ENN/USAID – The relationship between wasting and stunting, policy,programming and research implications

August 13, 2014

The relationship between wasting and stunting, policy,programming and research implications, 2014. Emergency Nutrition Network; USAID. Full text Authors: Tanya Khara & Carmel Dolan Burden 1. Both wasting and stunting often coexist in the same child though the extent to which this happens is largely unreported (despite the fact that the data required is available in all […]

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Blockages to preventing malnutrition in Kambia, Sierra Leone: a semi-quantitative causal analysis

August 13, 2014

Blockages to preventing malnutrition in Kambia, Sierra Leone: a semi-quantitative causal analysis, 2014. Full text Authors: Paul Binns, Ernest Guevarra, Mohamed Jalloh and Melrose Tucker Reports of episodes of diarrhoea, respiratory illness and fever for the child appear to carry an increased likelihood of stunting. The same association was found with a lack of access […]

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Catch-Up Growth Occurs after Diarrhea in Early Childhood

August 13, 2014

Catch-Up Growth Occurs after Diarrhea in Early Childhood. J. Nutr. June 1, 2014 vol. 144 no. 6 965-971. Full text Authors: Stephanie A. Richard, et al Diarrhea and linear growth faltering continue to burden low-income countries and are among the most important contributors to poor health during early childhood. Diarrhea is thought to adversely affect […]

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Addressing Chronic Malnutrition through Multi-sectoral, Sustainable Approaches: A Review of the Causes and Consequences

August 13, 2014

Addressing Chronic Malnutrition through Multi-sectoral, Sustainable Approaches: A Review of the Causes and Consequences. Frontiers in Nutrition, July 2014. Link Authors: Kristina Reinhardt and Jessica Fanzo Chronic malnutrition, including stunting, is an important example of a global challenge that spans multiple sectors, specifically health, agriculture, and the environment. The objective of this paper is to […]

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Undernutrition’s blind spot: a review of fecally-transmitted infections in India

August 13, 2014

Undernutrition’s blind spot: a review of fecally-transmitted infections in India. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, In Press, 2014 | doi:10.2166/washdev.2014.027 Order info Authors: Robert Chambers and Gregor von Medeazza. Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9RE, UK and UNICEF Guinea-Bissau, United Nations Building – PO Box 464, 1034 Bissau-Codex, […]

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Maharashtra’s Child Stunting Declines: What is Driving Them? Findings of a Multidisciplinary Analysis

August 13, 2014

Maharashtra’s Child Stunting Declines: What is Driving Them? Findings of a Multidisciplinary Analysis, 2014. Link Authors: Haddad, Lawrence; Nisbett, Nick; Barnett, Inka; Valli, Elsa. Institute of Development Studies. Between 2006 and 2012, Maharashtra’s stunting rate among children under two years of age was reported to decline by 15 percentage points – one of the fastest […]

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LSHTM online course – Agriculture, Nutrition and Health

August 13, 2014

Welcome to Agriculture, Nutrition and Health, a free open-access educational resource, commissioned and supported by Irish Aid. This Master’s-level module has been designed to explore the multi-sectoral links between agriculture, nutrition and health, highlight current evidence and identify potential programmatic solutions. The module has been written by a team of academics at the London School […]

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Water, sanitation, hygiene, and nutrition: successes, challenges, and implications for integration

July 17, 2014

Water, sanitation, hygiene, and nutrition: successes, challenges, and implications for integration. Int J Public Health. 2014 Jul 11. Order info Teague J, Johnston EA, P Graham J. OBJECTIVES: This study explores the integration of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and nutrition programming for improved child health outcomes and aims to identify barriers to and necessary […]

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SPRING – Leveraging Agriculture for Nutritional Impact through the Feed the Future Initiative

July 17, 2014

Leveraging Agriculture for Nutritional Impact through the Feed the Future Initiative: A Landscape Analysis of Activities Across 19 Focus Countries, 2014. Full text SPRING Project. This report offers an in-depth analysis of the Feed the Future activities based on the country profiles, studies of promising practices, and workshop discussions. Beginning by defining the scope and […]

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Correlates of stunting among children in Ghana

July 17, 2014

Correlates of stunting among children in Ghana. BMC Pub Health, May 2014. Full text Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh*, Evelyn Acquah and Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme * Corresponding author: Eugene KM Darteh eugenedarteh@gmail.com Background - Stunting, is a linear growth retardation, which results from inadequate intake of food over a long period of time that may be worsened by […]

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