Around seven per cent of children and young people live in poverty, and one third are developmentally vulnerable when they start full-time school. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2018
• October

The Kimberley has the highest rates of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Western Australia – but through the establishment of a new community-led, research-backed project known as END RHD Communities, there’s hope this will change. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2018
• October

Dr Asha Bowen, Head of Skin Health at the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, has been awarded a 2018 Fellowship as part of the prestigious L’Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science program. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2018
• October

"I had never heard of invasive Streptococcus A disease before, and I was shocked to hear that it is actually three times more common than meningococcal disease and just as deadly yet there is no vaccine to protect against it." ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2018
• September

The Telethon Kids Institute’s new state of the art research facility within the Perth’s Children’s Hospital (PCH) has officially opened its doors, paving the way for faster bench to bedside outcomes for children. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2018
• September