Richard Pendame

Assessment of the iron-folic acid supplement (IFAS) supply chain to improve distribution at community level in Dakar and Fatick regions, Senegal

Amadou Lamine Gueye, Richard Pendame, Banda Ndiaye, Marietou Diop & Bocar Mamadou Daff · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Ensuring adequate and timely availability of iron folic acid supplements at delivery points is a challenge for success of IFAS interventions. In Dakar and Fatick regions, the supply chain of IFAS was assessed to identify constraints and bottlenecks and to recommend so...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21268

Revitalizing Iron Folic Acid (IFA) Supplementation for Pregnant Women: Current Trends and Opportunities Based on Multi-country Formative Assessments

Kendra Siekmans, Jacqueline Kung'u, Marion Roche, Rachelle Desrochers, Deepika Chaudhery, S. Kaushik & Richard Pendame · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: To identify existing barriers and potential enabling opportunities for the revitalization of iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation to reduce anemia in pregnant women. Methods: A synthesis of formative research results from eight countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21132