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• Australia passes social media ban for children under 16
• Why are some babies born so hairy? Lanugo is more common in early babies but is nothing to worry about
• Lao PDR launches nationwide HPV immunization campaign to protect girls against cervical cancer
• Whooping cough epidemic declared in New Zealand, pregnant women urged to get immunised
• More time and money needed to wipe out polio, global group says
• Polio is rising in Pakistan ahead of a new vaccination campaign
• Researchers identify 4-gene signature to predict neonatal sepsis before symptoms
• Cambodia launches measles-rubella vaccination campaign for er 1.5 million children
• Anaphylaxis in infants and children: Responding to severe allergic reactions
• Study finds asthma rates lower in children who received only breast milk at birth hospital
• ADHD prescribing has changed over the years – a new guide aims to bring doctors up to speed
• New Study: Babies Display Creative Thinking Long Before They Talk
• UNRWA chief: Gaza polio vaccination coverage has reached 90%
• New study links melatonin secretion to ADHD symptoms in children
• Obese children are more likely to develop skin conditions related to the immune system, study finds
• Expanding a child's heart implant with light: New shunt could eliminate multiple heart surgeries
• Recurrent wheezing in children linked to 'silent' viral infections
• Sugar-sweetened beverage intake increasing globally among children and teens: Study
• Whooping cough can be deadly for young babies-vaccination is the best defence
• Studies find teens with problematic smartphone use are twice as likely to have anxiety
• Pediatrician offers tips on how to help a child cope with grief and loss
• Young people today are stressed, depressed - and changing the fundamental pattern of happiness, new research shows
• Risk of mental illness rises for kids treated in ICUs
• Anxious, depressed, and lonely adolescents are more likely to be overdependent on their smartphones
• This is the right age to give your child a smartphone, according to an NYU mental health researcher
• Child Patient Receives World’s First Brain Implant For Rare Form Of Epilepsy
• Boosting sleep and limiting screen time are key steps for unmedicated youth with ADHD, study finds
• Researchers identify cause of serious brain bleeding condition in premature newborns
• Surgery helps young kids with cerebral palsy walk, regardless of age
• Teenagers with ADHD more likely to self-harm, research shows
• Why parents must protect young children from excessive use of screen time
• First dengue vaccine launched in Malaysia
• One in 10 children in Thailand live in severe child food poverty
• Internet addiction affects behavior and development of adolescents, study finds
• Lao PDR and partners commence nationwide measles and rubella vaccination campaign
• Singapore braces for COVID-19 surge with over 25,900 cases recorded in a week; govt urges citizens to wear masks
• UK toddler has hearing restored in world first gene therapy trial
• Childhood maltreatment responsible for up to 40% of mental health conditions among Australians, finds research
• 'Lazy', 'messy', 'smart': how labels affect a child's personality development
• Laos hospitals note increase in number of children with diarrhoea
• Teens eating a junk food-filled diet may be damaging their brains, research suggests
• Link between childhood maltreatment and adult substance abuse
• Infectious Pertussis disease rising in the Philippines with 54 deaths
• Dengue fever deaths in Indonesia up 179 percent
• Online dashboard to help fight to save children from deadly diarrheal diseases
• Blood analysis predicts sepsis and organ failure in children
• Malaysian Govt to introduce parental control tools with telcos to keep children safe online
• Experts Welcome Dengue Vaccine Approval As ‘Breakthrough’ In Malaysia’s War Against Dengue
• Air pollution linked to increased risk for childhood asthma
• Healthy lifestyles urged as nation's obesity rates climb
• Pre-schoolers with depression at greater risk of suicide during adolescence: Study
• Waist-to-height ratio detects obesity in children and adolescents significantly better than BMI, finds study
• February 2024 Nationwide (NID) Polio Campaign in Pakistan
• New research shows babies use immune system differently, but efficiently
• Study finds childhood bullying linked to distrust and mental health problems in adolescence
• Researchers find new way to deliver treatment to infants at risk of cerebral palsy
• Dengue fever becoming big problem in Thailand, 8,000+ infected this month: Disease Control Department (DCD)
• First child cured of rare brain tumor 'offers real hope'
• Largest Childhood Trauma Study Reveals Brain Rewiring
• Measles is the most infectious disease known to science Adults should consider getting another MMR vaccine
• Dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis may shield against Zika: Research
• Thai children face 3 key threats: vaping, obesity, online gambling
• Mental health problems not reduced after obesity surgery in young people
• City living can pose developmental risks
• Nasal spray a better alternative to injections for many children
• Do kids grow out of ADHD as they get older?
