The Department of Social and Preventive Paediatrics plays a crucial role in nurturing the future of nation, by working with a mission to promote optimal health and healthy life style for children, and their families, through promotive, preventive and curative health services. The history of Preventive Paediatrics dates back to 1979, when it began working as a unit, under Paediatric Department of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. At that me only vaccination services were being provided. It earned the status of an independent department in 1992. Prof. Nishat Maqsood was the Founding Head. She served the department from 1992 to 2002. During that period department actively participated in Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative and conducted around 250 trainings on Lactation Management throughout Punjab. Sir Ganga Ram Hospital was certified as a Baby Friendly Hospital in 1992 and 2001. A six bedded Nutrition Ward was established in the department in 2002. The department flourished under inspirational leadership of Prof. Nishat Maqsood, Dr. Parveen Zulfiqar, Prof. Shakeela Zaman, Prof. Nosheen Aziz and Prof. Munir Akhtar Salimi. Over the meline, different maternal and child health services were included in the department’s portfolio, strengthening its outlook and contributing to the institution’s overarching mission. Today, the department continues its mission under leadership of current Head, Dr. Rameeza Kaleem (Associate Professor). It provides indoor and outdoor hospital based health services, as well as outreach services to urban slum population, attached with the department. The outdoor infrastructure/ health services include Vaccination and Surveillance center, Growth Monitoring Clinic, Lactation Management Clinic, Nutrition Clinic, health education and management of common childhood illnesses. The department is also successfully managing a Day-Care Centre for children, established to facilitate the staff of FJMU/SGRH. The Department is actively involved in undergraduate teaching and training. In addition, the Department provides collaborative and consultative services to Ministry of Health, Department of Primary & Secondary Health Punjab, IRMNCH, UNICEF and WHO. It also establishes academic partnerships with various Universities and conducts National and International training on child health promotion.