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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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Housing Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children in Hotels: Joint Statement with the International Child Health Group (ICHG)

15 February 2023

Following recent news reports that the Ģ��Ƶ Office is housing unaccompanied asylum seeking children in Hotels, we have brought together the below statement with our specialty group on international child health.

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RCPCH responds to the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

11 February 2023

Thousands of children and families are at risk after two devastating earthquakes and dozens of aftershocks hit south-east Türkiye and Syria.

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Celebrating a landmark for our membership clinical exam

9 February 2023

Last month, our exam lead in Saudi Arabia, Professor Abdulmoein Al-Agha and his colleagues ran their 30th MRCPCH Clinical event in Jeddah. More than 1,500 candidates have sat this exam in just over a decade in the centre - a phenomenal contribution by a hard-working team!

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RCPCH responds to Refugee Council’s report ‘The Truth About Channel Crossings’

2 February 2023

The report shows that 20% those who crossed the channel in small boats are children.

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RCPCH responds to the Age Estimation Scientific Advisory Committee’s report on age assessment methods

13 January 2023

This week the Interim Age Estimation Science Advisory Committee published their report on the use of biological evaluation methods to assist in assessing the age of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.

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RCPCH responds to plans for migrant children to undergo X-rays to try and verify age

2 November 2022

RCPCH has been made aware of potential plans for vulnerable child refugees to undergo X-rays to verify their age.

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Inspiration and insights from our global work - President's blog

21 October 2022

Returning from a trip to Rwanda with RCPCH's Global Team, Camilla reflects on the successes of the programme there and what we can learn. She touches on the GMC's state of medical education report and the Kirkup Review.

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A humanitarian presence - RCPCH Global programmes

4 October 2022

We are producing four episodes that highlight each of the strategic aims in our College Strategy 2021-24. This is episode three featuring Seb Taylor, Head of Global Programmes and Dr Sue Broster, our Global Officer.

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RCPCH leads health organisations tackling climate change

8 September 2022

On 8 September 2022, the climate change and health scorecard was published in the Journal of Climate and Health.

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

14 June 2022

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.