As we commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the 2004 global recommendation of oral rehydration salts and zinc sulphate (ORSZ) as the standard treatment for diarrhoea, sub-Saharan Africa continues to face persistently low coverage rates (19%). Diarrhoea remains a leading cause of child mortality, responsible for approximately 9% of all deaths among children under age […]
Category: Children and youth
Monsoon child brides: The hidden cost of climate crisis in Pakistan
In Pakistan, the term “monsoon child brides” represents a socio-cultural crisis where traditions and growing economic desperation force young girls into early marriage, dramatically perpetuated by climate change. Since the last monsoon, reports indicate that nearly 45 underage girls have been married, from Dadu, Sindh Province of Pakistan in exchange for money (approximately 250,000 […]
Lack of children’s hospitals: challenge in delivering comprehensive care for children in LMICs.
Children don’t get sick as often as adults. Cardiovascular diseases and killer tumors are luckily not as prevalent as in adults. But these facts can never overshadow the peculiar and sophisticated care children require when they develop or are born with certain ailments. In the global south, there is a rapidly expanding demography resulting […]
Reducing adolescent inequity through strategic investment: a global perspective
Adolescent inequity stands as a compelling and widespread global challenge that extends beyond national boundaries, exerting a profound impact on marginalised communities across the world. This blog post undertakes an in-depth exploration of the multifaceted nature of adolescent inequity on a global scale, underscoring the critical importance of strategic investments in adolescents as a […]
Transformative action with and for children and youth in street situations
As stakeholders, researchers, and young people with lived experience on the streets who have been participants in and beneficiaries of research and members of research teams, we believe in and support the critical role research plays in enabling evidence-based decision-making to transform the health and social and economic well-being of children and youth in […]