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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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Visiting Fellowships in global child health

Our scheme enables leading paediatricians and paediatric nurses from low- and middle-income countries to visit UK clinical centres where they can develop their knowledge and exchange good practice. Applications are now open for the 2027 cohort until 15 November at 23:59.

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Fellowships, awards and prizes

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A merry final message of 2023 - President’s blog

15 December 2023

As the year draws to a close, Camilla welcomes our new President-elect and pays tribute to all the candidates who stood in the President election. She also reflects on the COP28 conference and highlights the great work of the 17 CYP Climate Changers, who contributed to the College's recent parliamen...

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�鶹ӰԺ welcomes global commitment to COP28 Health Declaration

7 December 2023

The COP28 Presidency, in partnership with the World Health Organization and UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention, has unveiled the ‘COP28 UAE Declaration on Climate and Health’.

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Learning together - President's blog

1 December 2023

Camilla shares an update from a fantastic recent trip to Northern Ireland, including attending the Royal College of General Practitioners’ conference which reinforced the importance of continuing to learn together. There is also an inspiring story from one of our RCPCH Global programmes and an updat...

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�鶹ӰԺ responds to worrying health data in latest children's commissioners report on children seeking asylum

30 November 2023

The report highlights several serious health and safeguarding concerns for unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the UK.

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Health and social workers urge �鶹ӰԺ Office to reconsider unethical age assessments for children seeking asylum

27 November 2023

Leading paediatricians, dentists and social care workers have written to the �鶹ӰԺ Secretary urging him to reconsider the use of x-rays as methods of age assessments for children seeking asylum in the UK.

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Paediatricians call on UK Government to reverse international aid cuts this World Children's Day

19 November 2023

Statement by the International Child Health Group and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health ahead of the UK Global Nutrition Summit on World Children’s Day, November 20 2023.

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The importance of hope - President’s blog

17 November 2023

With winter upon us and the health pressures that brings, alongside national and global events, Camilla highlights the importance of hope. There is also an invitation to contribute to the government’s consultation on creating a smokefree generation and a prompt from the BPSU to ensure your details a...

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Middle East Crisis - resources

Following the crisis in the Middle East, RCPCH has put together this page to signpost to key resources.

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�鶹ӰԺ responds to deteriorating situation for children in Israel and Palestine

20 October 2023

The �鶹ӰԺ is deeply disturbed about recent attacks upon civilians in Israel, and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Palestine and Gaza.