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Authors: Koniz-Booher P; Hammink M; Beall K; Upadhyay A; Lamstein, S
Authors: Tharaney M; Anson M; Lamstein S; Kappos K; Narayan A; Williams,T; Guyon, A
Authors: Arafat, Y; Guyon A; Williams T
Authors: D’Agostino A; Fiedler J; Nekatebeb H
Overview of the Landscape Analysis GuidanceAnemia is a major public health problem. It is characterized by low levels of hemoglobin, a protein that carries oxygen throughout the body.
While there are many different ways to conduct an anemia landscape analysis, a key piece is to assemble the data that will enable you to understand a situation as clearly as possible. Landscape analyses range from basic to complex, depending on your resources, data availability, audience, and goals…
The prevalence and burden of anemia disproportionately affects children under 5 years of age, pregnant women, and non-pregnant women of reproductive age because of the increased nutrient needs and susceptibility to infections, as well as menstruation in non-pregnant women of reproductive age.…
Anemia is a complex public health problem caused by multiple factors.
Authors: Lamstein S; Tharaney M; Kappos K; Nekatebeb H; Mokori A; D’Agostino A; Racine N; Exume R; Lyons C; Pomeroy, A; Lerebours, G
Many different sectors have programs that address anemia; they rely on a variety of delivery mechanisms and platforms to reach their intended recipients. This guidance includes information on interventions to address both the immediate and underlying causes of anemia. Given the specifics of the…
USAID’s Integrated Anemia Prevention and Control Toolkit on the Knowledge for Health website provides a three-step process to address anemia in your country:
Malaria, a serious vector-borne illness, is transmitted to people when a mosquito infected with the protozoan parasite, Plasmodium, bites them. Four different species of Plasmodium cause malaria; p. falciparum, p. malariae, p. ovale, and p. vivax, with p. falciparum and p. vivax posing the greatest…
Infection and anemia are directly and indirectly related through a number of mechanisms (Roberts 2016). Certain infections cause anemia directly by destroying red blood cells or by decreasing their production. Some infections can also cause anemia directly by blood loss, or indirectly through…
Young children remain the most vulnerable population to food insecurity--low birthweight and stunting continue to be among the most visible effects of malnutrition.
This research examines correlations between socioeconomic status of women, anemia prevalence, and potential sources of iron in household diets in Afghanistan.
In 2011, one in every four children under 5 years of age worldwide was stunted.
Authors: Du L; Buchsbaum A; Klein A; Narayan A
The purpose of the U.S. Government Global Nutrition Coordination Plan is to strengthen the impact of the many diverse nutrition investments across the U.S. Government through better communication, collaboration, and linking research to program implementation.
The Realigning Agriculture to Improve Nutrition (RAIN) project aimed to design, implement and evaluate a model of multi-sectoral integration of interventions to reduce the prevalence of chronic malnutrition in Mumbwa district, in the Central Province of Zambia.