Our Publications

  1. Early Childhood Development Strategy for the World's Children with Disabilities.  Frontiers in Public Health. 19 June 2024.  [Full text: www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1390107/full]
  2. Global Progress Towards Early Childhood Development for Children with Disabilities 2013-2023. BMJ Paediatrics Open 2023  Jul;7(1):e002046. [Full text: bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/bmjpo/7/1/e002046.full.pdf]
  3. Neurodiversity and humanism in autism: An LMIC health care setting perspective. Autism. 2023 Jul;27(5):1173-1176 [Full text: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13623613231181477]
  4. Sustainable Development Goals summit 2023 and the global pledge on disability-focused early childhood development. Lancet Global Health 2023 Jun;11(6):e823-e825. [Full text: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00178-X/fulltext]
  5. Global leadership is needed to optimize early childhood development for children with disabilities. Nature Medicine. 2023 May;29(5):1056-1060. [Full text: www.nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02291-x]
  6. UNICEF and Global Leadership for Disability-Inclusion in Early Childhood. Lancet Child and Adolescent Health. 2023 May;7(5):e11. [Full text: www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(23)00075-5/fulltext].
  7. The Nurturing Care Framework and Children with Developmental Disabilities in LMICs. Pediatrics. 2023;151(4):e2022056645. [Full text: publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/151/4/e2022056645/190816/The-Nurturing-Care-Framework-and-Children-With?autologincheck=redirected].
  8. Editorial: Optimizing school readiness for children with developmental disabilities. Frontiers in Pediatrics 2023; 11:1196934. [Full text: www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2023.1196934/full] 
  9. ​Promoting School Readiness in Children with Developmental Disabilities in LMICs. Frontiers in Public Health 2023;11:993642.[Full text: www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.993642/full]
  10. Global prevalence of developmental disabilities in children and adolescents: A systematic umbrella review. Frontiers in Public Health 2023;11:1122009. [Full text: www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1122009/full]
  11. Disabilities in Early Childhood: A Global Health Perspective. Children (Basel) 2023, Jan 12;10(1):155. [Full text: www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/1/155]
  12. Revisiting the Role of Pediatricians for Optimal Early Childhood Development in LMICs. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 2023 Jan 1;44(1):e69. [Full text: journals.lww.com/jrnldbp/Citation/2023/01000/Revisiting_the_Role_of_Pediatricians_for_Optimal.10.aspx]
  13. Global investments to optimise the health and wellbeing of children with disabilities: a call to action. Lancet 2023 Jan 21; 401(10372):175-177. {Full text: www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)02368-6/fulltext]
  14. Prioritising rehabilitation in early childhood for inclusive education: a call to action. Disability and Rehabilitation 2022 Sep 6:1-5. Online ahead of print ​[Full text: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09638288.2022.2118870?journalCode=idre20]
  15. Global and regional prevalence of disabilities among children and adolescents: analysis of findings from global health databases. Frontiers in Public Health 2022 Sep 23;10:977453. [Full text: www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.977453/full]
  16. Cerebral palsy and developmental intellectual disability in children younger than 5 years: findings from the GBD-WHO Rehabilitation Database 2019. Frontiers in Public Health, Aug 25;10:894546.​ [Full text: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.894546/full]
  17. The Role of Parenting Interventions in Optimizing School Readiness for Children With Disabilities in Low and Middle Income Settings. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2022 Jun 28;10:927678. [Full text: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.927678/full]
  18. Child health, inclusive education and development. Bulletin of the World Health Organisation. 2022 Jul 1;100(7):459-461. [Full text: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9243688/pdf/BLT.22.288103.pdf]
  19. Disability in Children: a global problem needing a well-coordinated global action. BMJ Paediatrics Open. 2022;6(1):e001397 [Full text: https://bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/6/1/e001397] 
  20. Clarifying Best Practices for Early Childhood Development. JAMA Pediatrics. 2022 Jun 1;176(6):617-618. [Full text: jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2791155]
  21. Accelerating Progress on Early Childhood Development for Children Under-5 Years with Disabilities by 2030. Lancet Global Health. 2022 Mar;10(3):e438-e444. [Full text: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(21)00488-5/fulltext]
  22. Revisiting the prevalence and population of children with neurological impairments in sub-Saharan Africa. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. 2022 Mar;64(3):280-281. [Full text: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/dmcn.15105]
  23. Setting the record straight on measuring SDG 4.2.1. Lancet Global Health. 2021 Jul;9(7):e912. [Full text: Letter: https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2214-109X%2821%2900229 Reply: https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2214-109X%2821%2900256-4]
  24. The conundrum of a global tool for early childhood development to monitor SDG indicator 4.2.1. Lancet Global Health. 2021 May;9(5):e586-e587. [Full text: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(21)00030-9/fulltext]
  25. Global Burden of Childhood Epilepsy, Intellectual Disability, and Sensory Impairments. Pediatrics. 2020 Jul;146(1):e20192623. [Full text: https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/146/1/e20192623]
  26. Premature mortality in children with developmental disabilities. Lancet Global Health. 2019 Dec;7(12):e1601-e1602. [Full text: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(19)30419-X/fulltext]
  27. Nurturing care for children with developmental disabilities: a moral imperative for sub-Saharan Africa. Lancet Child Adolescent Health. 2018 Nov;2(11):772-774. [Full text: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(18)30281-5/fulltext]
  28. Poor data produce poor models: children with developmental disabilities deserve better. Lancet Global Health. 2019 Feb;7(2):e189. [Full text: Letter: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(18)30498-4/fulltext Reply: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(18)30496-0/fulltext]
  29. Developmental disabilities among children younger than 5 years in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet Global Health. 2018 Oct;6(10):e1100-e1121. [Full text: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(18)30309-7/fulltext]
  30. Hearing loss: rising prevalence and impact. Bulletin of the World Health Organisation. 2019 Oct 1;97(10):646-646A. Erratum in: Bulleting of the World Health Organisation. 2020 Feb 1;98(2):148. [Full text: https://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/97/10/19-224683.pdf]
  31. Global Initiatives for Early Childhood Development Should Be Disability Inclusive. Pediatrics. 2018 Mar;141(3):e20174055. [Full text: https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/141/3/e20174055]​

Steering Committee

Prof. Nihad Almasri
Jordan
Prof. Nem-Yun Boo
​Malaysia
Dr. Cecilia Breinbauer
​Chile
Prof. Adrian C. Davis
​UK
Prof. Mijna Hadders-Algra
​Netherlands
Prof. M.K.C. Nair
India
Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya
Nigeria
Prof. Scott M. Wright
USA
Advisory Board 
Prof. Charles R.J.C. Newton (Kenya), Prof. Maureen Samms-Vaughan (Jamaica), Prof. Donald Wertlieb (USA)