May 19, 2020 Relevance of Assessment Methods for Fluid Intake Reliable data at population level are essential to firmly establish links between fluid intake, hydration and health, investigate dose-response relationships
May 19, 2020 Recommendations for Accelerating Global Action to Prevent Folic Acid – Preventable Birth Defects and Other Folate-Deficiency Diseases: Meeting of Experts on Preventing Folic Acid-Preventable Neural Tube Defects The following workshop summary provides the recommendations from knowledgeable scientists and policy experts to accelerate the global pace
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 Production of Encapsulated Iron for Double Fortification of Salt with Iodine and Iron In theory, the combination of iodine and iron in salt can combat iodine deficiency disorders and iron deficiency anaemia, which together affect more than one-third of the world’s population.
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
May 16, 2020 Motivation of health workers and their performance at grassroots level and attitude of people towards health services and delivery: findings of a field study in Gujarat & Odisha states of India This paper explores the level of motivation among health workers in two states (Gujarat and Odisha) in India. It also aims to understand attitudes of the public towards health services.
May 16, 2020 Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, Learning (MEAL) 2016-2020, 2016 Baseline Assessment of Key Indicators Assessing progress towards the Movement’s objectives and the Sustainable Development Goals for a world without hunger and malnutrition requires the alignment of globally agreed monitoring
May 16, 2020 Monitoring of Health and Nutrition Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Indicators: A case of estimation of denominators of thirteen 100 million plus countries for the mid-year of 2017 This paper estimates demographic denominators to be used for program monitoring for 2 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, and 169 targets, during inter-censal periods
May 16, 2020 Mapping Information Systems for Nutrition in SUN Countries This report describes the research undertaken in 2016 to map nutrition related information systems in 57 SUN countries.
May 14, 2020 Investing in the future: A united call to action on vitamin and mineral deficiencies This report reviews how each of these vital micronutrients affect human health.