To fill a knowledge gap of how potential contribution of targeted advocacy can improve policy environments in low and middle-income countries, this study tracked changes in the policy environment over a four-year period in three countries and examined the role of targeted nutrition and IYCF advoc

This study aimed to better understand what changes in underlying socioeconomic characteristics and behavioral factors are important in explaining improvements in child linear growth in A&T study areas in Bangladesh and Viet Nam.

Improving infant and young child feeding (IYCF) has the potential to contribute to child development outcomes as well as nutrition.

In Bangladesh and Viet Nam between 2009–2014, Alive & Thrive (A&T) worked to improve breastfeeding practices through intensified interpersonal counseling (IPC), mass media (MM), and community mobilization (CM) intervention components delivered at scale in the context of policy advocacy (P

This paper included a literature review and four case studies (including A&T work in Bangladesh) on large-scale nutrition programs with proven impact.

Few data exist on the aetiology of anaemia and Fe deficiency (ID) during early infancy in South Asia. This study aimed to determine the contribution of ID, infections, and feeding practices to anaemia in Bangladeshi infants aged 6-11 months.