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Project recommendations for the use of nutrition-related service delivery packages are featured in a technical publication from the Emergency Nutrition Network.
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In Uganda, similar to other low- and middle-income countries, maternal undernutrition and inadequate gestational weight gain are prevalent and of growing concern. The Government of Uganda (GOU) and partners are working together to help prevent maternal undernutrition during pregnancy and the postnatal period, including lactation. New national guidelines—the Maternal, Infant, Young Child, and Adolescent Nutrition (MIYCAN) guidelines and the second Uganda Nutrition Action Plan—aim to address existing gaps in policies for delivering maternal nutrition interventions.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Indigenous food systems are vulnerable to hazards that cause food insecurity. In indigenous contexts, particular care needs to be taken to account for unique cultural and social systems. Researchers have looked at the Bedamuni tribe in Papua, New Guinea and developed a food system causal disaster vulnerability framework that can help program planners, nongovernmental organizations, and policy makers reduce vulnerability and increase the resilience of indigenous food systems.
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USAID Advancing Nutrition is exploring the effective use of digital tools for improving the quality of nutrition services.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Spectrophotometric methods accurately and precisely reproduce the results of the titrimetric method for iodine if applied to solutions made with sufficient salt. Learn more about USAID Advancing Nutrition at the 5th Micronutrient Forum Global Conference.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
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USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Food processing has the potential to improve micronutrient availability, bioavailability, and density. USAID’s Feed the Future projects can increase year-round access to and use of micronutrient-rich foods, in part through food processing. Learn more about USAID Advancing Nutrition at the 5th Micronutrient Forum Global Conference.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Household consumption and expenditure survey data has a high potential to—
easily and quickly predict micronutrients for which populations may be at risk
identify main micronutrient sources
explore potential fortification vehicles and the need for other strategies to fill nutrient gaps.
Learn more about USAID Advancing Nutrition at the Micronutrient Forum 5th Global Conference.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
In complex contexts like the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), delivering a holistic continuum of care for nutrition is both critical and difficult to achieve. Collaboration and coordination can close gaps that limit the impact of services required to deliver the complete continuum of care for acute malnutrition. Learn more about USAID Advancing Nutrition at the 5th Micronutrient Forum Global Conference.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Encouraging do-able actions to increase food access and increasing knowledge of good nutrition practices improved women’s diets in the Kyrgyz Republic. Learn more about USAID Advancing Nutrition at the 5th Micronutrient Forum Global Conference.