Every day, The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Butterfly Ward, the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU), cares for some of the country’s sickest and most vulnerable babies.  

Clinician scientists at The Royal Children's Hospital have dedicated time to advance the care of sick children, thanks to the Good Friday Appeal.

For most children, the gift of speech comes naturally. Yet others are born with speech apraxia, a debilitating speech disorder.

Thanks to the incredible support of the Good Friday Appeal community and Cancer in Kids Auxiliary (CIKA), The Royal Children’s Hospital and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute are assisting ground-breaking cancer research across the globe.

The Kidney Flagship aims to reduce the burden of genetic kidney disease on patients and their families by improving diagnosis and treatment, and the development of new targeted therapies.

It is estimated that around 100 children develop juvenile arthritis each year in Victoria. This condition affects a child’s joints and other parts of the body, causing pain, swelling, stiffness, difficulty moving and sometimes even fevers and rashes.

Brain cancer kills more children in Australia than any other disease, which is why the Children’s Cancer Centre (CCC) is trialing a new program to improve survival rates.

From breakthrough discoveries to advances in great care, research is essential in transforming the future of children’s health.