Action Medical Research

Action Medical Research, previously The National Fund for Research into Crippling Diseases, is a major British medical research charity, founded in 1952, that funds research to prevent and treat disease and disability in babies and children.

Its aims include:

• tackling premature birth and treating sick and vulnerable babies
• helping children affected by disability, disabling conditions and infections
• targeting rare diseases that affect children.

It does this by:

• identifying and funding UK medical research most likely to benefit babies, children and young people
• assessing the impact of the funded research and sharing the results
• raising research funding