Journal article
Jan 26 2024
Overpromoted and underregulated: National binding legal measures related to commercially produced complementary foods in seven Southeast Asian countries are not fully aligned with available guidance (Blankenship J, et al. Maternal & Child Nutrition. 2023)
The market for commercially produced complementary foods (CPCF) is rapidly expanding in Southeast Asia. This study, co-authored by Alive & Thrive, suggests improved, comprehensive, and enforceable national binding legal measures for CPCF to ensure that countries protect, promote, and support optimal nutrition for older infants and young children.
Brief, Handout
Oct 28 2020
An overview of Alive & Thrive's implementation research
Alive & Thrive's implementation research spans its program areas, seeking to answer "how" to implement effective interventions and policies. Active studies are detailed in the attached documents.
Brief
Oct 15 2017
Maximizing lives saved & improving growth & development through IYCF in Nigeria
This information card shares a preliminary snapshot of quantitative and qualitative data from a health provider survey (public and private facility-based providers, chemists and community pharmacists, and traditional birth attendants), and focus group discussions with mothers, fathers, and grandm
Brief
Feb 19 2016
Applying innovative and proven approaches to improve infant and young child feeding practices in Nigeria
The overall nutritional status of children in Nigeria has slightly improved over the last decade; nevertheless, the country still has among the world’s highest child mortality rates and some of the lowest rates of recommended IYCF practices.