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One-third of Children in Low- and Middle-income Countries Fail to Reach Developmental Milestones

With data on almost 100,000 children, new research reveals extent of developmental setbacks among 3- and 4-year-olds in low- and middle-income countries

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Boston, MA ─ (ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2016.  In developing countries, one-third of children 3 and 4 years old don’t reach basic milestones in cognitive and/or socioemotional growth, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, funded by the Government of Canada through Grand Challenges Canada.

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The study authors estimate that…

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