Anemia

Working in Partnership to End Anemia

Reducing anemia on a global scale is an urgent priority among many governments. Innovative approaches to end anemia are central to SPRING’s efforts against undernutrition. As part of these efforts, SPRING’s nutrition experts are participating in USAID’s working group on anemia. SPRING is also working with the Maternal & Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP) and the nutrition subgroup of the CORE Group to strengthen these partners’ efforts to address anemia.

How Can We Reduce Anemia?

To reduce anemia, governments and communities must work together to implement effective interventions based upon the best information available.

Endline Nutrition Survey in the Kyrgyz Republic

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Executive Summary

Consumption of iron supplements by pregnant women
Dietary diversity for women, with emphasis on food sources of iron and foods that enhance iron absorption
Dietary diversity for children 6–23 months, with emphasis on food sources of iron and vitamin A and foods that enhance iron absorption
Optimal meal frequency for children 6–23 months of a

Kyrgyz Republic: Final Country Report

Executive Summary

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A SPRING-trained health provider counsels a woman on the importance of taking iron–folic acid supplements during her pregnancy to prevent anemia.

From 2014 to 2018, the SPRING project, funded by the U.S.

Supportive Families Enable Healthy Mothers and Thriving Babies

When SPRING community activist Chinara Mavlyanova learned that Rano and Zainalabid’s daughter-in-law, Eliza Rysalieva, was pregnant, she began visiting the household, teaching the family about the importance of a healthy diet for expectant mothers, including eating foods rich in iron to prevent anemia.

Defeating Anemia: A Grandmother Takes Charge in Her Home and Community

In the Kyrgyz Republic, 35 percent of women of reproductive age (15–49 years) suffer from some form of anemia.

Tools for Anemia Programming: An Immersion Workshop

Background

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The Strengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in Nutrition Globally (SPRING) project developed the Landscape Analysis (LA) Guidance Tool and District Assessment Tool for Anemia (DATA) to assist countries in strengthening anemia programming at the national and district levels.

Guinea Final Country Report

Executive Summary

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In 2016, the SPRING project began providing technical assistance in Guinea with funding from USAID’s Bureau of Food Security (BFS) to test small-scale approaches for improving dietary diversity within the prefecture of Faranah.