Open Defecation Evidence from a New Survey in Rural North India

September 25, 2014

Open Defecation: Evidence from a New Survey in Rural North India. Ecom & Polit Weekly, Sept 2014. Full text Authors: Diane Coffey, Aashish Gupta, Payal Hathi, Nidhi Khurana, Nikhil Srivastav, Sangita Vyas, Dean Spears Despite economic growth, government latrine construction, and increasing recognition among policymakers that open defecation constitutes a health and human capital crisis, it […]

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The intestinal microbiome in early life: health and disease

September 25, 2014

The intestinal microbiome in early life: health and disease. Front. Immunol., 05 September 2014 | doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2014.00427 Full text Marie-Claire Arrieta, Leah T. Stiemsma, et al. Human microbial colonization begins at birth and continues to develop and modulate in species abundance for about 3 years, until the microbiota becomes adult-like. During the same time period, […]

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Are you still pouring your Post-2015 water investments down the drain

September 25, 2014

Are you still pouring your Post-2015 water investments down the drain? Stockholm World Water Week, September 2, 2014. Full text Presentations by; Hanna Woodburn, Global Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing; Orlando Hernandez, USAID WASHplus Project; Jane Wilbur, WaterAid; and Corrie Kramer, Plan USA Individual Presentations WASH Pre- and Post-2015 Making an Economic Case for Investing in […]

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Turning Rapid Growth into Meaningful Growth: Sustaining the Commitment to Nutrition in Zambia

September 25, 2014

Turning Rapid Growth into Meaningful Growth: Sustaining the Commitment to Nutrition in Zambia, 2014. Institute of Development Studies. Full text Edited by Jody Harris, Lawrence Haddad and Silke Seco Grütz Zambia suffers high levels of child stunting and is struggling to achieve the nutrition-related MDGs, with significant constraints in the provision of services to address every […]

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UNICEF – Levels & Trends in Child Mortality: Report 2014

September 17, 2014

Levels & Trends in Child Mortality: Report 2014. UNICEF. Full text, pdf Substantial global progress has been made inreducing child deaths since 1990. The number ofunder-five deaths worldwide has declined from 12.7 (12.5, 12.9)1 million in 1990 to 6.3 (6.1, 6.7)million in 2013. While that translates into around 17,000 fewer children dying every day in […]

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Focus on WASH & Nutrition: WASHplus Weekly, Sept 5, 2014

September 5, 2014

Issue 160 | Sept 5, 2014 | Focus on WASH & Nutrition This issue contains some of the most recent studies on stunting, open defecation, nutritional interventions, and other WASH and nutrition issues. Recent reports from the World Bank Water and Sanitation Program discuss the impacts of improved sanitation on child growth in Vietnam and Lao PDR. Training […]

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

August 21, 2014

Water, sanitation, hygiene, and nutrition: successes, challenges, and implications for integration. Int J Public Health, June 2014. Full text Authors: Jordan Teague, E. Anna Johnston, Jay P. Graham. 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 […]

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2nd International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2), Rome, Nov 19-21, 2014

August 21, 2014

The Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2), an inclusive inter-governmental meeting on nutrition jointly organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), in cooperation with the High Level Task Force on the Global Food Security Crisis (HLTF), IFAD, IFPRI, UNESCO, UNICEF, World Bank, WFP and the WTO, will be […]

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

August 21, 2014

Maharashtra’s Child Stunting Declines: What is Driving Them? Findings of a Multidisciplinary Analysis, 2014. Full text, pdf Authors: Haddad, L., Nisbett, N., Barnett, Inka., Valli, E. Institute of Development Studies. In 2005, an alarming 39 percent of children were stunted in Maharashtra state, the second largest state in India with a population of over 100 […]

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The first 1000 days of life: prenatal and postnatal risk factors for morbidity and growth in a birth cohort in southern India

August 20, 2014

The first 1000 days of life: prenatal and postnatal risk factors for morbidity and growth in a birth cohort in southern India. BMJ Open, Aug 2014. Full text Authors: Deepthi Kattula, et al. Objective: To estimate the burden and assess prenatal and postnatal determinants of illnesses experienced by children residing in a semiurban slum, during the first 1000 days […]

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