| China |
| Ages |
Infants & toddlers |
| Health |
Minor/correctable medical needs |
| Information Available |
Photos, medical reports & developmental evaluations |
| Advantages |
Process may be expedited |
| Colombia |
| Ages |
Toddlers, school-aged children & sibling groups |
| Health |
Generally healthy |
| Information Available |
Photos, social history & medical/psychological evaluations |
| Advantages |
Children receive excellent psychotherapy/medical treatment |
| Eastern Europe |
| Ages |
Infants, toddlers & school-aged children |
| Health |
Minor to significant medical needs |
| Information Available |
More information available than with a standard referral, including photos |
| Advantages |
| Ethiopia |
| Ages |
Toddlers, school-aged children & sibling groups |
| Health |
Generally healthy |
| Information Available |
Photos, family background information & medical/social evaluations |
| Advantages |
Flexible parent requirements |
| Guatemala |
| Ages |
Infants, toddlers, school-aged children & sibling groups |
| Health |
Infants with special needs; Otherwise generally healthy |
| Information Available |
Photos, medical & birth/social history |
| Advantages |
Family foster care or small privtae orphanage settings |
| India |
| Ages |
Infants, toddlers, school-aged children & sibling groups |
| Health |
Infants and toddlers with minor to signifiacnt medical needs; Otherwise generally healthy |
| Information Available |
Photos, medical records & social evaluations |
| Advantages |
Comprehensive medical records often available; Flexible parent requirements |
| Korea |
| Ages |
Infants & toddlers |
| Health |
Minor to significant medical needs |
| Information Available |
Photos, background information, comprehensive medical records & social/developmental assessments |
| Advantages |
Parent age waivers available for specific children; Monthly medical updates |
| Philippines |
| Ages |
Toddlers, school-aged children & sibling groups |
| Health |
Toddlers and school-aged children with minor to significant medical needs; Sibling groups generally healthy |
| Information Available |
Photos, social history, developmental assessments & medical reports |
| Advantages |
Single parents considered |
| Taiwan |
| Ages |
Infants, toddlers and older children |
| Health |
Infants & toddlers with more significant medical needs; older children with minor to more significant medical needs |
| Information Available |
Detailed medical information available |
| Advantages |
Flexible requirements for waiting children (flexibility on parental age requirement and family size) |
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