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Category: Research Projects
Overview:
HSI is leading the way in introducing Filtered Sunlight Phototherapy (F.S.P.T) — a groundbreaking, low-cost treatment alternative for severe neonatal jaundice. Developed in collaboration with U.S.-based scientists, F.S.P.T harnesses sunlight filtered through specialized canopies, offering safe, effective treatment even in low-resource settings.
Why It Matters:
Provides a reliable treatment option where power outages render traditional phototherapy units useless
Increases access to care in rural and peri-urban regions
Reduces the burden of disability caused by untreated jaundice
Impact Vision:
Deploy F.S.P.T. as a viable standard of care across underserved health systems.
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What are developmental disabilities?
According to the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities & Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA, developmental disabilities are a group of conditions due to an impairment in physical, learning, language, or behaviour areas. These include but not limited to: Hearing Loss, Visual Impairment, Cerebral Palsy, Kernicterus, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disability, and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. These conditions may begin prior to, at birth, or shortly thereafter and usually last throughout a person’ s lifetime. Children who experience delay in reaching expected developmental milestones as they grow are often distinguished as having developmental delays rather than disabilities, which is permanent. A developmental delay may improve with intervention and can disappear altogether once the child catches-up in his or her development. It is possible for a developmental delay to develop into a developmental disability if left untreated. Further reading:
