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The State of Maize Flour Fortification in Uganda
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Micronutrient Interventions
From July 2016 to July 2017, The Strengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in Nutrition Globally (SPRING) project conducted interviews with 33 of the largest maize-milling companies in Uganda to determine the extent to which large-scale mills were fortifying and to understand barriers and enablers to fortification.
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The Rang-Din Nutrition Study in Rural Bangladesh: The Costs and Cost Effectiveness of Programmatic Interventions to Improve Linear Growth at Birth and 18 Months, and the Costs of These Interventions at 24 Months
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Micronutrient Interventions
In an effort to measure the effectiveness of lipid-based nutrients for improving birth outcomes and child development and growth, the Rang-Din Nutrition Study was undertaken in rural Bangladesh from 2011 to 2015.
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The Potential to Improve Nutrition through the Use of Fortified Maize Flour in Schools in Uganda
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Micronutrient Interventions
The Strengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in Nutrition Globally (SPRING) project in Uganda examined the barriers to and enablers of procurement and use of fortified maize flour in boarding schools in Uganda as a method of increasing micronutrient intake and overcoming widespread iron deficiency.
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Success in Delivering Interventions to Reduce Maternal Anemia in Nepal
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Micronutrient Interventions
In 2004 the Government of Nepal launched the Intensification of Maternal and Neonatal Micronutrient Program, more commonly called the Iron Intensification Project, in five districts. This case study describes the development of the project, its design, the process used to implement it at the district level, the strategy used to scale it up, and the data available to describe coverage.
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Strengthening the Evidence Base for Nutrition Interventions during the First 1,000 Days
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Micronutrient Interventions
The Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project (FANTA) conducted four major studies in Bangladesh, Burundi, Guatemala, and Malawi examining interventions aimed at preventing undernutrition during the first 1,000 days.
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Strengthening Nutrition Governance: FANTA Achievements and Lessons Learned
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Micronutrient Interventions
This report describes the Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project (FANTA) collaborative approach, which includes: (1) facilitating multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder engagement on nutrition; (2) supporting nutrition advocacy strategies and materials; (3) strengthening the capacity of multiple levels and sectors of government to lead, plan, budget for, and implement nutrition programmi
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Six Key Actions to Reduce Anemia
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Micronutrient Interventions
This brief describes country-led efforts to coordinate and implement anemia prevention and control, offering lessons learned to help other countries design the best possible solutions.
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Rethinking Integrated Nutrition-Health Strategies to Address Micronutrient Deficiencies in Children Under Five in Mozambique
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Micronutrient Interventions
This case study presents progress, challenges, and lessons learned to date for vitamin A supplementation, micronutrient powders, and food‐based strategies in Mozambique. Program considerations for planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating micronutrient interventions within the health system are also provided.
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Rang-Din Nutrition Study: Assessment of Participant Adherence to Lipid-Based Nutrient and Iron-Folic Acid Supplements among Pregnant and Lactating Women in the Context of a Study on the Effectiveness of Supplements in Bangladesh
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Micronutrient Interventions
This report summarizes the findings of the Rang-Din Nutrition Study evaluation of participant adherence among pregnant and lactating women. Researchers evaluated several aspects of a program to distribute supplements to pregnant and lactating women.
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Randomized Controlled Trial of the Impact of Treating Moderately Malnourished Women in Pregnancy
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Micronutrient Interventions
This brief summarizes the Mamachiponde study, a randomized controlled clinical trial conducted in rural Malawi with pregnant women who were moderately malnourished.
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Processing Handbook for ProKal Products
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Micronutrient Interventions
This handbook describes and presents guidelines for the manufacture and handling of three supplementary food products for vulnerable populations in Zambia, or for production in Zambia and distribution to countries in the region with similar vulnerable populations.
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Once Upon a Partnership: A Model for Sustainable Fortification Interventions
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Micronutrient Interventions
This case study provides historical background on a public-private partnership to fortify food in Uganda. The Ugandan Government partnered with a number of oil manufacturers to implement a large-scale, country-wide fortification intervention. In less than 3 years, 85% of the national oil supply in Uganda was fortified with vitamin A.
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Micronutrients Global Toolkit
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Micronutrient Interventions
This toolkit supports governments in their efforts to ensure sustainable vitamin A supplementation and de-worming program delivery mechanisms. It includes a collection of tools on child anemia reduction, maternal anemia reduction, and food fortification.
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Micronutrient Powders Consultation Lessons Learned for Operational Guidance
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Micronutrient Interventions
The Micronutrient Powders Consultation was an opportunity for working group members to discuss critical lessons learned in operationalizing micronutrient powders and learn about the knowledge and experience of participating country representatives. This report summarizes the preliminary findings on the key lessons learned, as identified by working group members.
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Micronutrient Deficiencies in Guatemala: Analysis, Trends, and Call to Action
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Micronutrient Interventions
This analysis presents the status of micronutrient deficiencies among children under 5 years of age and women of reproductive age in Guatemala, with an emphasis on iron, zinc, vitamin B12, folate, vitamin A, and iodine.
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Maternal and Child Supplementation with Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements, but Not Child Supplementation Alone, Decreases Self-Reported Household Food Insecurity in Some Settings
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Micronutrient Interventions
This journal article assesses the impacts of providing lipid-based nutrient supplements to women during pregnancy and postpartum and/or to their children on self-reported household food insecurity.
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Long-Term Effects of the Rang-Din Nutrition Study Interventions on Maternal and Child Outcomes
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Micronutrient Interventions
The Rang-Din Nutrition Study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness, within a community-based program, of home fortification approaches for the prevention of maternal and child undernutrition during the first 1,000 days.
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Lipid-based Nutrient Supplementation in the First 1000 Days Improves Child Growth in Bangladesh: A Cluster-randomized Effectiveness Trial
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Micronutrient Interventions
This journal article evaluated home fortification approaches for preventing maternal and child undernutrition within a community-based health program. Home fortification with small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements, but not micronutrient powder, during the first 1,000 days improved child linear growth and head size in rural Bangladesh.
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Key Catalyst, Collective Voice: The East, Central, And Southern Africa Health Community's Initiative on Food Fortification as a Public Health Intervention
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Micronutrient Interventions
This case study reviews the East, Central, and Southern African Health Community (ECSA-HC) work on health and nutrition. This inter-governmental group coordinates regional strategies to address the highest-level policymakers and to hold the countries accountable for the consequences of micronutrient malnutrition.
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Iron-Folic Acid Distribution and Consumption Through Antenatal Care: Identifying Barriers Across Countries
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Micronutrient Interventions
This study examined the distribution and consumption of iron-folic acid tablets within antenatal care programs in 22 countries with high burdens of undernutrition.