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Considering paediatrics at home and abroad
22 February 2019
Welcome to Russell's latest blog, reflecting on a busy month of travel, meetings and new faces at the College!
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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“UK is lagging behind” – RCPCH responds to Nuffield Trust report
20 February 2019
The Nuffield Trust and the Association for Young People's Health have today published the first ever international comparison of young people's health measures over time, comparing the UK to 18 other high-income countries. Professor Russell Viner, President of the RCPCH, responds.
European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID) - Infection Surveillance Research Grant [OPEN]
This is a new research grant by ESPID and INOPSU to support infection surveillance across two or more European countries. This grant aims to facilitate infection surveillance research in Europe by ESPID researchers.
Award programme/theme
Project grant
Funding amount range
Under £50,000
Submission deadline
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RCPCH Global - saving lives, building bridges
20 December 2018
We are approaching the end of our first year of a quality improvement intervention in Rwandan district hospitals. RCPCH Global reflects on the successes and challenges of saving lives at birth in one of the world’s poorest countries.
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Building a culture of care quality improvement - a dispatch from our combined perinatal programmes in Rwanda
4 December 2018
Mandy Lisle, a midwife working in our Rwandan Obstetric Care Programme in the country's capital city, tells us about the efforts of local health professionals and our 'Global Links' mentors to improve the care for mothers and babies.
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RCPCH Global wins BMJ award for excellence in medical education
1 December 2018
Congratulations to our Global team who have now won a prestigious British Medical Journal award for our work in Myanmar.
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It's taking me a bit longer to become a consultant but the things I’ve seen and experienced are completely worth it!
14 November 2018
Dr Chris Hands explains how working less than full time gave him a chance to support children's charities and help rebuild paediatric emergency care structures in Sierra Leone.
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RCPCH Global expands further in Sierra Leone
30 August 2018
We have won two major grants to continue delivering the national Emergency Triage, Assessment and Treatment Plus (ETAT+) programme with Ministry of Health and WHO, and to develop a national paediatric nurse training and mentoring programme alongside this.
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RCPCH statement on Trump administration family separation policy
21 June 2018
RCPCH President Russell Viner comments on the disturbing practice of family separation in the US.
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RCPCH responds to new child mortality study
3 May 2018
English under 5's are one and half times more likely to die than those living in Sweden. RCPCH responds to new paper published in Lancet.