ICDDR,B – MAL-ED: Illuminating the linkages between childhood malnutrition and diarrhoeal diseases

January 9, 2015

MAL-ED: Illuminating the linkages between childhood malnutrition and diarrhoeal diseases, 2014 | Source: icddr,b News, Nov 2014 MAL-ED, a long term, multinational project to which icddr,b is contributing, takes a uniquely comprehensive approach to investigating the complex relationships between under-nutrition and enteric diseases and their impact on early childhood development. Under-nutrition affects 20% of children […]

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VIDEO: Sandy Cairncross at the STOP Stunting Conference 2014

January 9, 2015

VIDEO: Professor Cairncross at the STOP Stunting Conference 2014. Link to video In this video Professor Sandy Cairncross, SHARE Research Director, shares his thoughts on why reducing stunting is such a priority for South Asia. Professor Cairncross attended the STOP Stunting Conference in New Delhi (November 2014) to deliver a presentation on the links between […]

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Reducing Child Undernutrition: Past Drivers and Priorities for the Post-MDG Era

January 9, 2015

Reducing Child Undernutrition: Past Drivers and Priorities for the Post-MDG Era. World Development, Volume 68, April 2015, Pages 180–204. Full text Authors: Lisa C. Smith, Lawrence Haddad As the post-MDG era approaches in 2016, reducing child undernutrition is gaining high priority on the international development agenda, both as a maker and marker of development. Revisiting […]

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WASHplus/CORE Webinar Multi-sectoral Approaches to Improve Child Growth, through WASH, Nutrition, and Early Childhood Development

January 9, 2015

Multi-sectoral Approaches to Improve Child Growth, through WASH, Nutrition, and Early Childhood Development Link to webinar & presentations Presented in collaboration with the CORE Group Social & Behavior Change and Nutrition Working Groups, Thursday, January 8, 2015 The CORE Group Nutrition and Social and Behavior Change Working Groups, in collaboration with the USAID WASHplus Project, hosted […]

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CMAM Forum series on the management and prevention of Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM)

December 17, 2014

Announcing the series of technical briefs on MAM We are pleased to share the CMAM Forum series on the management and prevention of Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) and an associated document on standards of research for MAM. These documents are available in English and French and are uploaded to the CMAM Forum website ([www.cmamforum.org]www.cmamforum.org). Management […]

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WASHplus Weekly – Focus on WASH & Nutrition, Dec. 12, 2014

December 14, 2014

Issue 171| Dec 12, 2014 | Focus on WASH & Nutrition This issue provides updates on new resources since the September 2014 WASHplus Weekly on WASH and nutrition with links to a December 15, USAID webinar; the recently published Global Nutrition Report; presentations at the UNICEF Stop Stunting Conference in India; and just-published studies on stunting, environmental […]

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Global Nutrition Report: Actions and Accountability to Accelerate the World’s Progress on Nutrition

December 4, 2014

Global Nutrition Report: Actions and Accountability to Accelerate the World’s Progress on Nutrition, 2014. International Food and Policy Research Institute. Full text, pdf Key Points 1. People with good nutrition are key to sustainable development. Malnutrition affects nearly every country in the world. More nutrition indicators need to be embedded within the Sustainable Development Goal […]

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Beyond Malnutrition: The Role of Sanitation in Stunted Growth

November 11, 2014

Beyond Malnutrition: The Role of Sanitation in Stunted Growth. Env Health Perspect, Nov 2014 Full text Author: Charles W. Schmidt An excerpt from the article: Beyond Nutrition – Nutritionists have tried dozens of approaches to prevent stunting, such as micronutrient supplements for pregnant women and children (especially growth promoters including iron, zinc, calcium, and folate); […]

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Understanding the Rapid Reduction of Undernutrition in Nepal, 2001–2011

November 11, 2014

Understanding the Rapid Reduction of Undernutrition in Nepal, 2001–2011: IFPRI Discussion Paper 01384,  October 2014. Full text, pdf AUTHORS: Derek D. Headey (d.headey@cgiar.org) is a senior research fellow in the Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, DC. John Hoddinott is a senior research fellow in the Poverty, Health, […]

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Reframing Undernutrition: Faecally-Transmitted Infections and the 5 As

October 31, 2014

Reframing Undernutrition: Faecally-Transmitted Infections and the 5 As, October 2014. Full text Robert Chambers and Gregor von Medeazza, Institute of Development Studies. The dominant nutrition discourse concerns access to adequate food and its quality. It now includes food security, food rights and justice, governance and agriculture. Despite many initiatives to assure food access, and growing […]

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