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An impact evaluation of Costa Rica’s national food fortification program was conducted using a one-group pretest-posttest design with data from national surveys and sentinel sites. Reductions in anemia were found among women and children, along with improvements in iron status among children.
While severe anemia is a direct cause of death in children, it is also recognized that mild and moderate anemia may also contribute to mortality risk. This meta-analysis provides estimates on the relationship between mortality and hemoglobin (Hb) levels in children with mild or moderate anemia.
Maternal micronutrient deficiencies can adversely affect fetal and infant health, but there is insufficient evidence to guide the use of multiple micronutrient supplements. The JiVitA-3 randomized trial in rural Bangladesh aimed to assess the effects of antenatal multiple micronutrient vs.
Deficiencies in micronutrients, which are essential for human life and health, are common due to poor quality diets and frequent infectious diseases in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).
The authors aimed to assess hemoglobin levels and the factors associated with anemia in pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in their third trimester in the rural district of Mpigi, Uganda.
As inflammation during and after malaria may decrease iron absorption, the authors of this study aimed to measure iron absorption from iron supplements started immediately or delayed by two weeks after completion of treatment therapy against uncomplicated P.
Vitamin A deficiency may cause anemia as vitamin A is essential for hematopoiesis, mobilization of iron store, and immunity.
This qualitative study assessed rural Burkinabe young women’s understanding of anemia and the role of iron in preventing and treating this condition.
As part of a comprehensive implementation plan on maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, the World Health Assembly (WHA) has specified six global nutrition targets for 2025. The Anaemia Policy Brief covers the second target: a 50 percent reduction of anemia in women of reproductive age.
In support of the World Health Assembly (WHA) nutrition target policy briefs, 1,000 Days has developed a complementary infographic series, highlighting the key messages and recommendations to achieve each WHA nutrition target.
The Global Nutrition Report is the first in an annual series, based on commitments made at the Nutrition for Growth Summit in 2013.
The UN Open Working Group’s proposal for SDGs includes nutrition in SDG 2 on “End hunger, achieve food security, and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.” This policy brief proposes priority nutrition indicators that include the WHA’s global nutrition target to reduce anemia a
Developed by the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition, this policy brief lays out the technical evidence and arguments for supporting biofortification as an important vehicle to improve vitamin and mineral intake.
All 34 countries with the highest rates of malnutrition are endemic for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). This brief explores the relationship between, and opportunity to address, two types of NTDs — intestinal worm infections and schistosomiasis — and malnutrition.
This blog discusses the first-ever human hookworm vaccine, HOOKVAC, currently being tested in Gabon. The HOOKVAC vaccine aims to reduce hookworm infection, which affects more than half a billion people worldwide and is one of the most ubiquitous infections of the poor.
The Food Fortification Initiative has developed country profiles which include detailed information on grain practices, legislation status, grain availability for human consumption, milling industry information, and nutrient deficiency indicators, including anemia prevalence in women and children
The Mini-University (Mini-U), a collaborative production of USAID, the George Washington University, and the Global Health Professional and Organizational Development (GHPOD) Program, is an annual learning forum for Global Health professionals and students.
The upcoming Experimental Biology Conference will bring together leading nutrition scientists and will comprise of several sessions on anemia and micronutrients including:
Point-of-use fortification is increasingly being introduced and scaled-up. UNICEF, CDC, WFP and HF-TAG have organized a series of webinars tailored for program implementers who are either planning or implementing home fortification programs.
There is a growing recognition of the critical role data can play in improving the nutritional outcomes of women and children.