Review

The problem of suboptimal complementary feeding practices in West Africa: what is the way forward? The objective of this paper was to review the policy implications of inadequate complementary feeding […]

Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato: Successes and Remaining Challenges of the Introduction of a Nutritionally Superior Staple Crop in Mozambique. BACKGROUND: Chronic vitamin A deficiency affects both women and children in Mozambique […]

Assessing the impact of integrated community case management (iCCM) programs on child mortality: Review of early results and lessons learned in sub-Saharan Africa. AIM: To accelerate progress in reducing child mortality, […]

Indian perspective on clinical aspects, usage, and guidelines of folic Acid. Folic acid (pteroylmonoglutamic acid) is the stable, fully oxidized form of folate which is used in food fortification and […]

Community-based management of acute malnutrition in Bangladesh: feasibility and constraints. BACKGROUND: To achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, particularly reduction in child mortality (Millennium Development Goal 4), effective interventions to […]

Deworming the world. Worms or helminths have historically infected more than half the world’s population, but were largely neglected by medical science and public health interventions because they were considered […]

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 […]

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 […]

Barriers to implementing WHO’s exclusive breastfeeding policy for women living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: an exploration of ideas, interests and institutions. The vertical transmission of HIV occurs when an […]

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 […]