Leave no one behind: why WHO's regional office for Europe should prioritise children and adolescents in their program of work. A position statement from the European academy of paediatrics

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Pediatrics

Danielle Jansen¹  Károly Illy²  Stefano del Torso³  Arunas Valiulis⁴  Artur Mazur⁵  Ann De Guchtenaere⁶  Berthold Koletzko⁷  Łukasz Dembiński⁸  Ketil Størdal⁹  Zachi Grossman^1,10  Liviana Da Dalt^1,11  Adamos Hadjipanayis^1,12  Maria Brenner^1,13 

[1] Department of Primary and Long-term Care, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands;Department of Sociology, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands;Accare, University Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Groningen, Netherlands;Dutch Paediatric, Society, Utrecht, Netherlands;Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Rivierenland, Tiel, Netherlands;European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP), Brussels, Belgium;European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP), Brussels, Belgium;ChidCare WorldWide CCWWItalia OdV, Padova, Italy;European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP), Brussels, Belgium;Clinic of Children’s Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University Medical Faculty, Vilnius, Lithuania;European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP), Brussels, Belgium;Department Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Medical College, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland;European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP), Brussels, Belgium;Department of Paediatrics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium;European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP), Brussels, Belgium;Department of Paediatrics, LMU—Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Division of Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine, Dr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany;European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP), Brussels, Belgium;Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland;European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP), Brussels, Belgium;Department of Pediatric Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway;Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway;European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP), Brussels, Belgium;Department of Pediatrics, Maccabi Health Care Services Pediatrics, Tel Aviv, Israel;Adelson School of Medicine, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel;European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP), Brussels, Belgium;Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy;European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP), Brussels, Belgium;Medical School, European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus;School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland;

关键词: children;    adolescents;    mortality;    mental health;    migrants;    equity;    world health organization;    Europe;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fped.2023.1184870

 received in 2023-03-29, accepted in 2023-05-25,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Children and adolescents are no longer a priority in the most recent European Programme of Work (EPW) 2020–2025 of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe. In this position statement we provide arguments for why we think this population should be explicitly addressed in this important and influential document. We firstly emphasize the persistent health problems and inequalities in access to care for children and adolescents that are challenging to solve, and thus require a continuous focus. Secondly, we urge the WHO to prioritize children and adolescents in their EPW due to the new and emerging health problems related to global issues. Finally, we explain why permanent prioritization of children and adolescents is essential for the future of children and of society.

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© 2023 Jansen, Brenner, Illy, Dembiński, del Torso, Grossman, Valiulis, De Guchtenaere, Mazur, Da Dalt, Størdal, Koletzko and Hadjipanayis.