Children’s right to receive care
Updated: 30 September 2022
Manuela Leporesi
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Credits
Tips and information
Children have the right:
- To expect all adults to do what is best for them
- Adults should act in the best interests of children
- Adults should think about how decisions can have an impact on children
- Children have the right to know and live with parent(s) who care for them unless it is bad for them to do so
- In some cases, children might live with members of the extended family or community, or legal guardians
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WHO paediatric quality product profile assessment tool
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