epidemiology of deaths among young children with acute illness across sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia to inform the development of interventions and improved guidelines.

Report | English | 2023

United Nations Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) Report 2022

2022 report on the levels and trends in child mortality developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation.

Tool | English | 2023

UN Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation Dashboard

The United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) was formed in 2004 to share data on child mortality, improve methods for child mortality estimation, report on progress towards child survival goals, and enhance country capacity to produce timely and properly assessed estimates of child mortality. The UN IGME is led by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and includes the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs as full members.

Tool | English | 2023

UNICEF Child Health and Well-being Dashboard

This dashboard, developed by WHO, UNICEF and CAP 2030, allows policymakers, governments and organisations to easily monitor and compare a selection of indicators by region, country, age group, domain and income. It has been developed in support of the Convention of the Rights of the Child.

Tool | English | 2023

The Countdown Profiles: A Tool for Action

The Countdown RMNCAH country and regional profiles present the latest evidence to assess progress in improving women's, children's, and adolescents' health.

Presentation | English | 2023

Session 4 Heat Stress Interventions and Recommendations Presentation (UNICEF, LSHTM, AKU, CIMC) - March 29, 2023

Presentation from the Child Health Task Force’s Re-imagining the Package of Care for Children subgroup and UNICEF for the fourth webinar on adapting child health systems to become more resilient in the face of today’s climate crisis.