Paediatric palliative care is an emerging subspecialty that focuses on achieving the best
possible quality of life for children with life-threatening conditions and their families. To …

Control of pain and symptoms and terminal care are necessary for quality HIV and cancer
care in sub-Saharan Africa. However, what constitutes feasible, accessible, and effective …

The new updated edition of Children, Youth and Development explores the varied ways in
which global processes in the form of development policies, economic and cultural …

Background: Adopted children have been said to be difficult children, scarred by their past
experiences in maltreating families or neglecting orphanages, or by genetic or pre‐and …

We've all heard that a father's involvement enriches the lives of children. But how much have
we heard about how having a child affects a father's life? As Peter Gray and Kermyt …

More than 11 million children under 15 years in sub-Saharan Africa have lost at least one
parent to AIDS. In Uganda, about 2 million children are orphans, with one or both parents …

How do modern women in developing countries experience sexuality and love? Drawing on
a rich array of interview, ethnographic, and survey data from her native country of Kenya …

The astounding rise in the number of orphans due to the HIV/AIDS epidemic has left many
Ethiopian families and communities with enormous childcare problems. Available studies on …

In this meta-analysis of 75 studies on more than 3,888 children in 19 different countries, the
intellectual development of children living in children's homes (orphanages) was compared …

The HIV epidemic presents challenges including orphans and a large mass of children
rendered vulnerable by the epidemic and other societal forces. Focus on orphaned and …