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Pakistan Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Strategy 2018-2025
Policy published by Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform, Government of Pakistan in
The Pakistan Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Strategy for 2018-2025 adopts a multi-sectoral planning and analysis framework. The strategy includes provisions for adolescent girls' nutrition, including micronutrient supplementation, regulation of foods marketed to adolescents, addressing gender equality issues, and health and nutrition education.
Review of Evidence on the Nutrition Status of Adolescent Girls and Boys in Pakistan
Technical Report published by Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) in
This report provides a detailed review of evidence on the nutritional status of adolescent boys and girls and the primary determinants of adolescent malnutrition in Pakistan. The authors use this information to help identify and prioritize critical data gaps and shape recommendations for future policies and programs.
Nutrition and Health Education Session Guide
Training Material published by National Health Mission, India in
This guide prepares classroom teachers to teach about health and nutrition. The topics covered include personal hygiene and sanitation, nutrition, iron and anemia, anemia (causes and prevention), and physical activity. Each session consists of key messages with illustrations.
Special Issue: Adolescent Women's Nutrition Status
Journal Article published by NYAS in
This is a special issue of Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences on Adolescent Women's Nutritional Status. It contains articles on such issues as dietary and nondietary determinants of nutritional status among adolescent girls and adult women in India, and understanding the determinants of adolescent nutrition in Bangladesh.
Impacts of School-Based Nutrition Promotion and Micronutrient Supplementation: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Somalia
Technical Report published by in
This study assessed the effects of a school nutrition pilot in the Baidoa district in Somalia with a view to scale-up a multi-component school nutrition program. The interventions included the formation of nutrition clubs to disseminate nutrition information to students and weekly IFAS for adolescent girls.
Leaving No One Behind: Making the Case for Adolescent Girls
Technical Report published by IFAD in
This report summarizes the 2018 international conference “Leaving No One Behind: Making the Case for Adolescent Girls.” The report presents the main messages that emerged during the event and provides an overview of the highlights of the panel presentations and discussions.
Promotion of WIFS by Priyanka Chopra
Video/Animation published by National Health Mission, India in
This video features Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra, who presents key messages about anemia in India and encourages adolescents to take their weekly iron and folic acid supplements and deworming tablets.
Formative Research and Gender Analysis
Landscape Analysis published by Save the Children in
This paper reports the results of a three-year study in two provinces in Lao PDR. The study focused on barriers and facilitators to optimal adolescent nutrition, maternal nutrition, infant and young child feeding, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), health care seeking behaviors, and opportunities to support positive behaviors. The findings are…