Bridging Gaps and Scaling Up: a school readiness program for child-parent-teacher triad in Nepal

A recent study estimated that over 200 million children living in Low Middle-Income Countries will not fulfill their developmental potential, due to risk factors such as intrauterine growth restriction, malnutrition, infectious diseases and inadequate cognitive stimulation, and the World...

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) target 4.2 aims that, by 2030, all children access quality early child development (ECD), pre-primary education and are ready for primary education. However, children most at risk of poor educational outcomes, including those with neuro-developmental...

Golden Community in collaboration with the Government of Nepal (GoN) and University of Washington, Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, Washington for improving key quality improvement (QI) interventions including neonatal resuscitation to skilled health worker who will be in...

Several studies in low- and middle-income settings have shown that mistreatment and disrespectful care during childbirth is a major issue that needs addressing. A multi-country study by Bohren et al. showed that more than a third of women experience...

High quality neonatal resuscitation is a key to save newborn lives, prevent brain injury and optimize child development, yet the quality of care remains far below standards. In this project, we investigate the use of video filming of neonatal...

Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a syndrome of non-progressive movement and posture disorder caused by damage to the developing brain during pregnancy, delivery or first two years of life. It is the most common form of motor disability in childhood...

Food insecurity is defined as a state in which an individual “lacks regular access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet the needs for normal growth and development and to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle” (FAO, 2020)....

Over the past 15 years, Nepal has experienced a series of catastrophic weather events, with the Terai region emerging as the hottest part of the country. The prevalence of warm days and nights is increasing in Nepal’s districts. According...

In low- and middle-income countries, there has been a noticeable decline in mortality rates among children under 5 years old, a trend expected to continue. However, it is estimated that over 200 million children in these countries have developmental...