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.

Supporting Ukraine

Following the ongoing violence and attacks on Ukraine, we've developed a live member briefing on what we are doing, activity you may wish to consider and clinical support and guidance.

Supporting Ukraine

Impact

In the last 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.

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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.

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Get involved

We support health systems strengthening in countries across the world, using clinicians' expertise to advise on programme strategy and directly mentor local health workers. We've also developed in-person and online courses and resources to support clinicians working in these settings.

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‘They are out, we are not.’ How overseas aid changed child health in Sierra Leone

The loss of funding because of the Overseas Development Assistance cuts in summer 2021 stalled a valuable programme. On RCPCH Insight, our blog at Medium, Dickya Labicane, Dr Alexandra Pledge and Dr Andrew McArdle spoke about the impact that programmes funded by overseas aid can have for infants, children and young people in developing countries, as well as how that impact carries back to the NHS.

Read blog on RCPCH Insight

Get involved in our Global Links programme

Other global child health resources

Meet the staff team

Emergency Triage, Assessment and Treatment plus (ETAT+) - online learning

Working in fragile and conflict-affected states - our position

International work and repressive regimes - our position

Protection of children in conflict and child refugees - our position

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

Global programme development grants (applications now closed)

Opportunities for international doctors

Visiting fellowships (programme suspended until spring 2023)

Medical Training Initiative (paediatrics)

International Paediatric Sponsorship Scheme (IPSS)

Further opportunities in the UK for international doctors

Related news

All news

Media response

14 June 2022

RCPCH responds to news reports on potential for children refugees relocated to Rwanda

Recent news reports have raised concerns that some age disputed children could be included as part of the Government's relocation of migrants to Rwanda under the UK Government's migration policy.

Media response

9 March 2022

Response to the reported strike on a children's hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine

On Wednesday, 9 March 2022, it was reported that Russian artillery had hit a children’s and maternity hospital in Mariupol, a city located in the south of Ukraine.

Announcement

27 February 2022

RCPCH stands in solidarity with health workers in Ukraine and calls for protection for children and young people

Dr Camilla Kingdon, President of RCPCH comments.

COVID-19 and global child health

India and COVID-19 - our statement of solidarity - May 2021

How we're providing services in a pandemic - Dec 2020

Overseas aid joint statement with ICHG - Dec 2020

Impact of pandemic on global child health joint statement with ICHG - Aug 2020

Refugees and COVID-19 statement - Apr 2020