Anemia Prevention and Control: What Works
Summary: Part I of this document gives background information on the prevalence and causes of anemia by region, and discusses program approaches and good...
USAID's Infant & Young Child Nutrition Project
Topics: Micronutrients + Region: Global
Effect of an improved local ingredient-based complementary food fortified or not with iron and selected multiple micronutrients on Hb concentrations
Summary: This study, published in Public Health Nutrition in June 2010, evaluated the impact of processing a nutritious local ingredient-based gruel to...
Guidelines for the Use of Iron Supplements to Prevent and Treat Iron Deficiency Anemia
Summary: This booklet provides background information on iron deficiency anemia, including cutoffs for anemia and the benefits for controlling anemia, the...
Improved adherence and anaemia cure rates with flexible administration of micronutrient Sprinkles: a new public health approach to anaemia control
Summary: This article, published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition in September 2007, examines the effectiveness of daily and flexible Sprinkles...
Iron supplementation for reducing morbidity and mortality in children with HIV
Summary: This Cochrane Reviews article, published in April 2009, examined available evidence on the impact of the intervention on health outcomes of...
Iron-Fortified Rice Is As Efficacious As Supplemental Iron Drops in Infants and Young Children
Summary: The study, published in the Journal of Nutrition in November 2009, found that rice fortified with iron-containing Ultra Rice, developed by PATH, was...
Micronutrient Update
Summary: This Micronutrient Update, which continues where the May 2002 Micronutrient Update left off, presents information on women and children from...
Scaling Up Micronutrient Programs: What Works and What Needs More Work?
Summary: This report describes the 2008 Innocenti Process that was initiated by the Micronutrient Forum to examine knowledge related to program implementation...