Brief

Jul 23 2019

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Nurturing the Health and Wealth of Nations: The Investment Case for Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding is one of the smartest investments a country can make to build its future prosperity. It offers children unparalleled health and brain-building benefits.

Announcement

Jun 12 2019

Investing in Child Nutrition e-learning course

Investing in Child Nutrition is a free, publicly available online course designed to provide guidance, skills, and practical information to health workers to promote, protect, and support breastfeeding and com

Brief

Oct 01 2018

Status of maternal, infant, and young child nutrition (MIYCN) in medical colleges and hospitals: Baseline assessment (2017) in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

Despite a favorable policy environment for maternal, infant, and young child nutrition (MIYCN), frontline delivery of critical MIYCN interventions has been a sustained challenge in India’s public health nutrition programs.

Brief

Oct 01 2018

Roadmap for strengthening the role of medical colleges and hospitals: Integrating and promoting a maternal, infant, and young child nutrition (MIYCN) program and policy agenda

In India, the policy framework for addressing maternal, infant, and young child nutrition (MIYCN) exists, albeit accountability is spread across a myriad of schemes in multiple government departments.

Brief

Jan 01 2018

What works in infant and young child feeding (IYCF): Strengthening operational program elements to deliver IYCF at scale in India

The brief highlights key factors to scale up IYCF with impact based on a review of lessons learned from the A&T initiative and other successful global nutrition programs.

Brief

Jan 01 2018

Integrating proven maternal nutrition interventions into antenatal care programs: How we can optimize strengths and avoid missed opportunities in India.

The brief describes missed opportunities in India’s Maternal Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) programs and presents options to bridge the maternal nutrition gap in India.

 
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