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Children's Participation in Learning and Action for Nutrition: A basic guide
The Children's Participation in Learning and Action for Nutrition (PCAAN) approach contributes to the reduction of chronic malnutrition by building and consolidating a platform that enables children to work together to create behaviour change for themselv
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Further, Faster, Fairer: Reaching every last child with immunisation
Immunisation saves lives and is undoubtedly one of the most successful and cost-effective health interventions, with far-reaching benefits. Improved coverage has contributed to the impressive 50% drop in child deaths globally between 1990 and 2015, from 1
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The Special Glasses: A story about stomach pain and how to avoid it
After Mika and Christine suffer a round of unpleasant diarrhea and stomach ache, the parrots ZuZu and ZaZa give the siblings a special pair of glasses that allow them to see the bacteria making them sick. This child-friendly book teaches important lessons
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Mid-upper Arm Circumference Screening in Informal Camps at the Northern Greece Border
Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) is the circumference of the left upper arm, measured at the mid-point between the tip of the shoulder and the tip of the elbow. MUAC is used for the assessment of nutritional status.
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What is Kangaroo Mother Care? Systematic review of literature
This study investigates the various available definitions of kangaroo mother care and identifies its core components.
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Children's Health Priorities and Interventions
This document argues for continued investment in children's health and presents evidence-based interventions that can help end preventable child deaths and promote their healthy growth and development.
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Real-Time Assessments of the Strength of Program Implementation for Community Case Management of Childhood Illness: Validation of a mobile phone-based method in Malawi
This study seeks to assess the validity of using mobile technology to monitor the provision of community case management by health surveillance assistants (HSAs) in Malawi. To do so, it compares the sensitivity and specificty of the information obtained t
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Every Child Deserves a Chance: Save the Children South Africa vision 2020
South Africa is a young nation, one in which more than 18 million children comprise roughly 37 percent of the population. For about 70 percent of them, however, the future is bleak. They live in the poorest households and are exposed to inhumane violence
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Safety and Efficacy of Alternative Antibiotic Regimens Compared with 7 day Injectable Procaine Benzylpenicillin and Gentamicin for Outpatient Treatment of Neonates and Young Infants with Clinical Signs of Severe Infection when Referral is not Possible
Severe infections are one of the main causes of neonatal deaths worldwide. The typical recommended treatment for young infants experiencing severe infection is hospital admission with antibiotic therapy. Since there are barriers to hospital care for many
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Analysis of the Children's Sector in South Africa
Save the Children South Africa commissioned a mapping of the children’s sector in South Africa as of June 2014 to provide an information platform to inform its strategic reflection and planning process. The brief for the mapping exercise, the results of w
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Mamme in Arrivo
This is a guide to support mothers in one of the most delicate periods of life. It contains key information regarding the process that leads to childbirth and continues with the care of the newborn and the beginning of the parenting experience.
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Protecting Women's and Children's Health From a Changing Climate
Climate change increases challenges to women’s and children’s health. There is more likelihood of women and children suffering and dying from problems such as diarrhoea, undernutrition, malaria, and from the harmful effects of extreme weather events, incl