Global child health

Camilla reflects on another successful RCPCH Annual Conference and invites you to save the date for 2024 in Birmingham.

Camilla has a ‘sit up and be counted’ moment over the recent headline that 152 million babies were born prematurely - and at least 10% of those died - over the last decade. The College has its role to play in addressing this sad and unacceptable statistic.

On 10 May 23, the World Health Organisation published their report ‘Born Too Soon’ first initiated in 2012.

RCPCH has issued the following statement following the violence and conflict in Sudan.

Myanmar’s air force dropped multiple bombs on Tuesday (11 April) morning on a village in north-west Sagaing.

On Tuesday 7 March, the Home Office unveiled a Bill which would give the Secretary of State the power to remove persons arriving in the UK by ‘unsafe and illegal routes’ such as those arriving on small boats, without providing such individuals with a chance to make an application for asylum.

Fresh from her visit to the International Paediatric Association Congress in India, Camilla shares highlights from paediatric partners around the world. She also reminds members of our information and resources on industrial action.

Following recent news reports that the Home Office is housing unaccompanied asylum seeking children in Hotels, we have brought together the below statement with our specialty group on international child health.

Thousands of children and families are at risk after two devastating earthquakes and dozens of aftershocks hit south-east Türkiye and Syria.

Last month, our exam lead in Saudi Arabia, Professor Abdulmoein Al-Agha and his colleagues ran their 30th MRCPCH Clinical event in Jeddah. More than 1,500 candidates have sat this exam in just over a decade in the centre - a phenomenal contribution by a hard-working team!