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Nepal’s vitamin A supplementation programme, 15 years on: Sustained growth in coverage and equity and children still missed. Nepal’s national vitamin A programme, that started in a few districts in […]

Development of food-based complementary feeding recommendations for 9- to 11-month-old peri-urban Indonesian infants using linear programming. Effective population-specific, food-based complementary feeding recommendations (CFR) are required to combat micronutrient deficiencies. To […]

Coverage of the national vitamin A supplementation program in Ethiopia. Periodic vitamin A supplementation is a major intervention to reduce morbidity, mortality, and blindness among children in developing countries. The […]

Determinants of high vitamin A supplementation coverage among pre-school children in Mali: the National Nutrition Weeks experience. OBJECTIVES: To assess vitamin A supplementation (VAS) coverage of children aged 6-59 months and […]

Wheat flour fortification is unlikely to benefit the neediest in Guatemala. The potential impact of wheat flour fortification with iron and folic acid was assessed using data about food purchases […]

Day-care management of children with severe malnutrition in an urban health clinic in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Management of severely malnourished children with associated complications relies on hospital-based treatment. Implementation of a […]

Appreciation of school deworming program by parents in Ha Giang Province (Vietnam). School-based deworming programs are one of the most cost-effective public health strategies to reach children with anthelminthics and […]

Weekly iron-folic acid supplements to prevent anemia among Cambodian women in three settings: process and outcomes of social marketing and community mobilization. Social marketing and community mobilization approaches were applied […]

Use of multiple opportunities for improving feeding practices in under-twos within child health programmes. OBJECTIVES: In a community randomized trial, we aimed to promote exclusive breastfeeding and appropriate complementary feeding practices […]

Acceptability of multiple micronutrient supplements by pregnant and lactating women in Mali. BACKGROUND: In Mali, an estimated 73% of pregnant women are anaemic largely due to iron deficiency. National policy […]