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Child development in the SDG era: what are the big implementation, measurement and research questions?

The Convention of the Rights of the Child includes the right of every child to survive and thrive or to be supported to reach their best developmental potential. Within the Global Strategy for Women’s Children’s and Adolescents’ Health (2016-2030), this is recognised through goal 4 and several other goals which aim to ensure that all children have access to ‘good-quality’ early child development. What does this mean for child health research, policy and programming in the SDG era? This event aims to explore this question through dynamic interdisciplinary discussion, engaging experts in the field and showcasing recent research activities of several groups within the LSHTM. 

Session outline & Speakers:

12:00 - 12:05 Welcome & introduction - Prof Joy Lawn, Director MARCH Centre.

12:05 - 12:20 Global child development in the SDG era – Prof Sally Grantham-McGregor, Emeritus Professor of Child Health and Nutrition, UCL GOS Institute of Child Health, Faculty of Pop Health Sciences.

12:20 - 12:40 Evaluation of the ‘Saving Brains’ multi-country child development portfolio: what does it mean for implementation and measurement? -  Dr Kate Milner, Assistant Professor Child development and evaluation, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

12:40 - 1:00 Sustainable Program Incorporating Nutrition and Games (SPRING) Home Visits Intervention Trial to improve early child growth and development, including role of early life stress. - Prof Betty Kirkwood, Professor of Epidemiology & International Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine /Dr Sunil Bhopal, Research Fellow Wellcome Trust, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

1:00 - 1:30 Panel discussion and debate from audience. Panel to include non-government organisation, education, other research and donor perspectives.

1:30 – 2:30: Lunch

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This event is being hosted by the MARCH Centre in conjunction with the International Centre for Evidence in Disability at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

The Centre for Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive and Child Health (MARCH) is the central hub for women’s and children’s health within the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. MARCH Centre strengthens and promotes innovation, evaluation and evidence-based policy making by fostering communication and collaboration inside and outside the School and between researchers and policy makers, across a range of settings in over 100 countries and multiple disciplines.

The International Centre for Evidence in Disability draws together a diverse range of researchers across the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in order to promote expertise and competence in disability research and teaching in the context of public health and development.

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