AIM To describe the methods used to construct the WHO Child Growth Standards based on length/height, weight and age, and to present resulting growth charts. METHODS The WHO Child Growth Standards were derived from an international sample of healthy breastfed infants and young children raised in environments that do not constrain growth. Rigorous methods of data collection and standardized pro...

Supporting breastfeeding for as long as possible, firstly as exclusive for the first 6 months, and then adequately complemented with solids (up to 24 months and beyond if the mother and the infant like it) in agreement with WHO indications (1) Preventing overweight and obesity development from the earlier stages to receive a more effective preventive success to counteract the obesity pandemic n...

After the WHO Growth Standards (WHOGS) was published in 2006, many countries in the world endorsed and adopted the new growth references as a standard measure for the growth of infants and young children. Certainly, the WHOGS has an impact on the global policy about obesity and underweight in children. Such WHOGS innovation has influenced many regional health authorities and academies, which ha...

In order to facilitate the rapid development of B2B e-business and supply chain, many industry consortia develop industry-specific standards. This paper differentiates between two distinct dimensions characterizing organizations’ standards use: breadth and depth. We examine how industry consortia’ promotion strategies influence the breadth and depth of standards use, and how standards use influ...

M education has been a subject of the highest concern to all the people as it produces excellent doctors who serve the people. Critics’ remark say that the current medical education system has not served well, the general standards of the medical graduates who pass out of our medical colleges in Nepal is low as compared to international standards, both in skill and in knowledge. Everybody talks...

The use of appropriate growth standards/references is of significant clinical importance in assessing the height of children with short stature as it may determine eligibility for appropriate therapy. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of using World Health Organization (WHO) instead of national growth standards/references on height assessment in short children. Data were collect...