Health leaders in the Americas adopted a strategy and plan of action for integrated child health, which includes measures to prevent and reduce the burden of disease in children under 5, improve child nutrition, and build capacity among different health institutions and other sectors to improve integrated child health.

The strategy was adopted by ministers of health from throughout the Americas during the 28th Pan American Sanitary Conference, held last week at the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) in Washington, D.C.