1. UMMEED
INVESTING EARLY IN EVERY CHILD
Vibha Krishnamurthy

2. UMMEED INVESTING EARLY IN EVERY CHILD
Vibha Krishnamurthy, MD
Founder and Executive Director
Ummeed Child Development Center
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3. At least one in every ten
children has a disability
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4. You can be
born with
one..
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5. ..or you can acquire one because you are poor
•Malnutrition
•Anemia
•Lack of a
nurturing and
stimulating
environment
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6. 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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7. Early
Identification
Early
Intervention
Good
Outcomes
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8. Importance of early stimulation for brain development
Nelson CA et al. Science 2007 8

9. 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.

10. The Center – November 2001
A team under one
roof
• Family centered
• Strengths based
• Care for all
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12. Building capacity
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13. Awareness and Advocacy
Building the market
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14. 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

15. Thank you!
www.ummeed.org
vibha.krishnamurthy@ummeed.org