The Impact of Poor Sanitation on Nutrition – SHARE; UNICEF

September 1, 2015

The Impact of Poor Sanitation on Nutrition, 2015. SHARE; UNICEF. Link  With 165 million children suffering from chronic undernutrition (being stunted) and 52 million suffering from acute malnutrition (being wasted) (UNICEF et al., 2012), more concerted and cross-sectoral action is needed. Improving water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in the context of nutrition programming offers one […]

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Epidemiology of Cholera in the Philippines

September 1, 2015

Epidemiology of Cholera in the Philippines. PLoS NTDS, Jan 2015. Link Authors: Anna Lena Lopez , Lino Y. Macasaet, Michelle Ylade, Enrique A. Tayag, Mohammad Ali Cholera has been increasingly reported in the past decade. It is most feared because of its tendency to spread rapidly resulting in deaths in a short time, if appropriate […]

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Cholera prevention and control in Kenya

September 1, 2015

Cholera prevention and control in Kenya, 2015.  A dissertation submitted to the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Public Health in the Department of Health Policy and Management in the Gillings School of Global Public Health. Link  Author: Gretchen […]

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Diet and specific microbial exposure trigger features of environmental enteropathy in a novel murine model

September 1, 2015

Diet and specific microbial exposure trigger features of environmental enteropathy in a novel murine model. Nature Commun, Aug 2015. Link Authors: Eric M. Brown, Marta Wlodarska, et al. Environmental enteropathy (EE) is a subclinical chronic inflammatory disease of the small intestine and has a profound impact on the persistence of childhood malnutrition worldwide. However, the aetiology […]

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WASHplus – Small Doable Actions: A Feasible Approach to Behavior Change

September 1, 2015

Small Doable Actions: A Feasible Approach to Behavior Change, 2015. WASHplus. Link A small doable action is a behavior that, when practiced consistently and correctly, will lead to personal and public health improvement. It is considered feasible by the householder, from HIS/HER point of view, considering the current practice, the available resources, and the particular social context. […]

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Stunting Among Children in Yemen: Prevalence and Associated Factors

August 13, 2015

Stunting Among Children in Yemen: Prevalence and Associated Factors, June 2015. Full text Author: Laetícia Rodrigues de Souza, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG). Thus these models allow us to conclude that our main findings would remain similar after controlling for adequate child feeding: mother’s nutrition and education, access to land, living in a household where […]

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WHO – Global Nutrition Targets 2025: Stunting Policy Brief

August 13, 2015

Global Nutrition Targets 2025: Stunting Policy Brief, 2014. World Health Organization. Full text In 2012, the World Health Assembly Resolution 65.6 endorsed a Comprehensive implementation plan on maternal, infant and young child nutrition (1), which specified six global nutrition targets for 2025 (2). This policy brief covers the first target: a 40% reduction in the number […]

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Stunting is associated with poor outcomes in childhood pneumonia

August 13, 2015

Stunting is associated with poor outcomes in childhood pneumonia. Trop Med Intl Health, July 2015. Abstract/order info Authors: Peter P. Moschovis, Emmanuel O. D. Addo-Yobo, et al. Objective - Stunting affects 26.7% of children worldwide, and little is known about its effects on the outcomes of childhood pneumonia. We evaluated the effect of stunting on the […]

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Sanitation, Disease, and Anemia: Evidence From Nepal

August 13, 2015

Sanitation, Disease, and Anemia: Evidence From Nepal, July 2015. Full text Authors: Diane Coffey, Michael Geruso. Anemia is a health problem with significant economic consequences. In children, it impairs physical and cognitive development and reduces human capital accumulation. In adults, it reduces productivity. Globally, more than 40% of all children under five have hemoglobin levels below the threshold for […]

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An analysis of trends and determinants of child undernutrition in Ethiopia, 2000-2011

August 13, 2015

An analysis of trends and determinants of child undernutrition in Ethiopia, 2000-2011, May 2015. Full text Author: D Headey, IFPRI. Research does not always provide the results that we expect. At the recent conference on improving nutrition in Ethiopia, Together for Nutrition 2015, we learnt about the rapid progress in Ethiopia in child nutritional outcomes that […]

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