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Nurses Continue to Make Waves in a New Era of Health Care

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Clínica Alemana de Santiago in Chile celebrated an outstanding 22 years of institutional relationship and professional development.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Sidra Medicine to Establish First-Ever Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Program in Qatar

May 14, 2024

CHOP announced it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Sidra Medicine, a specialty healthcare organization for women, children and young people in Qatar.

CHOP Presents the First Dr. Japa Memorial Award

Mar 20, 2024

Every year the CHOP Business Development Team presents an award to an outstanding pediatrician from the Dominican Republic. This award will now be named after Dr. Japa.

CHOP Experts Showcase Frontier Program at Arab Health Exhibition

Jan 29, 2024

Showcasing its longstanding partnership with the United Arab Emirates Health Services, CHOP will exhibit thought-leading clinical research in the EHS booth at the Arab Health 2024 Exhibition and Congress in Dubai.

SEHA Hospitals, in Collaboration with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, to Host the 1st International Middle East Fetal-Neonatal Cardiovascular Disease Conference

Nov 2, 2022

The conference is held under the patronage of H.E. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan and in collaboration with the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DOH).

Consul General of the UAE in New York Visits CHOP

Jul 7, 2022

On June 28, 2022, CHOP welcomed Her Excellency Amna Binzaal Almheiri, Consul General of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in New York, to observe the world-class experience her country’s patients receive at CHOP. The visit celebrated a long-standing relationship between CHOP and the UAE to improve pediatric care.

Penn Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Announce Partnership with Costa Rica for CAR T Cell Therapy

May 23, 2022

International collaboration aims to ensure more equitable access to transformative personalized cancer therapy.

International Observerships at CHOP Resume

Jan 10, 2022

International observerships, which were halted by the COVID-19 pandemic, officially resumed at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in July 2021 when we welcomed 11 healthcare professionals to our program.

Making Up for Lost Time: 13th Annual CHOP Global Health Conference

Dec 17, 2021

The CHOP Global Health Center, in collaboration with the Penn Center for Global Health, Penn Nursing, Temple University, and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, hosted, "Making Up for Lost Time: Addressing Children's Needs Post-Pandemic." The conference brought together global child health experts in person for the first time in two years.

Members of CHOP via Zoom and members of Panama Ministry of Health

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Ministry of Health of Panama Sign Letter of Agreement for Clinical Education

Mar 31, 2021

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and The Ministry of Health of Panama (MINSA) have entered into a letter of agreement to explore mutual intent for educational collaborations. The relationship, announced last week, will enhance clinical knowledge and skills that will lead to improved health outcomes for pediatric patients in Panama.

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