Global child health programmes

We help improve child health worldwide, with cost effective, high impact programmes. We work with our membership of experienced paediatricians and other child health professionals as well as partner organisations.

Where do we work?

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Our impact

Over the years, we've grown significantly, expanding the scale of our work. And, we've consolidated our strategy to focus on improving quality of clinical care for children in hospitals and health centres.

Impact

Our approach

We work with local partners, ministries of health and international development agencies in a wide range of low- and middle-income settings - with programmes in Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Myanmar, Nepal and Lebanon.

Approach

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Get involved

We recruit and prepare doctors, nurses and other health professionals who help us in all aspects of programme delivery, usually through longer-term placements overseas in the Global Links programme.

Global Links

Educational resources in global child health

Emergency Triage, Assessment and Treatment plus (ETAT+) - on RCPCH Learning

Other courses and overseas placements

Position statements

International conflict

International work and repressive regimes

Working in fragile and conflict-affected states

Protection of children in conflict and child refugees

Rights of migrant, refugee, stateless and undocumented children

Impact of climate change on global child health

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global child health

International crises

Middle East crisis - resources

Ukraine - resources

Opportunities in the UK for international doctors

Visiting Fellowships in global child health

Medical Training Initiative (paediatrics)

International Paediatric Sponsorship Scheme (IPSS)

Further opportunities in the UK for international doctors

Latest news and blogs relating to global child health

More news and blogs

Announcement

25 July 2025

Royal College responds to humanitarian crisis in Gaza and calls on UK Government to intervene

As a Royal Medical College, working on behalf of children, young people and health professionals, we are deeply concerned by the catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Gaza. We urgently call on the UK Government to do everything it can to help bring an end to this conflict.

Press release

1 July 2025

Barriers to healthcare are preventing UK children from receiving life-saving vaccinations

In the midst of ongoing measles outbreaks, paediatricians say stubborn barriers to accessing NHS care are contributing to a worrying decline in vaccination coverage of children and young people.

Announcement

20 June 2025

Our new Global Officer, Dr Arvind Shah

Dr Arvind Shah (pictured) has been newly appointed as our Global Officer, working closely with the staff team and clinical volunteers to help deliver our global child health programmes. Arvind replaces Dr Sue Broster.