Child Health and Vaccination

What parents need: vaccination schedules, fever in children, growth and weight, feeding and breastfeeding, anaemia, and the red flags that mean go to hospital now.

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Measles and Vaccination in Syria: Why Diseases Returned and How to Protect Your Child

Before the war Syria controlled measles with high vaccination coverage, then coverage collapsed in many areas and outbreaks returned. Learn how to protect your child and complete missed vaccines.

6 August 2026 · 8 min read
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Diarrhoea in children: rehydration that prevents death

How to make and use oral rehydration solution at home, spot the signs of dangerous dehydration, use zinc correctly, and know when home treatment is no longer enough.

5 August 2026 · 8 min read
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Asthma in children: inhalers, spacers and school

A practical guide to childhood asthma covering spacer technique, dust and smoke triggers, school action plans, and when to seek emergency help.

4 August 2026 · 10 min read
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Rickets and vitamin D in children

Rickets is returning in sun-rich Arab countries because children spend little time outdoors. Learn the signs, which children need supplements and what doses are safe.

3 August 2026 · 10 min read
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Newborn Jaundice: Normal, and When It Is Dangerous

A guide for parents on newborn jaundice: the timeline of normal versus pathological onset, the G6PD risk that raises regional stakes, phototherapy, and urgent warning signs.

22 July 2026 · 7 min read
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Growth and stunting: reading your child's growth chart

Stunting is high in Yemen, Sudan and among displaced children. Learn to read growth percentiles and what crossing centiles means for your child.

22 July 2026 · 8 min read
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Fever in children: when to worry and what to do

Temperature thresholds by age, correct paracetamol and ibuprofen doses by weight, tepid sponging facts, and the red flags that mean emergency now.

22 July 2026 · 9 min read
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ADHD in children: recognising it and getting help

ADHD is often mislabelled as bad behaviour in Arab countries. Learn the real diagnostic criteria, school strategies, and what treatment involves.

22 July 2026 · 10 min read
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Child Malnutrition: Recognising It and Refeeding Safely

A practical guide for parents in Yemen, Sudan, Gaza and Syria on measuring MUAC, distinguishing wasting from stunting, and avoiding dangerous refeeding syndrome.

14 July 2026 · 8 min read
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Childhood vaccination schedule: Arab countries compared

Country-by-country comparison of immunisation schedules across the Arab world, plus catch-up guidance for children displaced by conflict who have missed doses.

10 July 2026 · 8 min read
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Autism: early signs and getting an assessment

Learn which developmental signs to look for in children aged 12 months to 4 years, when to seek an assessment, and why early support makes a real difference.

10 July 2026 · 10 min read
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Anaemia in children: causes, testing and iron

Iron deficiency anaemia is among the most common nutritional problems for children in the Middle East. Learn the signs, what tests to ask for, and which foods help most.

8 July 2026 · 9 min read
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Bedwetting: What Is Normal and What Helps

A parent's guide to bedwetting: what age is normal, when to worry, what actually works, and why punishment makes things worse.

4 July 2026 · 8 min read

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