USAID Advancing Nutrition develops, curates, packages, and shares multi-sectoral nutrition knowledge to help you stay on top of developments and evidence in global nutrition programming.
Development and Rollout of National Maternal Anemia Materials: Experience from Mozambique
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Anemia
This case study describes the process of development of social and behavior change resources for the program to to reduce iron deficiency anemia in women in Mozambique
International Conference on Nutrition (ICN) panel on Giving Iron to Children
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Anemia
These presentations, which were held at the International Conference on Nutrition (ICN) panel on Giving Iron to Children, cover a variety of topics, including iron supplementation for growth and development, as well as iron supplementation in the context of malaria exposure.
This presentation from the Micronutrient Initiative highlights supply chain barriers to successful iron–folic acid supplementation, and presents experiences from programs related to supply chain considerations to ensure uninterrupted, timely, adequate, and quality stocks of iron–folic acid supplements.
Inherited Blood Disorders|Global and Regional Prevalence
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Anemia
This study presents estimates for mild, moderate, and severe anemia from 1990 to 2010 for 187 countries, both sexes, and 20 age groups. The authors performed cause-specific attribution to 17 conditions using data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2010 study.
Adolescent Nutrition Counseling Training - NURTURE
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Adolescent NutritionAnemia
This resource package provides training materials from a Training of Trainers on Adolescent Nutrition Counseling in Laos. It contains interactive activities for participants, including simulations and role-playing, and includes strategies for engaging with adolescents.
A Systematic Analysis of Global Anemia Burden from 1990 to 2010
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Anemia
This study presents estimates for mild, moderate, and severe anemia from 1990 to 2010 for 187 countries, both sexes, and 20 age groups. The authors performed cause-specific attribution to 17 conditions using data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2010 study.
The Global Call to Action to Increase National Coverage of Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy for Immediate Impact
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Anemia
This document details a Global Call to Action from The Roll Back Malaria Partnership with an aim to increase national coverage with preventive treatment of malaria in pregnant women. The aim is to increase national coverage of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy for immediate impact.
This review describes the dietary and host factors that have been reported to influence iron bioavailability, and the process by which these factors have been used to establish iron bioavailability values for the estimation of dietary reference values, and the extent to which the bioavailability values could be refined further.
Late vs. Early Clamping of the Umbilical Cord in Full-Term Neonates: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Trials
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Anemia
This systematic review synthesizes the evidence pertaining to benefits and risks with regard to timing of umbilical cord clamping in full-term neonates.
Interventional Strategies for Prevention of Nutritional Anemia
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Anemia
This book chapter discusses strategies for anemia prevention in children, including dietary approaches as well as prevention of diarrhea and helminth infection.
Improving the Chances that Nutrient Supplements Will Make a Difference
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Anemia
This presentation highlights approaches aimed at improving demand for iron–folic acid supplementation and discusses how to support adherence during pregnancy.
Translating Formative Research Findings into a Behaviour Change Strategy to Promote Antenatal Calcium and Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation in Western Kenya
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Anemia
This study involved in-depth interviews with 22 pregnant and postpartum women and 20 community-based and facility-based health workers in Kenya for the purposes of planning a calcium and iron–folic acid supplementation program.