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In 2011, vitamin A deficiency was recognized as a significant problem that affects about seven in ten children under the age of five in Ghana and contributes to one in three deaths of children 6-59 months.
In February 2017, SPRING/Guinea and Farm Radio International (FRI) conducted a radio assessment in support of the USAID-funded Strengthening Market-Led Agriculture Research, Technology, and Education (SMARTE) program.
SPRING/Uganda partnered with another USAID-funded project, Regional Health Integration to Enhance Services in Southwest (RHITES/SW), to strengthen efforts to reduce stunting and anemia in the southwestern region of Uganda.
FAQR, a USAID-funded project hosted at Tufts University, provides actionable recommendations on ways to improve nutrition among vulnerable people for whom the direct distribution of food aid can make a significant impact.
FFI is a multi-sector partnership helping countries plan, implement, and monitor grain fortification programs. FFI aims to use industrial food fortification to prevent neural tube defects and anemia caused by nutritional deficiencies.
REFINE is a knowledge-sharing mechanism that aims to improve food aid interventions. This repository houses ongoing and published studies on food aid products, programs, and processes.
The Sokoto and Keppi States’ Ministry of Health hosted a workshop to promote Iron Folic Acid (IFA) Supplementation as a protective measure against anemia for pregnant women and women of reproductive age.
FAO/WHO International Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition
The Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization organized an International Symposium where stakeholders could share country experiences, challenges, and solutions around implementing sustainable food systems to improve nutrition.
From April 22 – 26, 2017, the Experimental Biology 2017 Conference will take place in Chicago, Illinois.
CORE Group will host the Spring 2017 Global Health Practitioner Conference, Integrated Approaches: The Social and Behavior Change (SBC) Key to Community Health, on April 20 – 21, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
The 10th World Congress on Nutrition and Food Sciences will take place in Osaka, Japan, on May 29 – 31, 2017. This conference will provide a platform for stakeholders to discuss innovations in Nutrition, Food Sciences, and Public Health.
The 2016 World Malaria Report highlights several positive trends over the last five years, including better testing of children reporting fevers, expanding access to disease-treating tools, a five-fold increase in 3 dose IPTp delivery, and an increase of over 75% in the number of people sleeping
The World Health Organization released global guidance on micronutrient powders (MNP) for children aged 6-23 months and 2-12 years.
In Thailand, many of the local source foods do not meet the nutritional needs of children, which can lead to deficiencies in micronutrients such as iron – a major cause of anemia.
The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science has released a request for proposal for a research activity on the effective delivery of nutrition interventions for adolescent girls and young women, with an emphasis on low and middle income countries.
HarvestPlus commissioned a systematic review on the proportion of anemia associated with iron deficiency.
This video details the history, biology, and characteristics of sickle cell anemia, a lack of healthy red blood cells caused by genetic mutations.
This Sight and Life magazine article discusses the multiple causes of anemia and the risks associated with iron supplementation in populations where anemia is prevalent, but iron deficiency is not.
The World Health Organization released global guidance on the fortification of maize flour and corn meal with vitamins and minerals as a feasible and cost-effective intervention for combating micronutrient deficiencies that may result from inadequate diets.
A new trial has been designed to examine how the timing of micronutrient powder (MNP) interventions can impact iron absorption and consequently iron and anemia status in infants.