Early Childhood Development: Are We Failing When It Doesn’t Happen?_Antony Duttine_4.25.13
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Early Childhood Development:
Antony Duttine, Handicap International
Coregroup Spring meeting. 25th April 2013
are we failing when it doesn’t happen?©
Erika Pin
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Globally, child mortality is decreasing…
1990: 12 million
2011: 6.9 millionSOURCE: UNICEF
QUESTION:
Are we seeing a changing prevalence in morbidity and disability as a result? UNCLEAR
SOURCE: UNICEF
What is disability?
Personal Factors(impairments)
+ Life Habits
(disability)
Environmental Factors(barriers)
Interaction
Source: Disability Creation Process (modified) RIPPH 2011
Point 2 (Point 2)
know the key risk factors…
• Premature birth
• Traumatic birth/low APGAR/resuscitation
• Jaundice/infection/serious illness – neonatal
• Stunting
etcand monitor their development
Point 2(Point 3)
Integrate ECD into existing child health monitoring
(its not as technical as you might think)
Point 2(Point 4)
Advocate for/develop appropriate health services to support children with developmental
disabilities
Community based
+
Specific/specialised
Resources• Disabled village children (Hesperian):
– http://hesperian.org/books-and-resources/
• Early childhood development and disability – a discussion paper (WHO and UNICEF)– http://www.ecdgroup.com/pdfs/ECD-Disability-UNICEF-
WHO-2012.pdf
• Development Difficulties in Early Childhood (WHO)– http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2012/97892415035
49_eng.pdf
• Monitoring Child Disability in Developing Countries (UNICEF)– http://www.childinfo.org/files/Monitoring_Child_Disability
_in_Developing_Countries.pdf
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