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Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Towards Reimagined Technical Assistance: The Current Policy Options and Opportunities for Change
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Current efforts to reimagine technical assistance (TA) largely focus on existing challenges with different types of TA and the development of an ideal model, with little attention paid to decision-making and trade-offs in implementation.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Global IYCF e-Learning Course Reaching Health Workers Around the World
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Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
This free course, based on the World Health Organization’s Combined Course on Growth Assessment and Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling and supplemental content, has been adapted to deliver an immersive, interactive e-learning opportunity. While participants report that the course is of high quality and enrollments are increasing, few finish the course.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Case Studies Show How Medical Colleges in India Can Improve the Quality of MIYCN Service Delivery
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Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)Maternal Nutrition
By revising the undergraduate curriculum and updating service delivery protocols at hospitals, medical colleges are building the capacity of future generations of medical practitioners to deliver evidence-based maternal nutrition and infant and young child nutrition services.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Staple Food Fortification: A Commitment Guide for the UN Food Systems Summit and Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit
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WastingCOVID-19Food Security
Fortifying staple foods with essential vitamins and minerals is one evidence-based and highly cost-effective solution to help ensure that the food system delivers a more nutritious and affordable diet to all.
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New Resources for IYCF Programming – Updated Image Bank Webinar
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Early Childhood DevelopmentSocial and Behavior Change and Gender
Speakers highlighted key features of the IYCF Image Bank and explored how images from the Bank can be adapted to fit various cultural contexts.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Modality Decision Tool: Nutrition Addendum
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Nutrition in Humanitarian ContextsOptimizing Food Assistance Modalities
Emergency NutritionFood AssistanceFood SecurityInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)Maternal NutritionMicronutrient Interventions
The Modality Decision Tool (MDT) Nutrition Addendum aids implementing partners to apply a nutrition lens to the selection of appropriate food assistance modalities (cash, vouchers, or in-kind) for the nutritionally vulnerable.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
USAID Advancing Nutrition Tanzania Fact Sheet
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Knowledge Management
Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture
This fact sheet in English and Swahili describes USAID Advancing Nutrition's support to the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania as it seeks to address malnutrition in the country. This support includes direct technical assistance at the national level.
Anemia Toolkit
Combining the Effects of Increased Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide on Protein, Iron, and Zinc Availability and Projected Climate Change on Global Diets: A Modelling Study
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Anemia
This modelling study uses the International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade to project per capita availability of protein, iron, and zinc in 2050.
Anemia Toolkit
The Proportion of Anemia Associated with Iron Deficiency in Low, Medium, and High Human Development Index Countries: A Systematic Analysis of National Surveys
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Anemia
This article presents findings from a meta-analysis assessing the proportion of anemia that is attributable to iron deficiency. Data from 23 countries was pooled for pre-school children and non-pregnant women of reproductive age and the proportion of anemia attributable to iron deficiency was estimated by region, inflammation exposure, anemia prevalence, and setting.
Anemia Toolkit
Predictors of Anemia in Preschool Children: Biomarkers Reflecting Inflammation and Nutritional Determinants of Anemia (BRINDA) Project
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Anemia
This study used cross-sectional data from 16 surveys to evaluate predictors of anemia in preschool children (6-59 months of age) by country and infection-burden category. Findings indicate that iron deficiency, malaria, breastfeeding, stunting, underweight, inflammation, low socioeconomic status, and poor sanitation were each associated with anemia in >50% of the surveys.
Anemia Toolkit
Predictors of Anemia in Women of Reproductive Age: Biomarkers Reflecting Inflammation and Nutritional Determinants of Anemia (BRINDA) Project
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Anemia
This study used data from 10 cross-sectional, nationally representative data to assess the associations between anemia and multiple proximal (e.g., iron and vitamin A deficiencies, inflammation, malaria, and body mass index) and distal risk factors (e.g., education status, household sanitation and hygiene, and urban or rural residence) in nonpregnant women of reproductive age.
Anemia Toolkit
Factors Associated with Anaemia in a Nationally Representative Sample of Nonpregnant Women of Reproductive Age in Nepal
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Anemia
This secondary analysis of cross-sectional data from the 2016 Nepal National Micronutrient Status Survey evaluates the factors associated with anemia, derived from altitude- and smoking-adjusted hemoglobin concentration values, among nationally representative sample of nonpregnant women 15– 49 years.
Anemia Toolkit
Parasites - Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STHs)
Anemia
This webpage provides a brief overview of the prevalence and impact of intestinal parasite that infect humans and provides links to learn more about the three common parasites - Ascaris, whipworm, and hookworm .
Anemia Toolkit
Are We Making Progress on Reducing Anemia in Women? Cross-country Comparison of Anemia Prevalence, Reach, and Use of Antenatal Care and Anemia Reduction Interventions
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Anemia
This report aims to assess the progress being made on reducing the burden of anemia in women and stimulate global and national action to improve the reach and delivery of proven anemia reduction interventions targeting pregnant women. Data from Demographic and Health Surveys conducted from 2004 to 2008 were used for cross-country and over-time comparisons of anemia prevalence in pregnant and no
Anemia Toolkit
Household-Level Technologies to Improve the Availability and Preparation of Adequate and Safe Complementary Foods
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Anemia
This paper describes the biology, safety, practicability, and acceptability of traditional food technologies at the household or community level, and highlights existing research gaps. Traditional household food technologies include dehulling, peeling, soaking, germination, fermentation, and drying.
Anemia Toolkit
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World: Building Climate Resilience for Food Security and Nutrition
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Anemia
This annual flagship report has been jointly prepared by FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO to inform on progress towards ending hunger, achieving food security and improving nutrition and to provide in-depth analysis on key challenges for achieving this goal in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Anemia Toolkit
Climate Change Has Likely Already Affected Global Food Production
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Anemia
This article presents linear regression relationships using weather and reported crop data to assess the potential impact of observed climate change on the yields of the top ten global crops – barley, cassava, maize, oil palm, rapeseed, rice, sorghum, soybean, sugarcane and wheat at ~20,000 political units.
Anemia Toolkit
The Effect of Climate Change across Food Systems: Implications for Nutrition Outcomes
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Anemia
This article uses a food systems approach to analyze the bidirectional relationships between climate change and food and nutrition along the entire food supply chain. It identifies adaptation and mitigation interventions for each step of the food supply chain to move toward a more climate-smart, nutrition-sensitive food system.
Anemia Toolkit
Review: Climate Change Impacts on Food Security- Focus on Perennial Cropping Systems and Nutritional Value
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Anemia
This review synthesizes evidence on the impact of climate change on fruit and vegetable crops, highlights existing knowledge gaps, and offers approaches to address future challenges using an integrative approach including genomics, phenomics, and future climate models.
Anemia Toolkit
Food-Based Strategies to Improve Micronutrient Status and Associated Health Outcomes in Young Children from Poor-Resource Households in Low-Income Countries
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Anemia
This review presents diifferent dietary diversification and modification strategies that aim to improve the availability, access and utilization of foods with a high micronutrient content and availability.