Journal article

Feb 11 2020

Suboptimal infant and young child feeding practices in rural Boucle du Mouhoun, Burkina Faso: Findings from a cross-sectional population-based survey (Sarrasat S., 2019. PLOS One)

Mothers in the rural Boucle de Mouhoun Region of Burkina Faso had low levels of knowledge of IYCF and practices, according to this study: 60% of children had the minimum meal frequency, while only 18% benefited from the minimum dietary diversity and 13% received minimum acceptable diet.

Journal article

Nov 15 2019

Contribution of the Alive & Thrive-UNICEF advocacy efforts to improve infant and young child feeding policies in Southeast Asia (Michaud-Letourneau, I., 2018. Maternal & Child Nutrition)

Advocacy efforts are needed to help countries align with international frameworks when improving infant and young child feeding (IYCF) policies.

Brief

Oct 31 2019

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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

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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.

Journal article

Jun 01 2019

Integrating Maternal Infant & Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) in Undergraduate Medical Teaching Curriculum and Service Delivery in Two States of India (P04-162-19)

In India, as part of provision of technical assistance to government and partner organizations at national and state level for strengthening MIYCN policy/programming, Alive & Thrive is working with eight medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to develop an evidence-based model for assessing the extent to which MIYCN can be addressed in the undergraduate curricula and interventions included in the service delivery.
 
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