• New Study Finds Connection Between Childhood Trauma and Psychosis
• Parents 'misled and deceived' over sugary baby food, says Unicef
• WHO issues new guideline to tackle acute malnutrition in children under five
• Dengue fever sweeps through Asia, helped by hotter and wetter weather
• Condolences From The APPA President
• Condolences
• Dengue claims more than 1,400 lives, infects nearly 300,000 in Bangladesh
• New analysis of Indonesia Wolbachia trial shows potential for greater dengue reduction
• Move youth away from high-sugar, high-fat, high-salt foods: Former WHO chief scientist
• 'Toddler milk' has no nutritional benefits, American Academy of Pediatrics reports
• Study reveals how young children's immune systems tame SARS-CoV-2
• WHO releases updated guidance on adolescent health and well-being
• Changing autism traits are linked to mental health conditions: Study
• Infant immune systems found to have unique and effective responses to SARS-CoV-2
• Disturbing link found between common plastic additive and autism, ADHD in children
• 'No child should die': The US hospital leading a global fight against childhood cancer
• Children more vulnerable to dengue, 102 kids die so far
• Mosquito-borne dengue grows deadlier in South Asia as planet warms
• Depression surges among children in Korea
• Brain imaging study finds criticism from parents has a bigger impact on depressed teens than praise
• Screen time linked with developmental delays in toddlerhood, study finds
• Rotavirus-associated hospitalizations linked to subsequent autoimmune diseases in children
• Teenage smokers have different brains than non-smoking teens, study suggests
• Indonesian government initiates 2023 National Rotavirus Immunization Program
• Bangladesh's dengue death toll nears 400, cases surpass 85,000
• Most children in South Asia are exposed to extreme high temperatures, UNICEF says
• Frequent headaches in teenagers linked to bullying, suicidal thoughts: Study
• Infant brain-boosting sugar molecule found in breast milk: Study
• World Breastfeeding Week 2023: Lack Of Sufficient Breastfeeding Can Lead To Various Health Issues; Here's How
• MIND diet linked with better focus in school-aged children
• Dengue death toll rises to 155 in Bangladesh
• Half of world population at risk of dengue virus: WHO
• Global childhood vaccinations edge closer to pre-pandemic levels: WHO report
• Women and girls bear brunt of water and sanitation crisis - new UNICEF-WHO report
• UNICEF report says 67million children missed immunization in 2 years due to COVID-19
• WHO recommends stronger policies to protect children from the harmful impact of food marketing
• Child health: More focus needed on earliest years, urges WHO
• Childhood trauma is a "strong predictor" of adolescent cannabis usage
• Young people with anxiety are prescribed medications, but are getting little therapy
• Newborn babies dying due to loss of efficacy of antibiotics against sepsis shows new study
• Children in East Asia and the Pacific face the greatest exposure to multiple climate disasters
• More obese teens, children going under knife to lose weight: study
• WHO announces Acute Care Action Network for emergency, critical and operative care
• Toddlers' gut bacteria may predict future obesity, study suggests
• WHO launches global network to detect infectious
• COVID-19 global emergency declared over more than three years later as the world nears the end of the pandemic
• Global polycrisis reversing gains against child marriages: UNICEF
• Flu threatens young children with only 6 per cent of kids vaccinated
• South Asia has world's highest number of child brides, says UN
• People lost faith in childhood vaccines during COVID pandemic, UNICEF says
• How paediatricians can help manage obesity in kids
• WHO Rolls Out New Holistic Way to Measure Early Childhood
• Malaysian Parliament passes Bill to protect children against sexual offences
• Zero Childhood Cancer Program
• 2 baby victims of whooping cough a 'tragic start to epidemic'
• WHO Urges Action to Protect Children from Contaminated Medicines
• WHO rolls out new holistic way to measure early childhood
• A Child or Youth Died Once Every 4.4 Seconds in 2021 – UN report
• Large Study Identifies Risk Factors in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease
• Indonesia’s measles cases skyrocket amid paediatric vaccination lag
• 'Breakthrough!': Scientists can now diagnose autism in kids using their hair
• New super-resistant mosquito poses 'unprecedented' threat to curb dengue
• Girls aged 9 to 14 to get cervical cancer vaccines through schools
• AAP: How physicians can recognize and support victims of child exploitation
• RARE DISEASE ACADEMY: ALPHA MANNOSIDOSIS IN ASIA-PACIFIC
• 9 troublesome post Covid complications in kids explained by doctors
