Nutrition Specific

Evidence-based interventions for improvement of maternal and child nutrition: what can be done and at what cost? Maternal undernutrition contributes to 800,000 neonatal deaths annually through small for gestational age […]

Overestimation of vitamin a supplementation coverage from district tally sheets demonstrates importance of population-based surveys for program improvement: lessons from Tanzania. BACKGROUND: Tanzania has conducted a national twice-yearly Vitamin A supplementation […]

Promoting safe infant feeding practices – the importance of structural, social and contextual factors in Southern Africa. There has been significant progress towards the goal of eliminating vertical transmission of […]

Fortifying baladi bread in Egypt: reaching more than 50 million people through the subsidy program. BACKGROUND: Micronutrient deficiencies, especially iron-deficiency anemia, are a public health problem in Egypt, where anemia […]

Insights from community case management data in six sub-Saharan African countries. There is strong research evidence that community case management (CCM) programs can significantly reduce mortality. There is less evidence, […]

Scaling up of breastfeeding promotion programs in low- and middle-income countries: the “breastfeeding gear” model. Breastfeeding (BF) promotion is one of the most cost-effective interventions to advance mother-child health. Evidence-based […]

Global micronutrient deficiencies in childhood and impact on growth and survival: challenges and opportunities. Despite numerous advances and improvements in child health, malnutrition still remains as one of the main […]

Scaling up maternal nutrition programs to improve birth outcomes: a review of implementation issues. BACKGROUND: Maternal nutrition interventions are efficacious in improving birth outcomes. It is important to demonstrate that […]

Opportunities for improving maternal nutrition and birth outcomes: synthesis of country experiences. BACKGROUND: Undernutrition in women in poor countries remains prevalent and affects maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH) outcomes. Improving […]

Lessons drawn from research utilization in the maternal iodine supplementation policy development in Thailand. In this paper, the authors share their experience on evidence utilization in the development of Thailand’s […]