Brief May 10, 2020 Advocacy Brief – The importance of folic acid food fortification to prevent neural tube defects This advocacy brief provides information regarding the importance of folic acid food fortification to prevent neural tube defects.
May 10, 2020 Advancing Neural Tube Defect Prevention in Low- and Middle-Income Countries through Improved Folate Status in Women of Reproductive Age- Proceedings from the Technical Consultation: Folate Status in Women and Neural Tube Defect Prevention This document is a summary of findings and recommendations from the technical consultation entitled: “Folate Status in Women and Neural Tube Defect Prevention”.
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.
May 10, 2020 Achieving Universal Salt Iodization: Lessons learned and Emerging Issues This paper presents a global overview of the progress in eliminating iodine deficiency disorders through universal salt iodization, including a review of lessons learned.
May 10, 2020 A simplified regimen compared with WHO guidelines decreases antenatal calcium supplement intake for prevention of preeclampsia in a cluster-randomized noninferiority trial in Rural Kenya This study aimed to test whether a simplified supplementation regimen would improve adherence to antenatal calcium supplements in women in rural Kenya.
May 10, 2020 A Community-Based Positive Deviance/Hearth Infant and Young Child Nutrition Intervention in Ecuador Improved Diet and Reduced Underweight This study assessed the effectiveness of a Positive Deviance (PD)/Hearth community-based intervention by using local foods and peer-education to improve infant and young child nutrition.
May 9, 2020 A Changing Landscape for Vitamin A Programs: Implications for Optimal Intervention Packages, Program Monitoring, and Safety The present article reviews the progress that has been made to to prevent vitamin A deficiency, and its related health consequences, gaps in vitamin A status and intervention coverage data.
May 1, 2020 Iron-fortified lentils to improve iron (Fe) status among adolescent girls in Bangladesh - study protocol for a double-blind community-based randomized controlled trial This is a protocol of a study that aims to establish novel evidence of the efficacy of the consumption of iron-fortified lentils in improving the body iron status and thus cognitive performance in non
May 1, 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
Brief December 10, 2019 Murang'a County Profile While health and nutrition indicators reveal progress has been made, Murang’a County remains committed to further improving the nutritional status of its population.
