News

Awareness raising – and getting people talking about Kawasaki Disease is our top priority. We’ll work to create news items around Kawasaki Disease whenever we can as part of our work – and you’ll find our key updates on our progress raising awareness here.

25 January 2019

Kawasaki Disease is increasingly common. EXPECT to see it. Be READY to treat it.

On International Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day 2019, Societi Foundation calls for awareness and action to combat this, the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children.

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28 September 2018

39% of babies diagnosed with Kawasaki Disease develop serious heart damage – new study shows

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.

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17 May 2018

Organisations with BIG hearts joins forces for Kawasaki Disease Awareness!

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29 September 2017

Children’s hearts at risk because of lack of knowledge of Kawasaki Disease

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

Kawasaki Disease is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in the western world. Across the globe, Kawasaki Disease incidence is doubling every ten years and despite many research efforts, the cause of Kawasaki Disease is still not known.

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15 February 2018

Our Impact – Awareness Day 2018

Download our Awareness Day 2018 Impact Statement here! Creating Conversations Working together in advance of International Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day, tens of ideas were developed and so many projects were planned to help us grow our U.K. Kawasaki Conversation. Resourcing Conversations Only with the fantastic support of our many fundraisers over time, were we then […]

26 January 2018

TICK TOCK tick tock, Kawasaki Disease treatment time still too slow – putting children’s hearts at risk!

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 […]

26 June 2017

Awareness Video is Launched

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!

25 May 2017

Huge success at the RCPCH Conference

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.

29 March 2017

American heart association (AHA) guidelines for Kawasaki Disease released

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.