The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is currently experiencing its 9th outbreak of Ebola since first detection of the virus in 1976. This outbreak is believed to have started in early April in the town of Bikoro and has already infected 32, killing 18. Health officers are determined to contain the outbreak rapidly, fearing it will spread. Dr. Tedros Adhanom, … Read More
Advancing Early Childhood Development: From Science to Scale
The first few years of a child’s life are a critical time for physical, mental and emotional development. While poverty, nutritional deficiencies, high stress environments and low quality resources all affect the ability of a child’s brain to develop, there are low-cost services and interventions to combat these adversities and help children reach their full potential. The Lancet‘s new series, … Read More