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NACS Planning and Costing Tool and User’s Manual

The Microsoft Excel-based planning and costing tool estimates the quantity and cost of inputs to establish and scale-up nutrition assessment, counseling, and support services at national, provincial, and district levels. The tool uses an activity-based costing approach for service delivery, training, supervision, commodities, logistics, startup governance, and routine governance.
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Uganda Legacy Brief: Strengthening Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Programming in Uganda

This legacy brief describes the Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project (FANTA) Project’s multi-sectoral nutrition work in Uganda from 2007 to 2014. With the overall objective to strengthen nutrition programming, FANTA worked with the Government of Uganda to increase the country’s awareness of and commitment to malnutrition; build its capacity to plan for, deliver, and monitor integrated nutrition services across sectors; and strengthen information sharing and learning among partners.
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Project Staff Share How Livestock Transfer Programs Can Work for Better Nutrition at Global Nutrition Symposium

Staff participated in the Global Nutrition Symposium on Improving Human Nutrition and Incomes through Effective Livestock Research and Extension Partnerships in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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NACS Steps

This infographic shows the steps health workers should take to provide nutrition assessment, counseling, and support services.
Anemia Toolkit

Diagnosing Anemia: Challenges Selecting Methods, Addressing Underlying Causes, and Implementing Actions at the Public Health Level

This narrative review describes methods, equipment, and sample-related and quality control aspects of hemoglobin measurement for the diagnosis of anemia.
Anemia Toolkit

Integrating and Coordinating Programs for the Management of Anemia Across the Life Course

This narrative review describes the determinants of anemia and outlines opportunities for comprehensive anemia programming, systems strengthening, and implementation research approaches for preschool children, adolescent girls, and pregnant and nonpregnant women of reproductive age
Anemia Toolkit

Accelerating Action to Reduce Anemia: Review of Causes and Risk Factors and Related Data Needs

This narrative review describes the causes and risk factors, and related data needs for reducing anemia for different population subgroups within a country and presents principles for the design and implementation of effective strategies to prevent and treat anemia.
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U.S. Government Global Food Security Toolbox -- A Guide to Food Security and Nutrition Development Resources

This toolbox highlights the tools and resources that the U.S. Government and its partners use to address global food security and nutrition challenges throughout the world. These tools support the main objectives of the Global Food Security Strategy.
Anemia Toolkit

Combined IYCF with Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplementation is Associated with a Reduction in Anemia but No Changes in Anthropometric Status of Young Children from Katanga Province of the DRC: A Quasi-Experimental Effectiveness Study

This study evaluates the impact of an infant and young child feeding intervention (with small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements) on anemia and growth in children aged 6–18 months in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Caregivers Need Help Too: Why Social Support Is Critical to Better Nutrition

Social support programs and services can play a critical role in advancing women’s #nutrition around the world.