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Our adventures in the phone room 2024
OUR STORY WITH THE GFA
Having grown up in Melbourne, we have always had a deep admiration for the RCH Good Friday Appeal. We both have vivid memories of Grandma’s one-liners and banter around the generosity and spirit of Victorians. Fast forward to now, we are ready to roll up our sleeves and use our platform to help bring attention, awareness, and support to this incredible cause, the hospital, and the people within it.
We are so excited to be back as ambassadors for the 2025 Good Friday Appeal
How Your Donations Help
Research
Investing in research teams who push the boundaries of paediatric medicine, and seek treatments and cures for diseases that threaten the lives of children across Australia and around the world.
Patient and Family Centred Care
Funding world-class care focused not only on the patient but the whole family, to ensure families are included in each step of the way in their child’s care.
Equipment and Technology
Funding progressive, state-of-the-art equipment and technology that helps the RCH improve the quality of health care provided to patients.
Leadership, Education and Training
Supporting the RCH team by fostering staff excellence through investment in academic leadership, education programs, scholarships and fellowships.
Project Highlight: Precision Newborn Health
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.
These babies, born early or with complicated medical conditions, are often at high risk of having major problems with their health and development throughout their life, with many needing ongoing paediatric care and then adult care.
Thanks to support from the Good Friday Appeal, the RCH has been able to establish a dedicated research program, known as the Precision Newborn Health Program.
This innovative research program commenced in 2022 and is working towards improving precision in predicting infants at high risk of health and developmental problems. The program also aims to create personalised intervention programs targeted at those most at risk to improve their outcomes.
“Through better prediction of which infants are at highest risk of long-term poor health and developmental outcomes, we will be able to target support to those who are most at risk, which means more streamlined care and better outcomes,” said Jeanie.
The team has also begun refining data analysis and modelling programs to better predict health and developmental outcomes for babies born extremely preterm. They have also started the same research for babies who have had surgery. Additionally, they have partnered with parents and health practitioners to design an early intervention
“On behalf of the babies, children and families, I thank all the supporters of the Good Friday Appeal for their support in the Precision Newborn Health initiative. This will make a substantial contribution to improving their lives.”
