Objectives: Supplementing newborns with vitamin A within 48 hours of birth has been shown to reduce infant mortality in Bangladesh, India and Indonesia. This study evaluated the feasibility of delivering vitamin A to newborns through existing maternal and child health services in...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21154
Objectives: The Micronutrient Initiative (MI) is supporting host governments to demonstrate effective strategies to strengthen zinc supplementation as adjunct to ORS for the treatment of diarrhea and IFA supplementation to reduce anemia among pregnant women across three Asian cou...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21152
Objectives: The current vitamin A supplementation (VAS) program recording and reporting system in Indonesia faces inadequacies in terms of accuracy and completeness. This exercise was implemented to identify the bridge these gaps and inform the design of more accurate and efficie...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20927
Objectives: Although national coverage of VAS is high in Pakistan (>95%), large pockets of low coverage have been identified. A VAS coverage survey conducted by the Micronutrient Initiative (MI) in 2010 identified the reasons for low coverage as inadequate attention to VAS dur...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20928
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,...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21132
Objectives: Treatment of diarrhea with zinc and ORS has both life-saving potential and diarrhea prevention benefits, yet here we explore the barriers as to why coverage and adherence remain low. Methods: A synthesis of formative research results from nine countries (Afghanistan,...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21118