May 19, 2020 Weekly Iron Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFAS) for Adolescents – FAQs The purpose of this document is to provide technical guidance to support interventions in this area.
May 16, 2020 Preconceptional Nutrition Interventions for Adolescent Girls and Adult Women: Global Guidelines and Gaps in Evidence and Policy with Emphasis on Micronutrients This article reviews the global picture of preconception nutrition in women and girls
Brief May 14, 2020 Knowledge Brief – Improving folate status in women of reproductive age to prevent neural tube defects This knowledge brief summarizes the findings of the technical reports and roadmap for action which were produced as a result of the technical consultation
May 13, 2020 Identifying Nutrition and Health-Relevant Behaviors, Beliefs, and Values of School-Going Adolescent Girls in Rural Bangladesh: Context for Interventions This study describes the nutrition-relevant context required for effective intervention planning with a special emphasis on iron because anemia has been identified as a significant problem in adolesce
May 11, 2020 Global folate status in women of reproductive age: a systematic review with emphasis on methodological issues The aim of this paper was to review current data on folate status of women of reproductive age.
May 11, 2020 Delivering an action agenda for nutrition interventions addressing adolescent girls and young women: priorities for implementation and research This paper describes current evidence-based nutrition recommendations and global guidance for nutrition actions to address adolescent undernutrition, overnutrition, and micronutrient deficiencies.
May 10, 2020 Characterisation of anaemia and associated factors among infants and pre-schoolers from rural India The present study aimed to distinguish anaemia and the associated factors among 476 infants (6-12 months) and 316 pre-schoolers (aged 29-56 months) and their mothers
May 10, 2020 Business not as usual: how multisectoral collaboration can promote transformative change for health and sustainable development The purpose of this paper is to present a model of effective collaboration for improvement in health and sustainable development using multiple country case studies.
May 10, 2020 Applying international guidelines for calcium supplementation to prevent pre-eclampsia: simulation of recommended dosages suggests risk of excess intake in Ethiopia The purpose of this simulation was to study the impact of calcium supplementation during pregnancy to prevent pre-eclampsia.
May 10, 2020 Adolescent girls’ nutrition and anaemia prevention: a school-based multi-sectoral collaboration in Indonesia This paper highlights lessons learned from a school-based multi-sectoral collaboration demonstration project based in Indonesia to implement the revised national weekly iron and folic acid policy.