Paediatricians are specialist medical doctors who are involved in the prevention, early detection, treatment and management of several medical conditions amongst children while working closely with the patient and their family to achieve this. They provide medical care for children who are acutely or chronically ill, they also provide preventive health services for healthy children by managing the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of the children under their care.
They help reduce infant/child morbidity and mortality, control the spread of infectious disease, promote healthy lifestyles for a long disease-free life and help ease the problems of children and adolescents with chronic conditions.