USAID – DRAFT Nutrition Strategy Results Framework

December 26, 2013

DRAFT Nutrition Strategy Results Framework [public comment sought], October 2013. USAID. Link A technical working group, comprised of individuals across USAID, has developed a results framework and is seeking public comment on the draft framework. We look forward to your comments and would especially like your opinion on the following questions: * Is the Strategic […]

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Integrating WASH into NTD Programs: A Desk Review

December 12, 2013

Integrating WASH into NTD Programs: A Desk Review, 2013. WASHplus. (Link) Soil-transmitted helminthes, schistosomiasis, and trachoma are all clearly linked to inadequate sanitation, contaminated food and water, and poor hygiene, providing an opportunity for water, sanitation, and hygiene related approaches to help change behavior and the environment.

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Growing Tall and Smart with Toilets

December 12, 2013

Growing Tall and Smart with Toilets, 2013. Water and Sanitation Program. (Link) The research in Cambodia found that open defecation not only affects one’s own health, but it also affects the health of one’s neighbors. The extent of open defecation in a community is more important for a child’s development than whether the child’s household itself openly defecates.

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Addressing Malnutrition Multisectorally: What Have We Learned from Recent International Experience?

December 12, 2013

Addressing Malnutrition Multisectorally: What Have We Learned from Recent International Experience? 2013. J Levinson, World Bank. (Link) This report presents a historical review of multisectoral nutrition activities in several countries around the world.  It also offers conclusions and lessons learned focusing on the value of combining nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions.

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Research priorities for the environment, agriculture and infectious diseases of poverty

December 10, 2013

Research priorities for the environment, agriculture and infectious diseases of poverty, 2013. Full text World Health Organization. This report provides an evaluation of challenges presented by interactions between environment, agriculture and infectious diseases of public health importance. It explores the benefits and limitations of a more systems-based approach to conceptualizing and investigating this problem. The […]

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Understanding Child Stunting in India: A Comprehensive Analysis

December 10, 2013

Understanding Child Stunting in India: A Comprehensive Analysis of Socio-Economic, Nutritional and Environmental Determinants Using Additive Quantile Regression. PLoS One, Nov 2013. Full text Nora Fenske, et al. Background – Most attempts to address undernutrition, responsible for one third of global child deaths, have fallen behind expectations. This suggests that the assumptions underlying current modelling […]

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Multi-sectoral interventions for healthy growth

December 10, 2013

Multi-sectoral interventions for healthy growth. Maternal & Child Nutrition, Sept 2013. Full text Ma del Carmen Casanovas, et al. The risk of stunted growth and development is affected by the context in which a child is born and grows. This includes such interdependent influences as the political economy, health and health care, education, society and […]

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Determinants of moderate-to-severe anaemia among women of reproductive age in Tanzania

December 10, 2013

Determinants of moderate-to-severe anaemia among women of reproductive age in Tanzania: analysis of data from the 2010 Tanzania demographic and health survey. Trop Med Intl Health, Dec 2013. Authors/order info Calistus Wilunda, et al. Objective - To identify determinants of moderate-to-severe anaemia among women of reproductive age in Tanzania. Methods - We included participants from the 2010 […]

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Coming Up Short without Sanitation

December 10, 2013

Coming Up Short without Sanitation, 2013. Water and Sanitation Program. Full text A Community Sanitation Program by the Indian Government  Helped Children Grow Taller and Healthier in the State  of Maharashtra. Children living in villages that received sanitation motivation treatment grew taller on average. Research done by Vogl (2011) suggests that taller children are more likely […]

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Handwashing before Food Preparation and Child Feeding

December 10, 2013

Handwashing before Food Preparation and Child Feeding: A Missed Opportunity for Hygiene Promotion. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Dec. Authors/Order info Nizame FA, et al. Enteric diseases are often caused by poor hygiene and can contribute to stunting. From 50 randomly selected villages in Bangladesh, we collected quantitative and qualitative data on handwashing linked […]

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