What does the ICHG do?

Within the RCPCH

ICHG has convened a scientific session at all Annual (Spring) meetings of the BPA and RCPCH since the ICHG's foundation attracting high quality papers from all over the world. The Group has attracted a number of very eminent plenary speakers from the developing world.
The ICHG works with the RCPCH in sponsoring special evening meetings on a diverse range of topics including detention of children in South Africa, work opportunities for paediatricians overseas, sustainable development and maternal and child health.
Holds the register of people willing to act as mentors for paediatricians giving service overseas.

ICHG has hosted a series of highly successful mid year on topics such as children and violence, malnutrition, tuberculosis, disability, the travelling child and perinatal care.
In 2000, a partnership with Save the Children Fund and the Centre for International Child Health led to a conference on Poverty and Child Health with internationally renowned speakers.

Advocacy activities have concerned the promotion of breastfeeding in HIV positive mothers and the impact of military actions and sanctions on the health of children in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The ICHG is represented on the Committee of the Inter-agency Group on Breastfeeding Monitoring.