• Measles now an imminent global threat due to pandemic, say WHO and CDC
• WHO Identifies Deadliest Pathogens That Could Cause Future Outbreaks and Pandemics
• Eczema linked to increased symptom severity in children with autism spectrum disorder
• On Children's Day-eve, top specialist says congenital heart disease kills 78K infants in India year
• New centre in Malaysia set to be paediatric rehabilitation hub in Southeast Asia
• Anti-clotting pill may spare kids from frequent injections, blood tests, dietary changes
• One of the World's Biggest Killers Is on the Rise Again
• Childhood vaccination: Let’s pull together to reverse the decline
• Video Games May Trigger Rare Heart Attacks in Kids: Study
• Singapore meets WHO criteria for rubella elimination
• Study: Number of babies born with cytomegalovirus decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Gamechanger: New way to improve outcomes in kids with eosinophilic esophagitis
• Obese children who recently lost weight more likely to show hunger-related brain activity after a meal
• Rare 'tomato flu' spreads to more children in India, prompting health advisory
• Landmark study sequences most childhood cancer samples from single cancer type ever
• Landmark study sequences most childhood cancer samples from single cancer type ever
• Condolences to Pakistan
• Psychotic Symptoms in Children May Have a Genetic Cause
• Health experts warn children need to be up to date on polio vaccinations
• Covid-19 raises brain disorder, epilepsy risks in children months later: Lancet
• Researchers examine how age, sex, weight and puberty were linked to disordered eating in children
• Children killed, tortured in Myanmar junta's crackdown, UN expert says
• Over 14,000 children die of drowning in Bangladesh each year: WHO, UNICEF
• WHO declares global health emergency over monkeypox outbreak
• 'Nordic Diet' can prevent childhood obesity, researchers say
• Study identifies child cancer patients most at risk of serious infections
• Strong link found between emotional childhood abuse and schizophrenia-like experiences in adulthood
• Lack of sleep can lead to teen depression
• 8-year-old Malaysian gains two world records for naming 230 country flags in 4 mins 38s
• Don't take bronchitis lightly, it could give lung diseases to your kinds in middle age: Study
• Scientists Detect Intriguing Differences in The Eyes of Children With Autism And ADHD
• Malaysia leading clinical trial development of dengue drugs, says Health Minister
• What is the mystery hepatitis affecting children around the world?
• Playing video games can help increase children’s intelligence
• A "less is more" method may prevent antibiotic overuse in pediatric intensive care unit patients
• COVID-19 has exacerbated adolescent mental health crises and suicidality
• Children can get long COVID-19 in unexpected ways: CNN
• WHO says at least one child has died after increase of acute hepatitis cases in children
• Omicron variant less severe than Delta for children younger than 5 years: Study
• WHO warns about new 'more contagious' Covid variant 'XE'
• Blueprint for radical redesign of care for autistic children
• Malaysian Hospital successfully separates premature conjoined twins
• Malaysian Health DG: Vaccinate kids to protect them from MIS-C, a severe disease linked to Covid-19
• Pediatric insomnia could persist into adulthood, study finds
• Flu vaccines can be lifesaving for children, study shows
• WHO says there's no evidence healthy children and adolescents need Covid boosters
• CDC report suggests COVID increases risk of diabetes in children
• WHO warns Omicron risk remains 'very high'
• Australia Aims to Vaccinate Children under 12 in January 2022
• Indonesia breeds 'good' mosquitoes to combat dengue fever
• WHO urges vaccine against bacteria killing 150,000 babies each year
• Infants, children, and adolescents can carry and spread COVID-19 at the same rate as adults
• Malaysia among world's quickest in rolling out Covid jab for teens
• WHO recommends use of first malaria vaccine for children
• World Health Day 2021: Why children who suffered from COVID-19 are vulnerable to myocarditis
• Malaysia declared free from polio by WHO
• Malaysia to vaccinate teenagers beginning this week
• Children Less Affected by Long Covid, says British study
• Delta Variant Not Specifically Targeting Children: WHO
• 1.5 million children lost parents to Covid-19
• Cerebral Palsy Intervention Should Start Early
• Philippine polio free again after vaccine campaign
• Final Result of IPA Elections
• Flu Shot Could Lessen Covid-19 Symptoms in Kids
• Studies highlight 'unprecedented and unique dangers' for children during COVID-19
• Hayati Ramli, The APPA Account Administrator has Passed Away
