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    National Strategic Framework on the Health and Development of Adolescents and Young People in Nigeria

    2007
    This framework is to facilitate the implementation of the National Adolescent Health Policy that aims to improve the quality of life of young persons in Nigeria.
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    Improving Nutrition Through Agriculture in Nigeria and Uganda: Needs, Opportunities, Requirements and Strategies for the Future

    2011
    This paper presents the report of workshops held in 2010 in East and West Africa. The workshops were aimed primarily at promoting network among policy makers, researchers, scientists, academicians and other stakeholders in nutrition/health and agriculture.
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    Hypertension, Diabetes and Overweight: Looming legacies of the Biafran Famine

    PLoS ONE, 2009
    Sub-Saharan Africa is facing a rapid increase in the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases, obesity, diabetes and hypertension. Previous and ongoing undernutrition among pregnant women may contribute to this development as suggested by epidemiological studies from high income countries linking undernutrition in fetal life with increased burden of non-communicable diseases in later life.
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    SMART Nutrition Survey III in Northern Nigeria

    2010
    A cross-sectional anthropometric and retrospective mortality survey was conducted in seven states of Northern Nigeria from 21st July to 28th August 2011. The survey was conducted in Jigawa, Kano, Kebbi, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara states. The main objective of the survey was to determine the nutritional status of children under five years of age and women from 15-49 years.
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    SMART Nutrition Survey IV in Northern Nigeria

    2012
    This study presents the summary of an anthropometric and retrospective mortality survey conducted in eight states of Northern Nigeria from 6th February to 9th March, 2012.
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    Food Basket Foundation International (FBFI)

    Food Basket Foundation International (FBFI) is an indigenous Non-Governmental Organisation which was set up to assist low income families achieve food and nutrition security on a sustainable basis, es
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    Summary findings of cross-sectional nutrition surveys in northern Nigeria July 2010

    Food Basket Foundation International, 2010
    This document presents the summary findings of a SMART nutrition survey conducted in Northern Nigeria in 2010. A cross-sectional anthropometric and mortality survey was undertaken in eight states of northern Nigeria from 13th July to 4th August 2010 with the main objective to determine nutritional status of children under five and women of reproductive age group (15 - 49 years).
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    Global food - waste not, want not

    Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 2013
    Today, we produce about four billion metric tonnes of food per annum. Yet due to poor practices in harvesting, storage and transportation, as well as market and consumer wastage, it is estimated that 30–50% (or 1.2–2 billion tonnes) of all food produced never reaches a human stomach. In order to help prevent a future global food crisis, the Institutiton of Mechanical, Engineers recommends: 1.
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    Health and Education Advice and Resource Team (HEART)

    HEART is a consortium of leading organisations in international development, health, nutrition and education.  It works together to support the use of evidence and expert advice in policymaking.
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    An Update of The Neglected Crisis of Undernutrition: Evidence for Action | Human Development Resource Centre

    Health and Education Advice and Resource Team, 2012
    Reviews new research on the causes, consequences and potential actions to reduce maternal and child undernutrition undertaken since the original publication in 2009. This paper is informed by targeted searches of electronic journals and online databases (ScienceDirect, PubMed, the Cochrane library, Oxford journals, The Lancet, the BMJ and Cambridge journals).

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