Anemia is a pressing public health problem with many direct and indirect causes that often coexist and act synergistically. Most notable among the drivers of anemia are iron and other nutrient deficiencies, inflammation and infections (malaria and helminthes), and genetic blood disorders.
Anemia is an urgent public health problem that affects children and women throughout the life course and results in a high burden of morbidity and mortality.
Food and Nutrition Bulletin, July 2016.
SPRING/Ghana developed a series of videos to facilitate counseling for infant and young child feeding. This video demonstrates how to make enriched mashed yam for feeding children 6-8 months old. The video includes the recipe.
SPRING/Ghana developed a series of videos to facilitate counseling for infant and young child feeding. In this video, a woman demonstrates how an infant should latch on when breastfeeding.
SPRING/Ghana developed a series of videos to facilitate counseling for infant and young child feeding. This video demonstrates how to make enriched porridge for feeding children 6-8 months old. The video includes the recipe.
In July, the annual Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) conference, “Ensuring Availability and Sustainable Management of Water and Sanitation for All,” was held in Kumasi, Ghana. SPRING/Ghana took advantage of this in country opportunity to host a side table event to present on its nutrition sensitive WASH activities in the Northern and Upper East Regions. SPRING/Ghana WASH Advisor, David Nunoo, and SPRING/DC WASH Technical Advisor Steve Sara presented on the WASH 1,000 approach.
SPRING/Ghana developed a series of videos to facilitate counseling for infant and young child feeding. In this video, a woman demonstrates how to comfortably position a nursing infant using underarm and cradle holds.
Authors: David Amissah Nunoo, SPRING/Ghana WASH Advisor, JSI and Stephen Sara, SPRING/Ghana WASH Specialist, Save the Children