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2021 WORLD FOLIC ACID AWARENESS WEEK
9th – 15th JANUARY!

This week is a yearly event to highlight IF’s prevention activities. During the WFAAW IF together with its Members raise further awareness on the important topic of Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus prevention through a toolkit, sharing key messages about the important aspect of folic acid, IF’s activities on prevention and prevention advocacy, and sharing best practices as well as this year’s activities by IF’s Members. 

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Hydrocephalus Society Global Webinar Series 2020-2021

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Annual Meetings

The Society’s Annual Scientific Meeting is our forum for international networking and discussion of hydrocephalus and spina bifida.

Next conferences:

  • 2021 – Doha
  • 2022 – Manchester
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Encourage international collaboration, gain a wider knowledge of Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida and get involved as a new or experienced scientist by becoming a member!

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Spring Newsletter 2020

The Spring Newsletter 2020 is now availble! 

Donate to our new Bursary Fund

At the Annual General Meeting in Tenerife 2019 it was agreed that a new Fund should be set up to encourage new scientific investigators and trainee clinical and nursing staff to apply for bursary support to attend future conferences. Our first task is to build up a Specific Fund for this purpose to be known as the “SRHSB Bursary Fund”. If you are currently an Honorary Member, Senior Member, Ordinary member or supporter, please consider supporting the society in this way. Any donation, large or small will be most welcome. You can donate NOW by clicking the button below.

When making a donation to the bursary fund, please write ‘bursary fund’ under ‘add a note’.

Latest News

SRHSB submits Response to UK Mandatory Fortification Consultation.

SRHSB welcome fortification of ALL flour products with B9 (folic Acid) as a public health measure in the UK to reduces NTD’s, support continued supplementation and encourage healthy diet for all women of child rearing age. For SRHSB Executive Committee’s detailed consultation responses, please click on the following links:
Andy Wynd’s response and Dr Jaleel Miyan’s response.

Find out more about the ‘Folic fortification and preconception care: Why? How much? When?’ event that will take place on 25th February 2020 at the Royal Society of Medicine.

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Become a member

Encourage international collaboration, gain a wider knowledge of Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida and get involved as a new or experienced scientist by becoming a member!

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Annual Conference

The Society’s Annual Scientific Meeting is our forum for international networking and discussion of
hydrocephalus and spina bifida. 

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The Norman Guthkelch Award

The Norman Guthkelch Award is an award of £1500 GBP to be received by a student in training or an early career investigator who is conducting research in the area of hydrocephalus and neural tube defects including spina bifida. 

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The Casey Holter Lectureship

The Casey Holter Lectureship is offered to a person of international eminence in a field of relevance to hydrocephalus or spina bifida to deliver a special lecture.

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Become a sponsor

The Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida (SRHSB) was founded in 1956 by a group of physicians and surgeons interested in developing treatments for the conditions. You can support us by making a donation. 

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