May 19, 2020 Vitamin A Supplementation Programs and Country-Level Evidence of Vitamin A Deficiency This study assesses the availability nationally-representative data on current Vitamin A status.
May 19, 2020 Vitamin A in Child Health Weeks: A toolkit for Planning, Implementing and Monitoring In many countries, vitamin A supplements are distributed through an integrated approach of twice yearly outreach services, often called “Child Health Weeks”
May 19, 2020 The Micronutrient Report – Current Progress and Trends in the Control of Vitamin A, Iodine, and Iron Deficiencies This report summarizes available data on the prevalence of vitamin A, iodine, and iron deficiencies
May 19, 2020 The effectiveness bundling of zinc with Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) for improving adherence to acute watery diarrhea treatment in Ethiopia: cluster randomised controlled trial The present study explores whether packaging zinc with oral rehydration salts (ORS) will increase the combined use of both treatments in children with acute diarrhea
May 19, 2020 Scaling up and sustaining nutrition interventions: lessons learned from success in the Asia-Pacific region This white paper outlines experiences, opportunities, and lessons learned in scaling up specific, well-proven interventions to address the global burden of undernutrition.
May 19, 2020 Projection of population of stunted children under five years and anaemic women of reproductive age in thirteen low, upper and high income 100 million+ countries around the world up to 2050 This study estimated the percentage of reduction necessary in stunted children under five years and anaemic women to reach the World Health Assembly Resolution
May 19, 2020 Prevalence of thresholds for wasting, overweight and stunting in children under 5 years The WHO-UNICEF Technical Expert Advisory Group on Nutrition Monitoring re-examined the existing ranges of wasting and stunting developed in the 1990s
May 16, 2020 Mothers’ groups enrich diet and culture through promoting traditional Quichua foods This study assessed the nutritional, social, and cultural potential of mothers’ cooking clubs that encouraged mothers to incorporate two wild leafy greens in their child’s diet
May 16, 2020 Mineral- and vitamin-enhanced micronutrient powder reduces stunting in full-term low-birth-weight infants receiving nutrition, health, and hygiene education: a 2 × 2 factorial, cluster-randomized trial in Bangladesh The present study investigated the potential effects of a water-based hand sanitizer
May 14, 2020 Intensive monitoring and interpersonal counselling by lady health worker improves the coverage of vitamin A among children between ages 6 and 59 months in selected low performing provinces of Pakistan The purpose of this study was to assess the impact that scaling up monitoring mechanisms has had on vitamin A supplementation in Pakistan.