January 2010 Researchers conducted a double-blind, randomized trial in Brazil to determine the relative efficacy of iron drops and iron-fortified rice in curing mild anemia in children aged 6–24 months. Two groups of children received […]
Date: May 3, 2010 | Category: Research highlights
February 2010 An article published in Clinical Infectious Diseases in February 2010 presents an analysis of data from the Zambia Exclusive Breastfeeding Study that the authors undertook to determine an age at which weaning safely […]
Date: May 3, 2010 | Category: Research highlights
January 2010 In a study published in The Journal of Nutrition in January 2010, researchers used data from the Bangladesh Nutrition Surveillance Project from 2000 to 2005 to explore the relationship between rice and non-rice […]
Date: May 3, 2010 | Category: Research highlights
February 2010 In a study published in February 2010 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, investigators compared the efficacy of multivitamin supplements delivering a single recommended daily allowance (RDA) versus supplements delivering multiple RDAs […]
Date: May 3, 2010 | Category: Research highlights
Josephine Nyambe, behavioral change communications specialist for the IYCN Project in Zambia, shares her experiences developing a radio campaign to promote better nutrition for infants and young children. In January 2010, we began airing a […]
Date: May 3, 2010 | Category: Updates from the field
Supporting mothers to breastfeed and nourish their children is helping Rose Mireille Exumé, IYCN’s Haiti Country Coordinator, cope with the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake. She finds comfort in knowing that families can improve […]
Date: Apr 7, 2010 | Category: Success stories
When she visits the baby tent at Place Boyer Refugee Camp in Pétion-Ville, Nadine Boucher, 32, feels uplifted and hopeful about her baby’s future. “I have less stress when I come to the tent; that’s […]
Date: Apr 6, 2010 | Category: Success stories
At the Place Boyer Refugee Camp in Pétion-Ville, a suburb of Port au Prince, Solange Pierre, 35, welcomes four mothers-to-be into the baby tent. Inside, the safe, calm atmosphere is a welcome relief for Ketly, […]
Date: Apr 6, 2010 | Category: Success stories
PATH is working with the International Potato Center (CIP) and other partners in Kenya to explore how linking agricultural and health services could increase the consumption of orange-fleshed sweet potato and improve nutrition in sub-Saharan […]
Date: Apr 2, 2010 | Category: Announcements
Greensboro, North Carolina, March 20, 2010 The 5th Breastfeeding and Feminism Symposium sought to identify and analyze how public health approaches to breastfeeding might be informed by feminist insights. Engaging men to increase support for […]
Date: Mar 20, 2010 | Category: Events