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How Effective are Food for Education Programs? A Critical Assessment of the Evidence from Developing Countries
Document Library
October 9, 2014

Our interpretation of the empirical evidence reviewed here leads to several recommendations on the design and use of FFE programs. Effects tend to be larger where schooling participation is low or where there are significant nutritional de- ficiencies. This fact argues for doing an assessment of school needs in target areas before starting an FFE… Read more

Children, Education, Nutrition
Nutrition
Certificate in Nutrition, Food, and Hunger
Training
March 17, 2014

The Certificate in Nutrition, Food, and Hunger is designed to teach participants about the global health challenges and potential solutions relating to nutrition and food accessibility. Participants learn about malnutrition, food distribution, health problems associated with hunger, and other related topics, which are integral to global health. Enrollment in the Certificate in Nutrition, Food, and… Read more

Hunger, Nutrition
Health
Nutrition
Health in a changing climate
Blog
November 22, 2013

I am currently in Warsaw, Poland for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP19). On 16 November, I attended the Climate and Health Summit, which was organised by the Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA). I was particularly interested in this event as I have a narrow understanding of the complex climate change and health… Read more

Climate Change, Health, Nutrition
Nutrition
Lawrence Haddad on reducing undernutrition and the Nutrition Topic Guide
HEART talks
October 23, 2013

In this video Lawrence Haddad, Director of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), introduces the HEART Nutrition Topic Guide. The guide has been created in collaboration with MQSUN  to inform policymakers and practitioners working in the nutrition sector on the latest key evidence. As Lawrence explains, undernutrition causes 3.1 million preventable maternal and child deaths… Read more

Breastfeeding, child, Children, Development, enabling environment, Hunger, IYCF, Maternal, micronutrients, Nutrition, nutrition sensitive, nutrition specific, Stunting, undernutrition, Underweight, Wasting
Nutrition
Systematic Review of Complementary Feeding Strategies amongst Children Less than Two Years of Age
Assignment
October 14, 2013

This paper presents the findings of a MQSUN review on complementary feeding practices. Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and non-RCTs that assessed the impact of complementary feeding and education on complementary feeding on linear growth, weight gain, iron status, and morbidity were included in the review. Broadly, interventions were classified as education on complementary feeding and… Read more

Complementary Feeding, Nutrition, PATH, Systematic Review
Nutrition
Action on under-nutrition in Pakistan: opportunities and barriers
Assignment
October 4, 2013

This Maximising the Quality of Scaling Up Nutrition Programme (MQSUN) briefing is based on the Political Economy of Under-Nutrition in Pakistan study. It highlights challenges faced for mainstreaming nutrition as an inter-sectoral development priority and provides strategic recommendations using Acosta and Fanzo’s nutrition governance framework.  

Malnutrition, Nutrition, Pakistan, Political Economy
Nutrition
How can we maximise the impact of nutrition interventions when evidence is limited?
Blog
September 25, 2013

The Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement has been holding its Global Gathering in New York over the past two days. Rather than the ‘high-level’ expert meetings of previous years, this event brought a range of stakeholders from different countries – 42 countries are now signatories to the SUN Framework – together to share experiences about… Read more

Malnutrition, Nutrition
Nutrition
Nutritional status in northern Nigeria, prevalence and determinants: a review of evidence
Assignment
September 19, 2013

This Operational Research and Impact Evaluation (ORIE) Research Summary outlines the approach, key findings and conclusions of a review of literature on the prevalence and determinants of child and maternal undernutrition in northern Nigeria, and direct and indirect interventions to tackle undernutrition, globally and in Nigeria, undertaken in 2012. The aims of the evidence review… Read more

childhood stunting, Nigeria, Nutrition, undernutrition
Nutrition
A stakeholder map for nutrition policy and programming in northern Nigeria
Assignment
September 19, 2013

This Operational Research and Impact Evaluation (ORIE) Research Summary highlights key findings from a stakeholder mapping carried out to increase understanding of nutrition context, policy and programming in northern Nigeria; map organisations, systems and practices for nutrition knowledge sharing; understand information needs, barriers and opportunities amongst audiences; and inform strategies for research evidence dissemination.  

Nigeria, Nutrition, stakeholder mapping
Nutrition
Nutrition Commitment Audit for Nigeria
Assignment
September 18, 2013

This Operational Research and Impact Evaluation (ORIE) Research summary highlights key findings from a Nutrition Commitment Audit (NCA) designed and applied in Nigeria in 2012 in order to examine national and sub-national level factors influencing the country’s commitment to addressing undernutrition.  

audit, Commitment, Nigeria, Nutrition
Education
Nutrition
Education Interventions and their Impact on Nutrition
Helpdesk Report
October 16, 2012

Nutrition interventions in schools and for school age children are covered in sections 2 and 3.  These sections look at general school health and nutrition programmes, micronutrients, school feeding, de-worming, nutrition interventions for school age children, improved hygiene, cash transfers, zinc supplementation and adolescent nutrition. Information on nutrition interventions for children under 2 years old… Read more

Adolescent, Children, Education, Feeding, Hygiene, intergenerational, intevrentions, Malnutrition, micronutrients, Nutrition, Quality, School, school led total sanitation, worming, Zinc
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