Enabling young children to achieve their full developmental potential is a human right and an essential requisite for sustainable development. Given the critical importance of enabling children to make the best start in life, the health sector has an important role and responsibility to support nurturing care for childhood development. Many interventions for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (including for nutrition, mental health and HIV prevention and care) have a direct impact on child development. Moreover, the health sector has access to families and caregivers during the early childhood period.

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