Frontiers in Pediatrics (Jun 2023)
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
- Danielle Jansen,
- Danielle Jansen,
- Danielle Jansen,
- Maria Brenner,
- Károly Illy,
- Károly Illy,
- Károly Illy,
- Łukasz Dembiński,
- Łukasz Dembiński,
- Stefano del Torso,
- Stefano del Torso,
- Zachi Grossman,
- Zachi Grossman,
- Zachi Grossman,
- Arunas Valiulis,
- Arunas Valiulis,
- Ann De Guchtenaere,
- Ann De Guchtenaere,
- Artur Mazur,
- Artur Mazur,
- Liviana Da Dalt,
- Liviana Da Dalt,
- Ketil Størdal,
- Ketil Størdal,
- Ketil Størdal,
- Berthold Koletzko,
- Berthold Koletzko,
- Adamos Hadjipanayis,
- Adamos Hadjipanayis
Affiliations
- Danielle Jansen
- Department of Primary and Long-term Care, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
- Danielle Jansen
- Department of Sociology, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
- Danielle Jansen
- Accare, University Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Groningen, Netherlands
- Maria Brenner
- School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Károly Illy
- Dutch PaediatricSociety, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Károly Illy
- Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Rivierenland, Tiel, Netherlands
- Károly Illy
- European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP), Brussels, Belgium
- Łukasz Dembiński
- European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP), Brussels, Belgium
- Łukasz Dembiński
- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
- Stefano del Torso
- European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP), Brussels, Belgium
- Stefano del Torso
- ChidCare WorldWide CCWWItalia OdV, Padova, Italy
- Zachi Grossman
- European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP), Brussels, Belgium
- Zachi Grossman
- 0Department of Pediatrics, Maccabi Health Care Services Pediatrics, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Zachi Grossman
- 1Adelson School of Medicine, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel
- Arunas Valiulis
- European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP), Brussels, Belgium
- Arunas Valiulis
- 2Clinic of Children’s Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University Medical Faculty, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Ann De Guchtenaere
- European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP), Brussels, Belgium
- Ann De Guchtenaere
- 3Department of Paediatrics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Artur Mazur
- European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP), Brussels, Belgium
- Artur Mazur
- 4Department Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Medical College, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland
- Liviana Da Dalt
- European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP), Brussels, Belgium
- Liviana Da Dalt
- 5Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Ketil Størdal
- European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP), Brussels, Belgium
- Ketil Størdal
- 6Department of Pediatric Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Ketil Størdal
- 7Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Berthold Koletzko
- European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP), Brussels, Belgium
- Berthold Koletzko
- 8Department 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
- Adamos Hadjipanayis
- European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP), Brussels, Belgium
- Adamos Hadjipanayis
- 9Medical School, European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2023.1184870
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 11
Abstract
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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