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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Novel coronavirus and how the College is responding - message from your President

19 February 2020

Russell has been speaking with quite a few members about COVID-19, also known as the novel coronavirus. In this message, which has been emailed to all members, he outlines what we know and how the situation is affecting the RCPCH.

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Government must defend and protect rights of child refugees, says RCPCH

16 January 2020

Our President Professor Russell Viner comments on the Dubs amendment to protect child refugees from family separations.

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We award a programme providing neurodevelopmental services to infants in Ghana

10 December 2019

We're delighted to announce this year's winner of the RCPCH Global Programme Development Grant. Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH)'s one-year programme is identifying gaps in the quality of post-discharge care and how to make improvements and scale up, despite limited resources.

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Child Health Futures - Global Child Health

We advance the clinical knowledge and skills of doctors, nurses and other health workers in low- to middle-income countries. Our changes to hospital systems improve the overall quality of care for mothers and children. Can you support us?

Global child health

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Rights of migrant, refugee, stateless and undocumented children - our position (2019)

As outlined in the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child, every child has the right to voice, protection, health and education. We urge all states to recognise and realise their obligation to children's access to healthcare.

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Global child health - courses and overseas placements

RCPCH Global manages health system strengthening programmes in some of the world's most challenging countries (including Nepal, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Myanmar and Lebanon). As part of our commitment to training the global workforce, we support workforce learning including online and UK-based face-to-...

Global child health

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Care of unaccompanied migrant children and child victims of modern slavery – consultation response

We responded to the Department for Education in 2017 with recommendations that child health professionals be included in the assessment process to determine whether a child is the victim of modern slavery and human trafficking. Government must allocate more financial resource in order for Local Auth...

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International work and repressive regimes - position statement

RCPCH is fully committed to the universal imperative of supporting the health and welfare of infants, children and young people regardless of where they happen to be in the world, as consistent with the articles of constitution of the College. RCPCH is an independent charitable organisation and is n...

Global child health

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Governance and regulation

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Uncertain times and the future of paediatrics

27 March 2019

With Brexit very much on his mind, Russell talks about how we strengthen our international links in Europe and beyond, and encourages members - of all levels - to get involved with our ambitious new project to influence our profession's future.

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Healthcare arrangements for children on the move and migrants

15 March 2019

In early 2019, we asked frontline professionals their views and experiences of NHS charging for children and pregnant women. The survey forms work we are undertaking to further understand the impacts of the charging regulations and wider migration policy changes in practice, and the results will con...