• WHO issues new guidelines on the management of chronic pain in children
• The impact of the ongoing crisis in Myanmar, Syria, and Yemen on children's wellbeing
• Childhood cancer care heavily impacted by pandemic
• Bats carrying viruses similar to Sars-CoV-2 found outside China
• Dr. Aman Bakhti Pulungan, elected as the Executive Director Elect of the IPA
• If you want your child to learn from their misbehaviour, pay attention to your tone
• WHO issues new guidelines on the management of chronic pain in children
• Children cannot afford another year of school disruption
• 2 infants inhaled cancer cells from mothers during birth
• Study: Children more likely to catch Covid-19 at family gatherings than at school
• Poorer nations to get virus vaccine early 2021, says WHO
• COVID-19 Baby Born With Antibodies
• Severe pneumonia leaves 4.2 million children desperate for oxygen each year
• Thousands more underfed children may die due to Covid-19
• Malaysian Hospital team wins global recognition
• Under pressure, WHO plans COVID-19 vaccine insurance scheme for poor nations
• COVID-19 Can Last 28 Days on Glass, Currency
• One stillbirth every 16 seconds, and COVID-19 could make it worse
• US CDC says Covid-19 could spread through air
• Malaysia in no rush to purchase COVID-19 vaccine
• CONDOLENCES - 100 Doctors in Indonesia Have Died from Covid-19
• WHO Urges Countries to Support 'COVAX' Vaccine Scheme
• Obituary from PPA - Condolences to the family of the late Prof. Dr. Dilshad Qureshi
• Decline In Vaccination
• Pakistan resumes polio campaign after coronavirus pause
• WHO says airborne Covid transmission concerning but droplets more dominant
• Tribute to Dr. Yasmeen Akabani
• Coronavirus could be tied to a rare but serious illness in children, UK doctors say
• Death in children's illness linked to Covid-19
• China's CGTN names Dr Noor Hisham one of world's top doctors
• Condolences to the family of the late Dr. Salvacion R. Gatchalian
• WHO chief finally declares global coronavirus outbreak a pandemic
• There're more new virus cases outside of China than in, says WHO
• Covid-19 death toll surges to 2,000
• Coronavirus emergency 'holds a very grave threat' for world
• Coronavirus death toll reaches 1,110
• China reports 73 new coronavirus deaths, death toll at 636
• China reports H5N1 bird flu outbreak in Hunan province
• Corona virus death toll rises to 425
• Thailand 'sees' success treating coronavirus with drug cocktail
• Philippines detects first African swine fever outbreak in southern province
• Coronavirus: Malaysia to donate 18 million medical gloves to China
• China virus deaths hit 213, nearly 2,000 new cases
• WHO declares coronavirus outbreak an international emergency
• Mongolia closes China border, shuts schools to fend off virus
• Death toll from Wuhan virus outbreak jumps to 106
• WHO says global risk of China virus is 'high'
• Coronavirus travel ban: Malaysia stops visas for Chinese travellers from affected areas
• China virus death toll mounts to 25, infections spread
• Australia sets up bushfire information platform for tourists
• China warns virus could mutate, spread as ninth victim dies
• China virus toll rises to nine as pandemic fears grow
• Asia taking no chances with new China virus as WHO meeting looms
• China says fourth person dies in Wuhan following coronavirus outbreak
• Asia, Australia ramp up defence against coronavirus
• Wuhan outbreak: Malaysian health authorities on high alert
• China confirms 139 new cases of pneumonia over weekend
• S Korea confirms first case of new coronavirus in Chinese visitor
• Rain brings joy for Australian firefighters, farmers
• New SARS-like virus found in traveller from China, says Thailand
• China's SARS-like virus spreads to Japan
• Drinking full-fat milk decreases a kid's risk of obesity
• WHO: Wuhan pneumonia outbreak may be linked to new type of virus from same family of viruses that caused SARS, MERS
• Jakarta flood death toll hits 60
• Malaysia ready to assist Australia in fighting bushfires
• Free Pneumococcal Vaccinations From June for Babies Born Jan. 1st, 2020
• 90 dead, over 99,000 affected by dengue in Sri Lanka in 2019
• Malaysia plans to vaccinate overseas visitors to combat polio
• Malaysian baby infected by polio virus from Philippines
• Polio virus probably brought in from outside Malaysia
• Polio case reported in Malaysia – first in 27 years
• US has world's highest rate of children in detention, says UN study
• One child dies of pneumonia every 39 seconds, agencies warn
• Philippines reports 1st case of vaping-linked illness with teen hospitalised
• Malaysian Field Hospital in Cox's Bazar to Continue Operating Till December 2021
• Warmest congratulations to Dr. Naveen Thacker and Dr. Zulkifli Ismail on their achievements in Global Child Health!
