About a year ago, Bharat Bhai, 47, decided to run for election in Baran Village, a small village of about 1,200 residents in the Bharuch District of Gujarat State, situated on the west coast of India.
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Jan 12 2022
Alive & Thrive has launched a new partnership with two widely recognized nutrition initiatives in India – WeCan and POSHAN – to support and accelerate the goals of the government’s primary national nutrition mission, POSHAN Abhiyaan.
Nov 22 2021
Aiming to improve the quality of early essential newborn care (EENC) in Burkina Faso, Alive & Thrive has implemented a multi-pronged approach that is now being applied in a selected set of health facilities in the country’s Centre Nord Region.
Nov 17 2021
The food industry generates roughly 30% of the emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) – and the manufacture of breastmilk substitutes contributes to that amount. As world leaders recently met in Glasgow, Scotland, at COP26, to discuss global climate change, Dr. Julie Smith, a leading researcher on the BMS industry’s carbon footprint, discussed the industry’s impact on global climate change.
Nov 17 2021
Alive & Thrive is delivering personal protective equipment (PPE) and providing newborn care services to help 30 hospitals in Viet Nam cope with a surge in COVID-19 cases that began in July. The Embassy of Ireland is funding the initiative.
Nov 17 2021
Senegal has launched the Stronger With Breastmilk Only initiative, becoming the tenth country to do so in the West and Central Africa Region.
Oct 04 2021
Since its inception, Alive & Thrive has generated evidence that drives the sustainable, impactful replication of policies and programs that improve the nutrition of mothers and children around the world.
Aug 04 2021
Understanding how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected delivery of health services will be a focus for researchers for years to come. In Bangladesh and India, implementation research studies launched before the pandemic offered an initial glimpse at how it changed service delivery and food security.
Aug 04 2021
Plus de 300 cadres de niveau intermédiaire et supérieur de plusieurs secteurs gouvernementaux en Ethiopie ont participé à un programme de leadership innovant élaboré avec le soutien d'Alive & Thrive.
Aug 04 2021
Three journalists will be recognized for their exceptional reporting on maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, as part of a national competition in Burkina Faso that will culminate during World Breastfeeding Week.
