This week we celebrated the first-ever annual World Patient Safety Day on 17 September. However, the struggle to safeguard patients’ health and survival...
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Right time, right place, right medicine: why functioning regulatory systems are the bedrock of access to medicine
Today marks World Patient Safety Day. Unsafe pharmaceutical practices and medication errors are the leading cause of injury and avoidable harm in health care...
Not just a jab, but a transformative investment
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has launched its third call for funding – a financial ask of at least $7.4 billion to immunise 300 million people by 2025, leaving...
Tribute to a fierce health warrior: David Sanders, 1945–2019
Save the Children was saddened to learn of the death last weekend of Professor David Sanders, Emeritus Professor in the School of Public Health in the...
Harrisburg: a story of sustainability
It's not often we go back to a project years after our support ended to see if it's been sustainable. But I got the chance to do exactly that last month in...
Using Innovation to Save Lives
How are Save the Children using innovation to save lives? Through our partnership with GSK, we’re bringing together our unique skills and resources to find...
Breastmilk: Baby’s first pneumonia vaccine
The first time I fed my daughter I was completely overwhelmed. I was nervous as my husband handed her to me. She was so tiny. How on earth would she be able to...
Raising voices:
young people speak
up in Parliament
“It’s vital that my MP hears my voice – a lot of children’s voices are overlooked ” Steph, 15, Kent What happens when you get 50 teenagers, 10 MPs and...
Still, not every newborn baby has a chance to survive
The day of birth is the most dangerous for babies and their mothers: nearly half of maternal and newborn deaths occur during this period. But many of these...
Information can save lives as Ebola spreads
Getting the facts straight On the edge of the circle a middle-aged man raises his hand and slowly starts to speak. “I hear that Ebola is the result of...