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Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition
Globally, undernutrition contributes to nearly half of all child deaths. Undernourished children who survive often suffer lifelong and intergenerational consequences: they are more susceptible to disease and are more likely to have poorer educational outcomes, poorer birth outcomes and reduced economic activity into adulthood. Furthermore, malnutrition during pregnancy increases the risk of preterm births, low birthweight, and infant mortality.
Save the Children's maternal, infant and young child nutrition programs focus on the delivery of evidence-based nutrition interventions during the "first 1000 days," the period from pregnancy to a child's second birthday. Save the Children works with governments, civil society and communities to ensure adequate food and nutrient intake in pregnant women and young children, effective infant and young child feeding practices and the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. Save the children supports immediate and exclusive breastfeeding through the age of six months, and continued breastfeeding through the age of two years.
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Global Health: Nutrition
According to the World Health Organization, malnutrition is the underlying cause of 3.1 million child deaths each year and leads to lasting damage for millions of other children. This fact sheet describes Save the Children USA's approaches to improve mate
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Learning Brief: Village Savings and Loans Associations Promote Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture
This is a learning brief developed by the USAID/Nutrition and Hygiene project (Projet Nutrition et Hygiène- PNH). Access to sustainable micro-credit was long considered impossible in the rural communities of Mali’s Sikasso Region. Yet, with the support of
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Tanzania: Lishe Endelevu- Sustainable Nutrition
This is a Project fact sheet for the USAID-funded multi-sectoral nutrition activity Lishe Endelevu in Tanzania (2018-2022). "Lishe Endelevu" is Swahili for "sustainable nutrition".
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Learning Brief: Integrated Programming Reduces Malnutrition, Builds Strong Families and Reinforces Social Cohesion
This learning brief focuses on the USAID/Nutrition and Hygiene project’s (Projet Nutrition et Hygiène) integrated approach to improving nutrition among pregnant and lactating women and children under two years of age. The project was organized around the
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Barriers and Enablers for Practicing Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) in Rural Sindh, Pakistan
Save the Children conducted this qualitative study in two health facilities of Sindh, Pakistan from October to December 2016 to understand the key barriers and enablers to a mother's ability to practice Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), and the feasibility of i
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The Power of Movements
This handout was developed to be shared with participants at Women Deliver 2019, the world's largest conference on gender equality and the health, rights, and wellbeing of girls and women. The leaflet aims to highlight some of the ways in which our progra
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Legacy Maternal and Child Cash Transfer Endline Evaluation: Key findings
The Legacy Maternal and Child Cash Transfer (MCCT) was funded by the Livelihoods and Food Security Fund from January 2016 to April 2019. The MCCT aimed to improve nutrition outcomes for mothers and children through the delivery of nutrition-sensitive cash
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2019 Global Health and Nutrition Brochure: Delivering high impact health services for children and their mothers
Because every child deserves to survive and thrive, Save the Children US’ Department of Global Health supports the delivery of high-impact health services to improve the health of children and their mothers in the world’s most deprived populations, every
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Global Health Nutrition Legacy
Save the Children has long been on the leading edge of global progress for children. In commemoration of our 100-year anniversary in 2019, Save the Children USA looked back to capture our legacy in three key areas of global health where we have focused ou
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Severe Malnutrition in Infants Aged <6 Months: Outcomes and risk factors in Bangladesh: A prospective cohort study
Research report to identify risk factors for infants under 6 months with severe acute malnutrition and describe the clinical and anthropometric outcomes of treatment with current management strategies. A prospective cohort study in infants under 6 months
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Perceptions of Acute Malnutrition and Its Management in Infants Under 6 Months of Age: A Qualitative Study in Rural Bangladesh
This articles aims to inform and shape future acute malnutrition management strategies by understanding caregivers’ and different stakeholders’ perceptions on malnutrition among infants and on barriers and facilitators to community-based care.
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How Families Cope With Poverty in Asia: Lessons from a multi-country review of Household Economy Analysis and Cost of the Diet Assessments, 2011-15
In order to understand better the food security and livelihoods challenges in Asia, and how these relate to undernutrition and broader child wellbeing, Save the Children has conducted a retrospective synthesis review of its analyses in the region. This re