- 15/12/2012
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) was established in 2002 with a mandate to galvanize efforts by the public and private sectors to end malnutrition. This paper describes GAIN's evolution from a large-scale food fortification program focus to a broader nutrition program portfolio directed toward improving access and affordability of nutritious foods for the poor.
- 20/11/2012
This paper describes the focused ethnographic study on complementary feeding that was commissioned by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition and highlights findings from studies conducted in three very different country contexts (Ghana, South Africa and Afghanistan) burdened by high levels of malnutrition in older infants and young children.
- 06/09/2017
Although it is generally accepted that the addition of micronutrient powders (MNPs) to foods causes no or negligible changes to organoleptic properties, there are anecdotal reports of low acceptability of the MNP distributed in Indonesia. The objective of this study was to assess whether the organoleptic properties of micronutrient powders reduce the acceptability of foods if used as recommended.
- 23/04/2014
Since 2006, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) has worked with a range of partners to improve access to nutritious foods for large parts of the population, through public and private delivery channels. This supplement presents a selection of activities to improve access to nutritious foods for large parts of the population, through public and private delivery channels.
- 21/07/2015
Behaviour change communication (BCC) is a critical component of infant and young child feeding interventions. In this study we asked BCC practitioners working in low‐ and middle‐income countries to participate in an examination of BCC practice.
- 21/05/2015
Multiple-micronutrient (MMN) fortification of beverages may be an effective option to deliver micronutrients to vulnerable populations. The aim of the present systematic review and meta-analysis is to evaluate the nutritional impacts of MMN fortified beverages in the context of low-middle income countries.
- 01/01/2009
The objective of this Food and Nutrition Bulletin supplement is to focus attention on the need to integrate actions to improve maternal, infant, and young child nutrition.
- 19/09/2011
This supplement brings together papers focusing on the critical 1000 days of human development from pregnancy until 2 years of age.
- 14/09/2018
This investigation used data from focused ethnographic studies in five rural counties in Kenya to determine whether the concept of “special foods for infants and young children” exists in the different ethnic groups in these areas as an identifiable component of cultural beliefs and knowledge.
- 14/07/2017
Iron deficiency anemia is a major public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a complementary food fortified with sodium iron EDTA plus either ferrous fumarate or ferric pyrophosphate to combat iron deficiency anemia in preschool-age children in a highly malaria endemic region.