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The official global health account of the American Academy of Pediatrics (@AmerAcadPeds). Dedicated to the health of all children around the world.
Joined August 2014
Attending #AAP2025 and passionate about #GlobalHealth?. Join the @AmerAcadPeds GHEARD Facilitator Training to build skills in teaching, reflection, and global partnerships. 📍 Room 111/113, Colorado Convention Center.💵 $175 | 🎓 4.75 CME. Register now:
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🌍 Fewer than half of babies under 6 months are exclusively breastfed—often due to lack of trained support. The @WHO ENC Course, developed with @AmerAcadPeds, equips providers with skills to guide families through #breastfeeding. Training saves lives. #WBW2025 #GlobalHealth
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🌍 Want to pursue #GlobalHealth in residency?. Join @AmerAcadPeds GCHAMP webinar: “Match with Purpose”. 📅 Aug 14 | 🕕 6pm CT | 🌐 11pm UTC. Get tips from residents and faculty on interviewing and finding global health–focused programs. 📌 Register:
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Remote ENC training works - and practice helps cement skills over time. Healthcare workers who piloted our remote ENC Now! course in Bangladesh improved resuscitation skills from pre- to post-course - even more so after low-dose, high-frequency practice.
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🍼 Breastfeeding saves lives—but fewer than half of babies under 6 months are exclusively breastfed. For #WBW2025, let's close the support gap and equip providers to help families thrive. 🔗 #GlobalHealth #MaternalHealth #Breastfeeding
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📣 New publication!. @AmerAcadPeds Global and Nepal Pediatric Society validated the Ask Suicide-Screening Questions in #Nepali. This resource will now help providers identify suicide risk and work to prevent it. Findings now in BMC Psychiatry:
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The results of our remote ENC Now! training are in - 236 healthcare providers at 8 facilities in Bangladesh & Nigeria improved their neonatal care knowledge and skills on average after remote training and low-dose, high-frequency practice. Learn more:
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New course alert! Learn to deliver Immediate Kangaroo Mother Care (iKMC) for preterm & low birthweight babies. 🎥 14 short films | 🌍 English, Spanish, French | 🎓 CE credits available. Start free: Search “American Academy of Pediatrics”
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🌎 Save the date!. The International Pediatric Emergency Congress is coming to São Paulo, Brazil on March 18–21, 2026. Co-sponsored by @AmerAcadPeds, this global event will focus on trauma, resuscitation, disaster response & more. 🔗
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🧠 On #WorldBrainDay2025, we’re celebrating the power of early experiences to shape a child’s brain—and their future. That's why we partner with pediatric societies around the world to promote pediatricians' leadership in ECD and developmental surveillance. @WFNeurology
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📅 Save the Date! @AmerAcadPeds Global will host a remote @WHO ENC 1 Facilitator Course in October 2025. This live, hands-on course trains participants to teach #newborn resuscitation & essential care using updated WHO/HBB content. 📧 Interested? Email: ENCNow@aap.org
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Cuts to USAID funding risk undoing decades of progress in #GlobalHealth. In places like Nepal and Kenya, these investments mean #vaccines, newborn care & trained providers. #ChildHealth can’t be optional. Read more @ThinkGlobalHlth:
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Nine new International Community Access to Child Health (ICATCH) grants have been selected for 2025–2028 to advance pediatric community health worldwide 🌍. Huge thanks to our review team—and congrats to the new grantees!. #GlobalHealth #ICATCH #ChildHealth
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🎉 This week marks 95 years of the @AmerAcadPeds!. AAP Global has spent over two decades advancing child health in 40+ countries—from Helping Babies Breathe to ICATCH and vaccine advocacy. Here’s to 95 years of impact—and what’s ahead. 🌍. #GlobalHealth
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A new study in @TheLancet finds USAID support helped prevent 91.8M deaths since 2001—including 30.4M children under 5. But with deep funding cuts in 2025, projections estimate 14M+ additional deaths by 2030. 📄Read the full article here: #GlobalHealth
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INSPIRE update: We’re adapting our youth #SuicidePrevention package in #Ethiopia using the ADAPT-ITT model. 📄 Interviews with leaders & lived experience.📊 Rapid data extraction by local team.👥 Review by global experts.➡️ Next: Community co-design workshop in Addis Ababa
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Welcome to the 7 NEW members of the @AmerAcadPeds Global Neonatal Advisory Committee!. Hailing from Peru, El Salvador, Dominica, Mexico, and the US, they bring vital regional expertise to advance #NewbornHealth. We’re grateful for their commitment and excited for what’s ahead!
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Sec. Kennedy recently announced his intention for the U.S. to withdraw its support for the @gavi Vaccine Alliance, a decision that poses a serious risk to children worldwide. We’re urging the U.S. to continue its support for Gavi to protect vulnerable children everywhere.
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Meet INSPIRE: our new suicide prevention package for Ethiopian youth. INSPIRE adapts proven safety planning tools for Ethiopian youth, integrating suicide screening into routine care. Through implementation research, we aim to improve care, save lives, and scale what works.
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Are you an ECD champion trying to make your voice heard? Join a webinar on ECD Advocacy on June 26th at 9am EDT, hosted by East & Southern Africa Early Childhood Development Learning Collaborative, led by @Kenyapaeds, & featuring FAAP Dr Megan McHenry.
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