UMMEED INVESTING EARLY IN EVERY CHILD

Vibha Krishnamurthy

UMMEED INVESTING EARLY IN EVERY CHILD

Vibha Krishnamurthy, MDFounder and Executive DirectorUmmeed Child Development Center

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At least one in every ten children has a disability

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You can be born with one..

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..or you can acquire one because you are poor

•Malnutrition •Anemia •Lack of a nurturing and stimulating environment

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How big is the problem?

The prevalence of childhood disability in Low and Middle Income Countries is 15%

( WHO World Disability Report 2010, Lancet series on ECD 2007, 2010 )

India has an estimated 53 million children with

disabilities

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Early Identification

Early Intervention

Good

Outcomes

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Importance of early stimulation for brain development

Nelson CA et al. Science 2007 8

My journey

Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step. Martin Luther King Jr.

The Center – November 2001

A team under one roof

• Family centered

• Strengths based

• Care for all

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Building capacity

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Awareness and Advocacy

Building the market

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I wake up every morning determined both to change the world and to have one hell of a good time.

Sometimes, this makes planning the day difficult - E.B. White

Thank you!

www.ummeed.orgvibha.krishnamurthy@ummeed.org