Brief
Oct 31 2019
Nutrition-sensitive Agriculture
This brief explains what nutrition-sensitive agriculture (NSA) is and why it is important to human health and nutrition, and outlines Alive & Thrive's activities to support NSA in Ethiopia.
Brief
Oct 31 2019
Consumption, Production, Market Access, and Affordability of Nutritious Foods in Six Regions of Ethiopia
These regional briefs provide a summary of nutrition-sensitive agriculture practices that are detailed in the full report.
Report
Oct 31 2019
Consumption, Production, Market Access, and Affordability of Nutritious Foods in Six Regions of Ethiopia
Provides an overview of regional nutrition-sensitive agriculture practices, including women's and children's food consumption, the status of food production in each region, the market availability of nutritious foods, and affordability of different foods in each region.
Report
Oct 28 2014
mHealth and Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative for Breastfeeding
Cell phone-based breastfeeding counseling, coupled with retraining of hospital staff in the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative, increased rates of early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding in India.
Journal article
May 01 2014
Linear growth increased in young children in an urban slum of Haiti: a randomized controlled trial of a lipid-based nutrient supplement (Iannotti I., 2014. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
The aim of this project was to test the efficacy of a lipid-based nutrient supplement (LNS) on infants 6 to 11 months in Haiti. The LNS provided 108 kcal and vitamin A, vitamin B-12, iron, and zinc (80 % of the recommended amounts).