Dr Raoul Bermejo, Senior Health Specialist, Program Group – Health, UNICEF Headquarters, Newyork, Dr Vivek Singh, Senior Health Specialist, UNICEF India Country Office and Mr Kaushik Ganguly, UNICEF Social Policy Specialist for Kerala and Tamil Nadu visited Child Development Centre, Kerala on 23rd February 2026 for a learning engagement on the CDC service delivery model and its role as the State Centre of Excellence for Neurodevelopmental Disorders. A detailed discussion was held during the visit to explore priority areas for collaboration with UNICEF towards institutional strengthening, systems development and scaling up of inclusive early childhood development and neurodevelopmental services in the state.