The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child says that all children with special health requirements have a right to the care needed to enable them to live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible, The sad reality is that in resource-poor countries any child with any chronic health condition is immediately susceptible to entirely preventable disability and death.
We believe these children have a right to health and life.
You can help us to create powerful change.
We believe these children have a right to health and life.
You can help us to create powerful change.
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CLAN is an Australian-based, not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation (NGO), approved by the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for Overseas Aid Gift Deductibility Status (OAGDS) and the Australian Taxation Office for Tax Deductibility Status. CLAN is fully compliant with the Australian Council For International Development Code of Conduct. CLAN was founded in 2004 and has been in formal association with the United Nations Department of Global Communications (previously known as the United Nations Department of Public Information for NGOs) since 2010, and in Special Consultative Status with ECOSOC since 2018.
LATEST NEWS
On 5 February 2026, representatives from the @MATES4Kids network presented a virtual side event at the United Nations Commission of Social Development (UN CSocD64) and co-hosted by CLAN, Lehigh University, and @MATES4Kids.
The theme of the event was:
“Ensuring access to WHO Essential Medicines for #EVERYChild: Achieving the 80% x 2030 Target set by the 4th UNHLM NCDs Political Declaration.”
The event took place virtually on 5 February from 5:45 - 7pm (New York Time/EDT) - the equivalent of 7:45 - 9am (Sydney Time/AEDT on 6 February).
Thank you to all our speakers and attendees for your invaluable contributions!
A formal report on the event was launched at our CSW70 parallel event on 20 March 2026!
Please enjoy watching the event here.
The theme of the event was:
“Ensuring access to WHO Essential Medicines for #EVERYChild: Achieving the 80% x 2030 Target set by the 4th UNHLM NCDs Political Declaration.”
The event took place virtually on 5 February from 5:45 - 7pm (New York Time/EDT) - the equivalent of 7:45 - 9am (Sydney Time/AEDT on 6 February).
Thank you to all our speakers and attendees for your invaluable contributions!
A formal report on the event was launched at our CSW70 parallel event on 20 March 2026!
Please enjoy watching the event here.
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Pfizer Australia Grant
CLAN met this week to formally approve a final report of the CLIP (CAH Living In Pakistan) Project, conducted in Pakistan in 2016-17, with thanks to a generous donation from Pfizer Australia. More... |
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WHO Global Conference
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are responsible for approximately 40 million deaths annually with an estimated 87% of these occurring in Low and Middle income countries (LMICs). More... |
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World Diabetes Day
On 23 November, friends, families and patients of the National Institute of Child Health (NICH) gathered alongside members of the Akram Foundation to observe World Diabetes Day in Pakistan. More... |
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Paediatricians Coming Together for Polio Survivors
On 11th March 2017, the National Institute of Child Health, Karachi, hosted an advocacy workshop, raising awareness about the need for quality rehabilitation services for Polio survivors in Pakistan. More... |
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A New Resource for Teenage Girls Living With CAH in Indonesia
Congratulations to doctors and psychologists in Indonesia, working together with young girls and adolescents living with CAH to develop this terrific new resource. More... |
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Find us on Instagram!
You can now find CLAN on Instagram! Make sure you follow us to hear some wonderful stories about the work we are doing all around the world. More... |
