Addressing inequities in child health and development: towards social justice

The short version of ISSOP Position Statement on Inequities in Child Health has been published in the BMJ Open Paediatrics journal. The paper can be downloaded […]

ISSOP Response to abuses of migrant children at US-Mexican border

ISSOP has published a response to the abuse of migrant children and their rights at the US-Mexican border. Our response complements that of the IPA (see […]

IPA Declaration on migrant children at US borders

The International Pediatric Association (IPA), one of ISSOP’s partner organizations, has published a Declaration strongly condemning and opposing the practices employed by the US government resulting […]

The First International Congress of Breastfeeding Reality

Colleagues in Turkey are organizing the first international congress on breastfeeding reality.  Here is the information about the congress: “The First International  Congress of Breastfeeding Reality”on October […]

ISSOP Children on the Move Survey Issue Brief

ISSOP’s Budapest Declaration was endorsed by over 30 pediatric and child health organizations. The Children on the Move Survey, completed by153 pediatricians and other child health […]

ISSOP Annual meetings – a history

In 1977, a group of paediatricians founded the European Society for Social Paediatrics in Lund (Sweden). In 2011, ESSOP became ISSOP : International Society for Social […]

ISSOP2019 – Children in Armed Conflict – 25-28th Sept 2019 – Beirut, Lebanon – Program

The Detailed program of ISSOP 2019 Annual Meeting is now available. Topic: Children in Armed Conflict. Rights, Health and Wellbeing Dates: September 25th – 28th, 2019 […]

European Academy of Paediatrics Children’s Health Pledge 2019

The European Academy of Paediatrics, one of ISSOP’s Partner Organizations, has issued a Children’s Health Pledge calling on governments, policy makers, child health organizations and individual […]

ISSOP Budapest Declaration published as paper in Lancet CAH

ISSOP’s Budapest Declaration has been published as a Comment paper in the Lancet Child and Adolescent Health journal. In addition to the more than 30 organizations […]