Challenge In Zambia, a Sub-Saharan African country with almost nine million children, there are currently no fully trained Zambian child neurologists available. As a result, treatment of neurologic conditions affecting children is extremely limited.  …

Challenge Zambia remains one of the top 10 countries in the world where HIV/AIDS persists, with approximately 60,000 new HIV infections and 21,000 AIDS-related deaths each year. While more than 90 percent of Zambians have heard of HIV, many of them don’t …

LOCATION:  Africa (Zambia) TOPIC:  Surgery, Research & Education On the invitation of the Zambian Ministry of Health (MOH) the Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC) has fellows actively involved in creating a National Surgical Plan for …

Challenge Many years of armed conflict and a long history of economic inequality has left vulnerable populations in Colombia with insufficient access to medical care. As a result, common congenital orthopedic conditions, such as clubfoot and hip …

LOCATION:  Colombia TOPIC:  Surgery When left untreated, congenital clubfoot and developmental dysplasia of the hip will cause permanent disability and deformity, drastically affecting a child’s mobility and quality of life. These two conditions have been …

LOCATION:  Guatemala TOPIC:  Non-Communicable Diseases, Education As cancer treatment becomes more available around the world, hospitals face the combined challenge of caring for a high-risk population in a low-resource environment. There is an urgent …

The Boston Children's Hospital Gene Therapy Program offers hope to patients who live with cancer, blood disorders, neurodegenerative conditions and other genetic diseases. Our program provides a  continuum of care — we are here to answer questions and …

The Stem Cell Transplant Center team has performed more than 1,700 procedures since the program began in 2004. Our experience and multidisciplinary team approach results in transplant outcomes that surpass national averages. We see to it that your child …

Through work in the laboratory and clinical trials , our researchers are working to create safer and more effective methods to improve pediatric stem cell transplantation. We participate in the Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network and …

The Pulmonary Genetics Program is available to answer your questions, respond to requests for a second opinion, provide you with more information. or schedule an appointment for your child. Please call us anytime at 617-355-1900. Boston Children's …