An amazing Gala Ball… WHAT CAN WE SAY?! We were lucky enough to be invited guests at a truly SPECTACULAR VESWAS GALA BALL… Spectacular in EVERY sense – from the gorgeous canapés and drinks reception, to the excitement of the grand entrance to the ball, fuelled by fabulous music, a light show and a carpet […]

We WILL protect tiny hearts! Shaping national guidance…💕 …NICE – which is the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, have confirmed and now published revised guidance for Fever in under 5’s on their website. This includes new recommendations for Kawasaki Disease!!! See here: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng143/chapter/Recommendations#kawasaki-disease Creating Change The changes are highly significant and very important indeed […]

On International Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day, Societi Foundation calls for awareness and action to combat this, the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children.

A shocking 39% of infants (babies under one) affected by Kawasaki Disease had serious heart damage – and up to 20% of all children developed coronary artery aneurysms. These children now need specialist care – for life.

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.