Premature delivery, neonatal encephalopathy and neuroinfections contribute considerably to excessive disease burden in South-East Asia and Africa. In 2016, developmental disabilities accounted for 13.3% of the 29.3 million years lived with disability for all health conditions among children younger than 5 years. Before Canada and BC had been formed, Indigenous peoples lived in balance and interconnectedness with the land and water by which the requirements of life are provided. Health disparities persist, which are as a end result of impacts of colonization and Indigenous-specific racism. The high quality of hospital wards is enhancing, and the lighting is much brighter. On…