The new EAT–Lancet Commission report identifies targets and strategies for achieving a sustainable global food system for healthier diets by 2050—including eliminating land use conversion for food, protecting biodiversity, reducing water use, and improving diets. Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
News: “100 Million Health” Initiative and the Double Burden of Malnutrition in Egypt
Egypt's recent national campaign "100 Million Health" is an evidence of the country's commitment towards eradicating the "silent epidemic" of Hepatitis C and raising awareness for controlling the spread of non-communicable diseases (NCD) such as high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity.
In order to support the 100 Million Health initiative with research-based evidence, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) held a seminar in partnership with the National Nutrition Committee at the Academy for Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) on February 26, 2019. Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
Stepping up to India’s Nutrition Challenge: The Critical Role of District Administrators
With POSHAN Abhiyaan (PM’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment), earlier called the National Nutrition Mission, India has taken a major step in the direction of holistically addressing the complex and multidimensional problem of malnutrition. To achieve the goal of malnutrition-free India by 2022, concerted efforts are being carried out at the district-level, because the battle >> Read more Source: POSHAN: Partnerships and Opportunities to Strengthen and Harmonize Actions for Nutrition in India
Does Aflatoxin Stunt Child Growth? Evidence from the First Randomized Trial
This blog is cross posted from the IFPRI website and was originally written by Vivian Hoffmann, Jef Leroy, and Kelly Jones. The post is based on their recent article: “The impact of reducing dietary aflatoxin exposure on child linear growth: a cluster randomized control trial in eastern Kenya,” which appeared in BMJ Global Health. Aflatoxins >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Discussion Paper 1804: Adding a Nutrition Behavior Change Communication Component to an Early Childhood Development Intervention in Malawi: A cluster randomized trial
In Africa south of the Sahara, including Malawi, an estimated 61 percent of children below the age of five are developmentally challenged as a result of poverty, malnutrition, and lack of early stimulation and learning opportunities. Early-childhood development (ECD) programmes, which aim to improve young children’s survival, health and development are considered one of the >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
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