Global child health

Our global programmes help us improve child health worldwide. Find out more about what we do and the impact we have around the world on our Global child health pages.

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RCPCH responds to the UK cuts to global aid budget

6 March 2025

The UK Government has made the decision to institute cuts to its global aid budget despite the significant impacts to global child health.

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International conflict - position statement

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is mandated by its mission to support improving child health in the UK and around the world. The College will continue to advocate for the best interests of children and paediatricians around the world, whoever they are and wherever they may be. We a...

Global child health

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Remembering influential members and our global impact - President’s update

17 February 2025

In our recent Council meeting, we honoured the memory of Dr Jean Bowyer, a passionate advocate for child health. The RCPCH continues to uphold her legacy through international examinations, training, and humanitarian programs.

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In memory of Dr Jean Bowyer

7 February 2025

Dr Jean Bowyer, a devoted paediatrician and passionate advocate for global child health, passed away peacefully on 30 January 2025. Her remarkable career touched countless lives across the world.

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RCPCH Scotland responds to Food Standards Scotland latest survey

4 February 2025

A new comprehensive survey by Food Standards Scotland, "Dietary Intake in Scotland’s Children (DISH)," reveals troubling dietary habits among children and young people aged 2 to 15 in Scotland.

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How innovative ideas are driving a clean air future

14 January 2025

Get to know Harry Apperley in his first blog. He has joined RCPCH as the third Clean Air Clinical Fellow in the Clean Air Fund Partnership.

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End of the year update from the President

20 December 2024

Pulling it all together through the lens of our new strategy.

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Paediatricians continue to call for protection of children and families in the Middle East

6 November 2024

As a Royal Medical College, working on behalf of children, young people and child health professionals, we remain deeply concerned at the ongoing humanitarian crisis and continued loss of life in the Middle East.

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Child health and climate change episode 3: Nepal

16 October 2024

In this final episode of our podcast series on the changing climate, this mountainous country is seeing extreme temperature fluctuations, landslides and air pollution, endangering communities and impacting healthcare. But, there are some lessons around adaptation, as our guests who work or have volu...

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Child health and climate change episode 2: Canada

9 October 2024

Floods, heatwaves and wildfires have become increasingly common across Canada. And as retired paediatrician Dr Julian Pleydell-Pearce explains in this episode of our climate change podcast series, this makes a profound impact on the lives of children and young people - and the way health services ar...