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  1. Mother's videos of dying toddler may be used to train junior doctors
    By Catherine James

    The mother of two-year-old Pippa White, who died in a NSW Hospital after diagnosis and treatment delays has welcomed the prospect of videos of her symptoms being used to train doctors.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/tod

    #ChildrensHealth #PublicHealth #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #Courts #CatherineJames

  2. A 500km walk has paid off for a 12-year-old determined to meet the PM
    By Zaarkacha Marlan

    Dusty Langby walked more than 500 kilometres from Warren to Canberra to ask Anthony Albanese to match $500,000 he raised for Little Wings. The prime minister said yes to that and more.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/dus

    #ChildrensHealth #Activism #RegionalCommunities #GovernmentFunding #ZaarkachaMarlan

  3. A spoonful of sugar: how South Africa’s weigh-and-pay shops are tackling ‘poverty tax’ head on
    By Julie Bourdin

    Run by a social enterprise, the six shops operate from shipping containers across Johannesburg’s Alexandra township and sell food and household goods by weight in small, affordable amounts

    theguardian.com/global-develop

    #Globaldevelopment #SouthAfrica #Foodpoverty #Africa #Poverty #Society #Worldnews #Malnutrition #Citiesanddevelopment #Cities #Children #Childrenshealth #Stunting #TheGuardian #JulieBourdin