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January 25, 2012
A&T produced 2 TV spots to air on national television in Viet Nam. Nguyen Huong Giang, the Viet Nam Behavior Change Specialist, shares her story on the production process.
January 3, 2012
The Health and Social Welfare Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister urged authorities to ensure breastfeeding in the first hour of life to help reduce newborn mortality rate.
January 3, 2012
Steps have been taken to upgrade medical and nursing curriculum with lessons of proper child feeding practices in Bangladesh where 43 percent of children under five are underweight and 17 percent are too thin for their age.
December 19, 2011
The latest guidelines on infant-feeding options for HIV-positive mothers in Africa have not been disseminated in many countries, leaving women dangerously confused about the best nutritional path to protect their children from contracting the virus, a new report shows.
November 15, 2011
Ethiopia has more than halved its child mortality rates since 1990 through campaigns to increase the number of health workers and clinics throughout the country.
October 12, 2011
For the second year, Alive & Thrive (A&T) took part in activities for World Breastfeeding Week (WBW), an annual event celebrated by 170 countries worldwide, usually during the first week of August.
September 14, 2011
Sprinkling a vitamin- and mineral-packed powder onto young kids' food may help prevent anemia in countries where many people don't get enough iron, according to a new report.