• Manila to pay for immunisation of Filipino children in East Malaysian state of Sabah
• Thank You Very Much, Dr. Koh Chong Tuan
• The 15th Asian Oceanian Congress of Child Neurology (AOCCN) in conjunction with the 41st Malaysian Paediatric Association (MPA) Annual Congress 2019
• Dr. Selva Kumar Sivapunniam - New APPA Treasurer
• Sulawesi earthquake one year on: Over 1 million children and parents reached
• Indonesia: 10 million children at risk from air pollution due to wild forest fires
• Polio resurfaces in Philippines after over two decades
• The 7th Asian Vaccine Conference (ASVAC 2019), Yangon, Myanmar
• Mosquito trials raise hopes of defeating dengue
• Indonesia inches closer to outlawing child marriage
• 22nd Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians Annual Scientific Congress Inbo
• Report on 8th Singapore Paediatric and Perinatal Annual Congress 2019
• Wolbachia bacteria to combat dengue menace in more areas in Malaysia
• Recycled bikes get Myanmar kids to school
• Govt launches sexual awareness videos aimed at teaching children about safe, unsafe touches
• Final Result of the online voting for the APPA SC seat from the South Asian region for 2019-2021
• Children in South Asia hardest hit by air pollution, says study
• Hearing-impaired Indonesian hailed as hero in Lombok quake by Malaysians
• APPA not related to 12th Asia Pacific Pediatrics Congress in Seoul, May 1-2, 2019
• The Japan Pediatric Society (JPS) would like to announce that the two final candidates that will undergo the JPS Pediatrician Training Program in Japan
• Poster Presentation from the Pakistan Pediatric Association (PPA) in conjunction with the World Health Day which falls on April 7, 2019
• Dr Naveen Thacker Become Executive Director of the IPA
• New hepatitis data highlight need for urgent global response
• Urgent action needed to tackle the double burden of malnutrition
• First vaccine carrier approved by WHO to prevent vaccine freezing during transport commercially available
• APPA e Journal, -Asia Pacific Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health (APJPCH)
• Severe Dengue Training Course
• Household air pollution and health
• Cervical cancer prevention and control saves lives in the Republic of Korea
• Let's Kick TB out of PNG
• First case of Zika Virus infection detected in Myanmar
• Malaria prevention: WHO supports Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN) efficacy study
• Nepal Health Minister launches the WHO NCD PEN package
• First case of Zika Virus infection detected in Myanmar
• Malaria prevention: WHO supports Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN) efficacy study
• UNICEF providing urgent aid for families displaced by South Sudan fighting
• AAP: 2014 National Conference - July
• Report on the 7th World Congress of the World Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases
• New Office Bearer of Sri Lanka Paediatiric Association
• Bangladesh Paediatiric Association Activities News
• Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health
• IPA Policy Secondhand Smoke and Children
• Abstracts submission extended to 14th February Monday (APC-Asian Pedriatric Congress 2011)
  Email :info@apc2011.com.sg
• Past APPA President Professor Sanath P. Lamabadusuriya was elected as the President of the Sri Lanka Medical Association, 124 years oldest medical association in Australia.
• PACE Report Volume 1 Issue 4 February 2011, A publication of the Pneumococcal Awareness Council of Experts
• 3rd International Workshop on Pediatrics - registration and abstract now open Rome, Italy July 1-16, 2011
  Email :info@virology-education.com
• Earthquake & Tsunami- CONDOLENCES TO JAPAN
  The APPA Secretariat office in Kuala Lumpur, extends its deepest condolences to the victims and families affected by the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
  The condolences is also extended to the Japan Paediatric Society (JPS).