title: From disease control to child health and development.
abstract: The control of diarrhoeal diseases, acute respiratory infections and other childhood killers--such as measles, malaria and malnutrition--is now combined in WHO's Division of Child Health and Development. The need for integrated management of childhood illness is shown in its historical context.
authors.affiliation: Division of Child Health and Development, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. wolfheim@who.ch
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wolfheim
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003906:Developing Countries; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014944:World Health Organization / Q000458:organization & administration*