Importance and benefits of investing in child health and research

Abstract

This article discusses the importance and benefits of investing in child health and paediatric research in terms of: 1) Primary prevention, 2) Secondary prevention, 3) Tertiary prevention, 4) Learning from the Covid-19 pandemic, 5) Long-term follow-up studies, 6) Direct benefits to recruits participating in research, 7) Investing in the early years of development and 8) Investing in health – the economic argument

Keywords

• Children
• Research
• Economics
• Prevention
• Health