International Child Health

High quality healthcare for newborns, children, and adolescents living in low-income, marginalised, or otherwise disadvantaged communities.

Each year, over five million children die from preventable causes in the world, and most of these deaths occur in poor countries and vulnerable populations in the Asia-Pacific and African region.

We are working towards a world where every child receives the care they need to thrive, health workers are motivated and supported, and communities are empowered to drive positive change.

Our approach

We are working to increase recognition of and improve care for treatable and preventable diseases in newborns, children, and adolescents. To achieve this, we develop equitable collaborations with global, national, and local partners across the spectrum - from advocacy and policy development to improved practice and evidence generation. 

Priority program areas

  • Pneumonia, tuberculosis, and child lung disease
  • Oxygen and respiratory care for children and newborns
  • Essential paediatric emergency and critical care
  • Learning health systems
  • Refugee child health

Our work involves research, capacity development, and translation of evidence to policy and practice, recognising that our greatest impact is through equitable partnerships with local teams. 

Focus areas

  • Research to understand and improve care of newborns, children and adolescents: focussing on critical illness, respitory disease, tuberculosis, and refugee health.
  • Developing capacity for stronger leadership, research, teaching and learning: focussing on participatory use of local data to effect change.
  • Translation of research evidence into policy and practice: focussing on standards and guidelines, education strategies, knowledge translation and learning health systems.

Our team

The International Child Health group includes globally recognised leaders in education, research, public health, and quality of care for low-income and disadvantaged communities in Australia, our region, and globally.

We are passionate about global health equity, amplifying the voices of communities and researchers in less wealthy countries and humanitarian crises, and promoting equitable research partnerships and meaningful capacity development.

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