Organisations with big hearts join forces for Kawasaki Disease Kawasaki Disease is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in the UK. Hundreds of children each year in the UK are affected by Kawasaki Disease and that number is rising dramatically. But as an illness, worryingly, it remains little known. “All Heart” – that’s what it’s ALL […]

TICK TOCK, Tick Tock – We don’t have time! “Slow treatment times for Kawasaki Disease continue to put children’s hearts at risk” – says Societi, the U.K. Foundation for Kawasaki Disease  Today – International Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day – sees the start of a campaign for every doctor and every parent in the UK to know […]

On World Heart Day we want everyone to know about our TEMPERS! – a mnemonic created by Societi to make Kawasaki Disease memorable.

Watch our awareness video – launched 26 June by Sky UK Chief Operating Officer, Chris ​​​​​​Stylianou at Sky HQ, London, together with BHF Chief Exec Simon Gillespie!

We attended the​ RCPCH event at the end of May 2017. Over the course of the 3 day event we made some serious inroads into raising awareness of Kawasaki Disease.

The AHA guidelines have been much anticipated. They are in fact a scientific paper on many aspects of Kawasaki Disease including recommendations for USA and Canadian doctors for USA/Canada patient care.