Blog Posts August 6, 2020 Breastfeeding – from mine to theirs Motherhood is a beautiful, yet complicated, and life-changing event that I experienced fifteen years ago when my daughter came into this world (albeit three weeks early).
Field Stories August 6, 2020 With breastfeeding and kangaroo mother care, baby Prapti gets a healthier start to life In the village of Gayag, in Gujarat, India, 27-year-old Ilaben endured a difficult pregnancy before giving birth to her daughter, Prapti.
project June 15, 2020 With Good Nutrition She’ll Grow Into It With good nutrition, a girl can grow, learn, earn and lead. Together, we can spur global action to ensure girls have the nutrition they need to survive and thrive.
Blog Posts June 15, 2020 COVID-19 will worsen the already abysmal state of nutrition among women The COVID-19 pandemic has both marginalized women from accessing primary care as well as severely affected the nutritional intake of adolescent girls and women.
project June 14, 2020 Right Start India Right Start India sought to reduce anaemia, pregnancy and birth complications, low birthweight, neural tube defects, and stunting in children under five.
Blog Posts May 19, 2020 Delivering nutrition services during COVID-19: how Nutrition International is working to avoid a looming malnutrition crisis Nutrition International is working to find innovative ways to continue to deliver its programs despite the challenges posed by the pandemic.
Survey May 19, 2020 Socio-demographic and economic determinants of adherence to iron intake among pregnant women in selected low and lower middle income countries in Asia: insights from a cross-country analyses of global demographic and health surveys. The objective of this study is to uncover factors associated with lack of iron intake leading to anaemia in Afghanistan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and the Philippines.
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 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 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.