Report
Nov 20 2023
Policy Report - Health Insurance Coverage for Pasteurized Donor Human Milk
Using pasteurized donor human milk to treat preterm, low birthweight, and sick infants has significantly reduced the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis and other serious neonatal illnesses when compared to using formula milk, a new policy report published by Alive & Thrive found.
Journal article
Oct 05 2023
Characteristics and factors influencing the volume of breastmilk donated by women to the first human milk bank in Vietnam (Tran HT, Nguyen TT, et al. Frontiers in Global Women's Health. 2023)
This study examined characteristics and factors associated with higher volumes of human milk donation at the first human milk bank in Vietnam.
Journal article
Sep 12 2023
Right message, right medium, right time: powering counseling to improve maternal, infant, and young child nutrition in South Asia (Bhanot A, Sethi V, et al. Frontiers in Nutrition. 2023)
Quality counseling can positively impact maternal, infant and young child nutrition (MIYCN) behaviors linked to poor nutrition outcomes. Global guidance includes 93 recommendations on MIYCN counseling.
Brief
May 29 2023
Addressing malnutrition of the furthest behind in Cambodia, Laos, and Viet Nam
With support from the Government of Ireland, Alive & Thrive is working to tackle malnutrition and reach global nutrition targets in the Mekong Sub-Region with a priority on the furthest behind in each context.
Journal article
Jan 13 2023
Differences in the Microbiological Profile of Raw and Pasteurized Breastmilk from Hospital and Community-Based Donors at the First Human Milk Bank in Vietnam (Tran HT, Nguyen TT, et al, Nutrients. 2023)
Microbiological quality is one of the key safety standards in human milk bank operations.
Journal article
Jul 27 2022
Disruptions, restorations and adaptations to health and nutrition service delivery in multiple states across India over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020: An observational study
This article details the results of Alive & Thrive's study of disruptions and restorations, challenges and adaptations in health and nutrition service delivery by frontline workers in India during COVID-19 in 2020.