This paper estimates country-specific costs and benefits of scaling up key nutrition investments in Nigeria. Building … sector. We identify and cost four candidate nutrition-sensitive interventions with impact potential in Nigeria, including bio … scale-up action against malnutrition in Nigeria and develop nutrition financing plans that bring to bear resources from the …

The unprecedented large scale rural-to-urban migration in China has left many rural children living apart from their … parents. In this study, we examine the impact of parental migration on the nutritional status of young children in rural areas … the height of children, but it improves their weight. We provide suggestive evidence that the improvement in weight may be …

have direct dietary impacts on nutrition in addition to any indirect effects via income. We test this hypothesis for the … an important source of animal-based proteins and micronutrients for young children …

contraceptive use is low. Nutritional deficiencies among pregnant women and children are prominent as half of them were moderately … Delivery Standard for quality services; and improving maternal and child nutrition. Fertility reduction has been slow at 3.3 in … 2012 and contraceptive use is low. Nutritional deficiencies among pregnant women and children are prominent as half of them …

inequities; and improving nutrition. …

This paper builds on the global experience and Mali?s context to identify an effective nutrition approach as well as … costs and benefits of key nutrition programs, as part of a resilience agenda after the crisis. It is intended to help guide … relevant nutrition-specific interventions, largely delivered through the health sector, and at multisectoral nutrition …

Nutrition is mentioned specifically only three times in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. However, through its … emphasis upon food, health, and care, the Convention makes it clear that good nutrition should be regarded as a fundamental …, providing ‘status reports’ on the inclusion of nutrition goals in individual ‘National Programmes of Action’. The paper includes …

The objective of this review was to study where community-based family planning and nutrition programs have been … intervention in community-based nutrition programs, it can have profound effects on maternal and child health and nutrition. When … method, can thus improve nutrition outcomes in both mothers and babies. The authors identified a few studies on integrated …

Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and its infant formula rebate program. Special attention is given to …