In the last two decades, the global community has made significant progress in saving the
lives of children< 5 y of age. However, these advances are failing to help all children to …

Without intervention, developmental delay (DD) and autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)
severely restrict children from reaching their developmental potential. Monitoring child …

One-third of children falter in cognitive development by pre-school age. Iron plays an
important role in many neurodevelopmental processes, and animal studies suggest that iron …

Background Although 80% of children with disabilities live in developing countries, there are
few culturally appropriate developmental assessment tools available for these settings …

The primary purpose of this toolkit is to provide a resource for researchers from various
disciplines interested in planning and evaluating programs or interventions aimed at …

Cerebral palsy is a common neurologic problem in children and is reported as occurring in
approximately 2-2.5 of 1000 live births globally. As is the case with many pediatric …

Global emphasis has shifted beyond reducing child survival rates to improving health and
developmental trajectories in childhood. Optimum early childhood experience is believed to …

Despite global interest in supporting and monitoring early childhood development (ECD),
few valid and reliable tools exist for capturing ECD at scale across cultural contexts. This …

An estimated 150 million children have a disability. Early identification of developmental
disabilities is a high priority for the World Health Organization to allow action to reduce …

Diseases affecting millions of children in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), such as
malnutrition, micronutrient deficiency, malaria, and HIV, can lead to adverse …