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This video was screened at the Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Strategy Global Learning and Evidence Exchange, West Africa event.
In March 2016, USAID's Bureau for Food Security and Bureau for Global Health, along with the FANTA III project, hosted the East and Southern Africa MSN-GLEE (Multi-sectoral Nutrition Strategy Global Learning & Evidence Exchange) conference in Dar es Salam, Tanzania. Staff from the USAID Bureau…
SPRING attended the East Africa Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Global Learning and Evidence Exchange (MSN-GLEE) in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania from March 8-10, 2016.
Photo credit: Sorrel Namaste, SPRINGExecutive SummaryBackground and Method
USAID-supported research in South Asia has demonstrated that dosing newborns with 50,000 IU of vitamin A substantially reduces mortality at six months of age. This document includes a number of frequently asked questions relating to newborn vitamin A supplementation.
In the April call of the Ag2Nut Community of Practice, participants discussed the role of nutrition in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
In West Africa, understanding the local context is an important first s
SPRING held three district-level dissemination events in Nepal to present results from the “Pathways to Better Nutrition” (PBN) Case Study, which focused on Nepal’s implementation of a National Nutr
PBN District ActivitiesAs part of the national Pathways to Better Nutrition (PBN) study in Nepal (2014–2016), SPRING selected three “case” districts out of the original six
When caregivers add micronutrient powders (MNPs) to young children’s food, they are he
Studies in Indonesia, India, and Bangladesh have shown that newborn vitamin A supplementation within 48 hours of birth reduced infant mortality in the first six months of life.
Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), with support from two USAID-funded global nutrition projects (IYCN and SPRING), has made a significant investment in the adaptation of the Community Infant and Young Child Feeding (C-IYCF) Counseling Package to the Nigerian context.
Between March 28 and April 2 a team of evaluators from the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), UNICEF, and SPRING traveled to Kajuru local government areas (LGA), Kaduna State and conducted a mid-process assessment of the Community Infant and Young Child Feeding (C-IYCF) Counseling Packag
Urbanization and the transformation of agriculture, food systems, and rural spaces present challenges and opportunities for inclusive growth, poverty eradication, economic, environmental and social sustainability, and food security and nutrition.
In the April call of the Ag2Nut Community of Practice, participants discussed the role of nutrition in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Sustainable management of wild fisheries, especially small-scale fisheries, is critical for achieving local food security and poverty reduction in many developing countries--but fish are often overlooked in international and national food security discussions and action plans, despite their nutri
Despite inherent differences in program approaches and contexts, agricultural market development and nutrition activities must work together to address the immediate and underlying contributors to undernutrition.
The third in a series of reports focused on the future of food, this latest release from the World Bank focuses on how the food system can deliver improved nutrition and health for better lives and well-being.
This policy brief was launched by the Global Panel at its joint high-level meeting with the Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa (PACA) on 12 April 2016 in Accra, Ghana.