UNAIDS Determined to end Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) by 2030 and make more people living with the virus know their status, the World Health Organi

A higher percentage of children live in poverty now than did during the Great Recession, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation released Tuesday.

The most long-lasting scars of poverty may not be so easy to spot right away.

CM's statement that state has witnessed decline in malnutrition came amid claims and counter-claims over yet-to-be released UNICEF’s Rapid Survey on Children.

Children living in poverty generally perform poorly in school, with markedly lower standardized test scores and lower educational attainment. The longer children live in poverty, the greater their academic deficits. These patterns persist to adulthood, contributing to lifetime-reduced occupational attainment. The objective is to determine whether atypical patterns of structural brain development mediate the relationship between household poverty and impaired academic performance.

Most New Zealanders would back government actions to restrict the marketing of unhealthy food to children, according to the results of a survey out on Monday.

The number of countries reaching and sustaining 90% coverage of children with routine life-saving vaccinations has doubled since 2000.

A report has revealed the Government is aware its programmes have been doing very little to help children out of poverty.

Black children were almost four times as likely as white children to be living in poverty in 2013, a new report has found, the latest evidence that the economic recovery is leaving behind some of t

The world has exceeded the AIDS targets of Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 6 and is on track to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030 as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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