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Young Lives Disrupted: gender and well-being among adolescent Syrian refugees in Lebanon
The conflict in Syria that began in 2011 has resulted in the exodus of over 5 million Syrian refugees to neighboring countries, with more than one million refugees currently registered by UNHCR in Lebanon. While some are living in tented settlements, the
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Transitions into Puberty and Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Information in Two Humanitarian Settings: A cross-sectional survey of very young adolescents from Somalia and Myanmar
Very young adolescents (VYA) in humanitarian settings are largely neglected in terms of sexual and reproductive health (SRH). This study describes the characteristics of VYA aged 10-14 years in two humanitarian settings, focusing on transitions into puber
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Community-Based Model for Improving Child Nutrition Status: A success story in Yen Bai
In recent years, Vietnam has achieved notable achievements in improving the nutritional status of the people. Most of the objectives of the National Nutrition Strategy for 2001 – 2010 have been met or exceeded; food security has also been enhanced, and pe
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Nutrition Surveillance Systems: Their use and value
Nutrition Surveillance Systems was stimulated by the growing need for data on nutrition outcomes to track changes over time and assess the progress of nations towards international development goals- such as the World Health Assembly global nutrition targ
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Children's Healthy Nutrition: Advice and recipes for the nutrition of 6-month to 6-year old children
Healthy nutrition is necessary throughout all life stages, from the early stages of fetal development during gestation, to the delivery, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, up until late adulthood. A good and appropriate nutrition is essential to
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An Investment Framework for Nutrition: Reaching the global targets for stunting, anemia, breastfeeding, and wasting
As of 2015, 159 million children under the age of five were chronically malnourished or stunted, underscoring a massive global health and economic development challenge (UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank 2015). In 2012—in an effort to rally the international co
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Strengthening Community Participation in Health: End of project report Zimbabwe 2013-2016
The Strengthening Community Participation in Health project, implemented by Save the Children and Community Working Group on Health between 2013 and 2016, aimed to address key barriers to uptake in maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) services, inclu
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Malnutrition in Zambia: Harnessing social protection for the most vulnerable
Malnutrition prevents millions of Zambia’s children from reaching their potential. The rates of malnutrition – among the highest in the world – are reducing the country’s chances of achieving its aspiration to be a prosperous upper-middle-income country b
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How can the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme become more sensitive to children’s rights?: Experiences and recommendations from Dungarpur district, Rajasthan
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is one of the largest public works programmes in human history. The overarching aim of MGNREGA is to enhance the livelihood security of the rural poor by providing at least 100 days of g
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A Stone is a Strange Thing: A story about Ebola, grief and loss, and how friends can help
When Hannah's mother falls sick with Ebola she is forced to take care of her brother Daniel on her own. Within a short period of time, Hannah's mother passes. This child-friendly book informs children about Ebola and how to cope with the loss of a loved o
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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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Healthy Canteen Manual
A manual utilized by school’s healthy canteen committee as guidance to prepare healthy meals to be sold to students in schools through school’s canteen. The manual includes guidance on healthy diets and how to make healthy, balanced meals, alongside 13 ex