By Wasiu Afolabi, Infant & Young Child Nutrition Project in Nigeria This week is World Breastfeeding Week, and we have a major reason to celebrate the occasion in Nigeria. My country recently came to a […]
Date: Aug 6, 2010 | Category: Points of view
By Denise Lionetti, IYCN Project Director I saw the effects of the global food crisis during my recent trip to Kenya, where a prolonged drought coupled with high food prices have left significant numbers of […]
Date: Sep 6, 2009 | Category: Points of view
By Marcia Griffiths, MSc, President, The Manoff Group The malnutrition many children in poor countries experience does not occur overnight. It is the product of months of inadequate growth that leaves them both underweight and […]
Date: Jul 6, 2009 | Category: Points of view
By Jennifer Marcy, MSc, IYCN Project, PATH, and Kiersten Israel-Ballard, MPH, DrPH, IYCN Project, PATH March 2009 Many countries are introducing a national policy to test all babies who are born to HIV-positive mothers for […]
Date: Mar 6, 2009 | Category: Points of view