Action Medical Research

The leading UK-wide medical research charity dedicated to helping babies and children. Action Medical Research is determined to stop the suffering caused by disease and disability by identifying and supporting the very best medical research to help save and change children’s lives. For over 60 years the charity has been instrumental in significant medical breakthroughs, including the development of the UK polio vaccine and ultrasound scanning in pregnancy. The charity wants to make a difference in: • tackling premature birth and treating sick and vulnerable babies • helping children affected by disability, disabling conditions and infections • targeting rare diseases that together severely affect many forgotten children.