The Global Burden of Anemia
Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America, April 2016
Anemia
Factors Influencing Anti-Malarial Prophylaxis and Iron Supplementation Non-Compliance among Pregnant Women in Simiyu Region, Tanzania
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, April 2016
Ethiopian Pre-School Children Consuming a Predominantly Unrefined Plant-Based Diet Have Low Prevalence of Iron-Deficiency Anaemia
Public Health Nutrition, July 2016
Complications of Sickle Cell Anaemia in Children in Northwestern Tanzania
Hematology, May 2016
Anemia Screening and Treatment Outcomes of Children in a Low-Resource Community in the Dominican Republic
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, April 2016
Accuracy of the WHO Haemoglobin Colour Scale for the Diagnosis of Anaemia in Primary Health Care Settings on Low-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
The Lancet, February 2016
SPRING and Uganda’s National Anemia Working Group Pilot the District Assessment Tool for Anemia in Namutumba and Arua
In August 2016, SPRING’s Nancy Adero (Technical Advisor of Anemia and Micronutrients) and Danya Sarkar (Nutrition Specialist) conducted district-level workshops to support Uganda’s National Anemia Working Group (NAWG) in piloting the District Assessment Tool for Anemia (DATA) in Namutumba and Arua districts.
SPRING Interviews MNP Users and Distributors to Improve Programming in Uganda
Working with a team of eight trained data collectors, SPRING staff in Uganda conducted a midline assessment through key informant interviews with MNP users and distributors to inform efforts to strengthen micronutrient powder (MNP) distribution. Caretakers of children eligible for MNP use (between 6 and 23 months of age), village health teams (VHT), and facility-based health workers answered questions about the successes they have seen in the program so far, as well as the barriers that need to be addressed.
Asia MSN-GLEE in Bangkok, Thailand
In June 2016, SPRING, in partnership with USAID's Bureau for Food Security and Bureau for Global Health, hosted the Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Strategy Global Learning & Evidence Exchange (MSN-GLEE) conference in Bangkok, Thailand.