Eliminating malaria in conflict zones: public health strategies developed in the Sri Lanka Civil War.

Despite the 26-year long civil war, Sri Lanka was declared malaria-free by WHO in 2016. This achievement was the result of nearly 30 years of elimination efforts following the last significant resurgence of malaria cases in Sri Lanka. The resurgence occurred in 1986-1987, when about 600 000 cases of malaria were detected.

Housing Need Among Children With Medical Complexity: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study of Three Populations.

Objective: Children with medical complexity (CMC) are hypothesized to have unique housing and accessibility needs due to their medical fragility and medical technology dependency; however, research on prevalence and types of housing need in CMC is limited. The objective was to describe housing need in families of CMC, and to compare housing need across CMC, children with one chronic condition (Type 1 diabetes; CT1D) and healthy children (HC).

Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study assessed housing suitability, adequacy, affordability, stress, stability, and accessibility using survey methodology.

The Experience of Housing Needs Among Families Caring for Children With Medical Complexity.

Background And Objectives: Caregivers of children with medical complexity (CMC) face many stressors related to their child's medical condition(s). Financial stress and its impact on housing has been reported to be a challenge among this population. However, unique housing challenges specific to CMC, including disability accommodations in the home and housing space and layout, have yet to be examined in the literature.

A scoping review of the role of LEGO therapy for improving inclusion and social skills among children and youth with autism.

Background: LEGO therapy uses children's natural interest in play to help motivate behavioural change and may be an effective teaching tool to increase social competency and communication skills. Although the literature is growing it has not been synthesized.

Objectives: To review the literature on the role of LEGO therapy on social skills and inclusion among children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Adapting a robotics program to enhance participation and interest in STEM among children with disabilities: a pilot study.

Purpose: Youth with disabilities are under-represented in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in school and in the workforce. One encouraging approach to engage youth's interest in STEM is through robotics; however, such programs are mostly for typically developing youth. The purpose of this study was to understand the development and implementation of an adapted robotics program for children and youth with disabilities and their experiences within it.