Toolkit

Jun 28 2022

Southeast Asia Knowledge Product Toolkit

This toolkit introduces and disseminates knowledge products from A&T's key interventions and impact in Southeast Asia from  2017-2021 under 3 key program objectives: 

Journal article

Jun 23 2022

Breastfeeding Interpersonal Communication, Mobile Phone Support, and Mass Media Messaging Increase Exclusive Breastfeeding at 6 and 24 Weeks Among Clients of Private Health Facilities in Lagos, Nigeria (Flax, V. Journal of Nutrition)

A breastfeeding promotion intervention in private facilities in Lagos, which included training for healthcare providers, increased the percentage of exclusively breastfed infants but had no impact on early initiation of breastfeeding.

Journal article

Jun 14 2022

Behavior Change Communication Implemented at Scale in Nigeria Increases the Prevalence of Key Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices (Current Developments in Nutrition, 2022)

This study evaluated the impact of Alive & Thrive Nigeria's IYCF behavior change communication activities (e.g., interpersonal communication in health facilities, community mobilization, and mass media) on early initiation of breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding, and minimum dietary diversity.

Journal article

Jun 01 2022

Strengthening Nutrition Interventions in Antenatal Care Services Improved Consumption of Iron-Folic Acid Supplements and Early Breastfeeding Practices in Burkina Faso (Kim S, Ganaba R, et al, Current Developments in Nutrition. 2022)

This paper details Alive & Thrive's efforts to strengthen provision of iron-folic acid (IFA) supplementation and interpersonal counseling on maternal nutrition and breastfeeding through government ANC services and community-based contacts in two regions in Burkina Faso.

Announcement

May 31 2022

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South Asia Newsletter

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September-October 2023

Poster/Graphic

Mar 10 2022

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Educational posters on Kangaroo Mother Care, Proper Latching, and Breastmilk Expression and Storage

This series of three posters, developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Viet Nam, provides information on kangaroo mother care, proper breastfeeding latch, and breastmilk expression and storage.

 
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