Preface : Lessons from successful micronutrient programs

Expert meeting on Child Growth and Micronutrient Deficiencies--New Initiatives for Developing Countries to Achieve Millennium Development Goals: executive summary report.

Undernutrition in early childhood has long-term physical and intellectual consequences. Improving child growth should start before the age of two years and be an integrated effort between all sectors, covering all aspects such as diet and nutrient intake, disease reduction, optimum child care, and improved environmental sanitation. To discuss these issues, the Indonesian Danone Institute Founda...

Planning and Budgeting for Nutrition Programs in Tanzania: Lessons Learned From the National Vitamin A Supplementation Program

Background Micronutrient deficiency in Tanzania is a significant public health problem, with vitamin A deficiency (VAD) affecting 34% of children aged 6 to 59 months. Since 2007, development partners have worked closely to advocate for the inclusion of twice-yearly vitamin A supplementation and deworming (VASD) activities with budgets at the subnational level, where funding and implementation o...

The private sector and development agencies: How to form successful alliances Critical issues and lessons learned from leading donor programs

Coverage and Utilization in Food Fortification Programs: Critical and Neglected Areas of Evaluation123

The need for evidence to inform nutrition program design and implementation has long been recognized, yet the generation and use of evidence for program decision making has lagged. The results of the coverage surveys reported in this supplement highlight some of the strengths and areas for improvement of current population-based (i.e., staple foods and condiments) and targeted (e.g., foods for ...

Proceedings of the International Workshop on Articulating the Impact of Nutritional Defi cits on the Education for All Agenda

Preface —O. M. Galal, C. G. Neumann, and J. Hulett ................................................................................ S127 Introduction —E. Pollitt .............................................................................................................................. S131 Children’s healthful eating: From research to practice —A. Worsley .......................................