Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent health and nutrition (STAGE)
Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent health and nutrition (STAGE) is the principal advisory group to the World Health Organization (WHO) for the Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent health and nutrition
STAGE Members
The Strategic and Technical Advisory Group of Experts (STAGE) for Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition (MNCAHN) was established by the Director-General of the World Health Organization in 2019 to provide guidance on the work of WHO.
STAGE will provide strategic and technical advice to WHO on matters relating to maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition and will advise WHO on global priorities and emerging issues for which policies, strategies, recommendations and intervention packages should be developed or updated, with a view to helping Member States in reaching relevant Sustainable Development Goal targets.
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STAGE Publications
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16 May 2023
Kangaroo mother care - Implementation strategy for scale-up adaptable to different country contexts
The KMC implementation strategy targets a broad audience. These include policy-makers and programme managers at national, regional and local levels,...
This document puts forward the joint position and vision of an expert, global, multistakeholder working group on implementing Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC)...
Journal articles
Creating the Strategic and TechnicalAdvisory Group of Experts (STAGE) to advance maternal, newborn, child, adolescent health and nutrition: a new approach
BMJ Global Health 2021;6:e006726
World Health Organization and knowledge translation in maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition
Arch Dis Child. 2022 July 01; 107(7): 644–649
STAGE Working Groups
Purpose of the Working Group on the Prevention and Management of Anaemia
To advise the interdepartmental working group on technical, strategic, programmatic and scientific considerations regarding the development of a Global action plan on the prevention and management of anaemia led by the World Health Organization (WHO). The STAGE working group on anaemia will be composed of experts acting in their individual capacity.
Purpose of the Working Group for WHO recommended Maternal and Newborn Health Commodities
The working group will prioritize life-saving maternal and newborn health commodities and will guide the development of an implementation strategy for scaling up across different country contexts as part of strengthening health systems in line with WHO recommendations. The working group will be composed of experts acting in their individual capacity.
Additional information
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This handbook provides guidance and general information for members of the Strategic and Technical AdvisoryGroup of Experts (STAGE) on Maternal, Newborn,...
24 April 2020
Strategic and Technical Advisory Group of Experts (STAGE) on MNCAHN operating procedures
This handbook provides guidance and general information for members of the Strategic and Technical AdvisoryGroup of Experts (STAGE) on Maternal, Newborn,...
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