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Childhood health and nutrition is an important global health issue. Many countries have begun to prioritize the well being of children because they want to prevent mortality and morbidity at a young age. Mitigating childhood malnutrition, including wasting, stunting, and micronutrient deficiencies...

Roughly 15,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed annually among American children. Eighty percent of these children ultimately are cured, which is a remarkable medical success story. But in sub-Saharan Africa, where about 100,000 new cases of pediatric cancer occur annually and 90 percent of those...

This article examines the high morbidity rates in children living with sickle cell disease in Nigeria through the lens of political economy. In Nigeria, 150,000 babies are born with sickle cell disease annually. Child mortality among children living with sickle cell disease in Nigeria becomes...

This report examines the persistent and rising problem of child hunger as a driver of child mortality in Africa and includes key findings, lessons learned, and policy recommendations. Key Findings and Messages Child hunger is unacceptably high and on the rise Millions of children in Africa go hungry...

In this video, Professor Lombe speaks on the impact AIDs has on children growing up in Sub-Saharan Africa. ...

In this episode, host Nina Putnis of The Lancet Global Health speaks to Jonathan Abuga about his research on the risk factors for and causes of premature mortality in children with neurological impairments in Kilifi, Kenya. Listen to the podcast here.

Effects of water quality, sanitation, handwashing, and nutritional interventions on diarrhoea and child growth in rural Kenya: a cluster-randomised controlled trial The study analyzes the effectiveness of WASH interventions on reducing the prevalence of child diarrhea and stunting in Kenya.