In line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the MOPH Child and Adolescent Health Policy addresses health issues related to children, defined as persons between the ages of 0 and 18 years. Afghanistan has one of the world’s highest levels of infant and young child mortality. Two of the stated national objectives for the Health and Nutrition Sector for 2008 to 2013 in the Afghan National Development Strategy (ANDS) are to reduce newborn mortality and to reduce under 5s mortality. Furthermore, Afghanistan has adopted the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which call for a halving of infant and.
