This study discusses how to effectively engage in community-based nutrition and health programs aimed to improve … maternal, newborn, and child nutrition and health outcomes, particularly in Northern Nigeria. It provides the comparative … synthesis of four case studies, each of which included a community action component for improving nutrition and health outcomes …

some of the worst maternal and child health (MCH) and nutrition outcome indicators, both globally as well as in the East … Child Health (MCH) and nutrition in mostly rural areas of six central and southern provinces of Lao People's Democratic … summarizes data on service availability and readiness of health centers in terms of their ability to provide key MCH & nutrition …

compelling evidence of the potential to improve health and economic outcomes through scaling up effective nutrition interventions … estimate of the health consequences of under nutrition in terms of mortality and disability adjusted life years (DALYs), and … the economic losses due to lost workforce and productivity; (3) the health, social protection, and agriculture and food …

mothers and children in crises and emergencies. Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the most vulnerable regions in the … intensified nutritional needs, most notably pregnant and lactating mothers as well as children less than two years of age. Its … guidance on how to safeguard the nutritional status of mothers and children during times of stability, crisis, and emergency …

constraints in the health system, consistent with the new strategy Health Nutrition and Population World Bank, Strategy adopted in … health of its population. This effort is part of the long-term vision of the country. Improving health status, especially for … Millennium Development Goals, including 3 on the health sector. This review was also an opportunity to further analyze the …

The Bank Group now funds a smaller share of global support for health, nutrition, and population (HNP) than it did a …, analytic work, and engagement in global partnerships by the World Bank and $873 million in private health and pharmaceutical …-front institutional analysis, and incorporating more evaluation to promote evidence-based decisions. The performance of IFC health …