May 19, 2020 Small Scale Mill Fortification Manual The purpose of this manual is to inform NGOs, international agencies and government authorities how Small Scale Fortification can be established and used to combat micronutrient deficiencies
May 19, 2020 SDG 3 monitoring at sub-national level with data from the civil registration system in Rajasthan State, India: 2001-14 The aim of this paper is to draw attention to the civil registration and vital statistics data in India which would help to inform estimates for SDGs and other indicators on a regular basis.
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 Review of Grain Fortification Legislation, Standards, and Monitoring Documents The purpose of this study is to provide a conclusive review of mandatory cereal grain fortification legislation, including standards and monitoring.
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 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 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.
Survey May 16, 2020 Prevalence of and factors associated with antenatal care seeking and adherence to recommended iron‐folic acid supplementation among pregnant women in Zinder, Niger The objectives of this study were to determine utilization of antenatal care (ANC) and adherence to recommended iron-folic acid (IFA) supplementation by pregnant women
