Our Medical Expert Board
One Health
An estimated 6.2 million children and adolescents under the age of 15 years died, mostly from preventable causes. Of these deaths, 5.3 million occurred in the first 5 years, with almost half of these in the first month of life. Approximately twenty percent of all adults in the US are considered diagnosable with a mental illness. Mental illnesses are the leading cause of disability in the US and Canada. Examples of these illnesses include schizophrenia, ADHD, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and autism. Another health issue that causes death or contributes to other health problems is malnutrition, especially among children.
- Approximately 7.5 million children under the age of 5 die from malnutrition, usually brought on by not having the money to find or make food.
- We initiate projects to address problems with solutions -whether that is a new type of diagnostic, a device