Women - Nutrition International

project

June 6, 2020

Nutrition of Working Women

Preventing anaemia, improving nutritional knowledge, and sharing water, sanitation, and hygiene best practices to improve the health and well-being of readymade garment sector workers in Bangladesh.

project

June 6, 2020

Folate Task Team

Through an NTEAM global nutrition task team, we’re laying the groundwork for implementing a global strategy to control folate insufficiency and prevent related neural tube defects.

Blog Posts

June 5, 2020

The critical role of nutrition in the global battle against COVID-19

I have joined Nutrition International because malnutrition is an urgent issue, it is a social justice issue, it is a gender issue.

News

May 26, 2020

Former president of Tanzania Jakaya Kikwete joins Nutrition International’s Board of Directors

Nutrition International is pleased to announce the appointment of His Excellency Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, the former president of Tanzania, to its Board of Directors.

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

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

Predictors of adherence to micronutrient supplementation before and during pregnancy in Vietnam

The present study examines the predictors of adherence to weekly preconception and prenatal micronutrient supplements among 5,011 women of reproductive age in Vietnam.

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

Brief

May 16, 2020

Policy Brief – Preventing neural tube defects in Ethiopia: Large-scale mandatory food fortification urgently needed

Ethiopia faces a particularly high level of folate deficiency and folate insufficiency among women

Brief

May 14, 2020

Knowledge Brief – Improving folate status in women of reproductive age to prevent neural tube defects

This knowledge brief summarizes the findings of the technical reports and roadmap for action which were produced as a result of the technical consultation

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Nutrition of Working Women

Folate Task Team

The critical role of nutrition in the global battle against COVID-19

Former president of Tanzania Jakaya Kikwete joins Nutrition International’s Board of Directors

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.

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

Predictors of adherence to micronutrient supplementation before and during pregnancy in Vietnam

Preconceptional Nutrition Interventions for Adolescent Girls and Adult Women: Global Guidelines and Gaps in Evidence and Policy with Emphasis on Micronutrients

Policy Brief – Preventing neural tube defects in Ethiopia: Large-scale mandatory food fortification urgently needed

Knowledge Brief – Improving folate status in women of reproductive age to prevent neural tube defects