The opinions expressed are those of the contributors and do not necessarily reflect the policies or views of UNICEF or the University of Botswana. Extracts from this publication may be freely reproduced with due acknowledgement. Foreword 5 Child Survival 6 Feeding practices, feeding environment and growth status of children (2–5 years) in Tubu, Shorobe and Xobe Molapo farming villages in Botswa...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: BMI: Body Mass Index; CM: Centimeter; χ2: Chi Square; KG: Kilogram; M: Meter; MAC: Mid-Arm Circumference; MLS: Milliliters; NTDS: Neglected Tropical Diseases; OR: Odd Ratio; RPM: Revolutions Per Minute; SPSS: Statistical Package for Social Sciences; UNICEF: United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund; US CIA: United States ...

Piero Olliaro,* Estrella Lasry, and Amanda Tiffany UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), Geneva, Switzerland; Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom; Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)/Doctors Without Borders, New York, New York; Epicentre and Médecin...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: BMI: Body Mass Index; CM: Centimeter; χ2: Chi Square; KG: Kilogram; M: Meter; MAC: Mid-Arm Circumference; MLS: Milliliters; NTDS: Neglected Tropical Diseases; OR: Odd Ratio; RPM: Revolutions Per Minute; SPSS: Statistical Package for Social Sciences; UNICEF: United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund; US CIA: United States ...

Oral Rehydration Salt (ORS) therapy is a definite progress in controlling mortality due to diarrhoeal diseases in Pakistan. UNICEF in collaboration with National Institute of Health, has made good efforts in providing NIMKOL, the Pakistani Oral cost (JPMA: 34: 105, 1984).

Deriving funding from missionary sources in Ireland, Britain and the USA, and from international leprosy relief organizations such as the British Empire Leprosy Relief Association (BELRA) and drawing on developing capacities in international public health under the auspices of WHO and UNICEF through the 1950s, the Roman Catholic Mission Ogoja Leprosy Scheme applied international expertise at a ...

Units deployed on humanitarian aid may have little experience of the most appropriate interventions which can be expected to produce the most favourable population outcomes. Guidelines produced by UNICEF and the International Dispensary Association (IDA) can be used as a basis for planning. These guidelines were previously untested in Rwanda. This report focuses on iron and folate supplementati...

JUSTIFICATION WHO and UNICEF state that the use of human milk from other sources should be the first alternative when it is not possible for the mother to breastfeed. Human milk banks should be made available in appropriate situations. The IYCF Chapter is actively concerned about the compelling use of formula feeds in the infants because of the non availability of human breast milk banks. PRO...

Promoting equity in health is not an easy task. Current trends in the global economy, in the environment and in the scientific and technological development are all conducive to increasing disparities in exposure to risk factors for ill health as well as in access to health services. Indeed, available data point to increasing inequalities in health outcomes among countries and within countries ...

Despite considerable interest in intergenerational approaches in programs targeted to adolescents, documentation on what the approach incorporates is scarce. There is even less information on the number, type and success of programs undertaking this approach. Implementing projects that involve youth-adult collaboration has been difficult, largely due to limited understanding of the conditions i...