Action Medical Research

About the charity

We are Action Medical Research, for children, for life - the leading UK-wide medical research charity dedicated to helping babies and children. For almost 60 years we have contributed to some of the most significant medical breakthroughs in recent history beginning with the polio vaccine which has eradicated new cases of the disease in the UK.

Today, we continue to find and fund the very best medical research to help stop the suffering of babies and children caused by disease and disability. We want 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.

We know that medical research can save and change children’s lives. Yet surprisingly, child health research is poorly funded. Our research is not limited to one condition and we have the flexibility to identify the best medical research most likely to deliver real benefits to babies and children.

Right now the best medical minds in children’s hospitals and universities across the UK are waiting for the green light to start research that could lead to life-changing treatments for babies and children. They just need the funding.

Unlike many research charities Action Medical Research relies entirely on donations. We cannot fund new medical breakthroughs without your help.

Be part of the next breakthrough and help change more children’s lives.