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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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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".

Publication year: 2019 Publisher(s): Save the Children US
Learning Brief: Strengthening WASH Approaches to Improve Nutritional Status among Women and Children in Sikasso, Mali

This learning brief describes the USAID/Nutrition and Hygiene project (Projet Nutrition et Hygiène)'s WASH strategy focused on community and social behavior change. Undernutrition disproportionately affects the rural poor, trapping families in a vicious c

Publication year: 2019 Publisher(s): Save the Children US
USAID/Projet Nutrition et Hygiène: Stories from the Heart

Without first-hand knowledge, it is often difficult to understand and appreciate the transformative changes that communities are experiencing. This book of success stories shares the USAID/Nutrition and Hygiene (Projet Nutrition et Hygiene) project’s jour

Publication year: 2019 Publisher(s): Save the Children US
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

Publication year: 2019 Publisher(s): PLoS ONE | Save the Children Author(s): Zaman Jamali, Q. | Shah, Rashed | Shahid, Farhana | Fatima, Aisha | ...
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

Publication year: 2019 Publisher(s): Save the Children
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

Publication year: 2019 Publisher(s): Save the Children US
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

Publication year: 2019 Publisher(s): Save the Children
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

Publication year: 2019 Publisher(s): Save the Children US
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

Publication year: 2019 Publisher(s): Save the Children
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

Publication year: 2019 Publisher(s): Save the Children US
Communautés se Transforment Elles-mêmes, 2014–2019 (Communities Transforming Themselves 2014- 2019)

This infographic highlights the results and accomplishments of the Mali USAID Nutrition and Hygiene project (Projet Nutrition et Hygiène), in four integrated components as well as cross-cutting results. The bottom panel highlights the outcome indicators a

Publication year: 2019 Publisher(s): Save the Children US
Learning Brief: Strengthening Malnutrition Services at Community Health Centers in Sikasso, Mali

This learning brief focuses on the health worker capacity strengthening component of the USAID Nutrition and Hygiene project (Projet Nutrition et Hygiène-PNH). Though largely a community-level social and behavior change project, USAID/PNH aimed to strengt

Publication year: 2019 Publisher(s): Save the Children US