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    The minimum cost of a healthy diet

    Save the Children Fund, 2007
     
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    Impact of drought and HIV on child nutrition in Eastern and Southern Africa

    Tulane Institute for International Development, 2007
       Objective: To determine short- and long-term trends in child malnutrition and how these are affected by drought and HIV.   
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    Infant and young child feeding

    United Nations Children's Fund, 2009
    This article talks about UNICIEF’s Medium Term Strategic Plan, which promotes and supports optimal infant and young child feeding practices. This plan underlines the importance of a multi-sectoral approach to improve health and nutrition, by taking evidence based packages of interventions to scale.
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    Trachoma and women: latrines in Ethiopia and surgery in Southern Sudan

    Community Eye Health Journal, 2009
    Trachoma is an infectious disease of the eye caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. Bacteria can spread via an infected person’s hands or clothing and may be carried by flies that have come into contact with discharge from the eyes or nose of an infected person.
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    Why are we addressing gender issues in vision loss?

    Community Eye Health Journal, 2009
    Increasingly it is evident that women are affected by blindness and visual impairment to a much greater degree than men. In 1980 a systematic review of global population-based blindness surveys carried out showed that blindness is about 40 per cent more common in women compared to men. This short article from the Community Eye Health Journal explores the gender dimensions of vision loss.
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    Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina (CPC, UNC)

    The Carolina Population Center is a community of scholars and professionals collaborating on interdisciplinary research and methods that advance understanding of population issues.
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    Wireless technology for social change: trends in NGO mobile use

    United Nations Foundation, 2008
    This report, published by the UN Foundation, examines real life examples of and trends in wireless technology solutions being used to drive change in the areas of health, humanitarian assistance, and environmental conservation. Largely using case studies, the authors find that NGOs’ use of mobile technology is very widespread and indispensable.
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    Iron supplementation in early childhood: health benefits and risks

    American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2009
    The prevalence of iron deficiency among infants and young children living in developing countries is high.  This article in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reviewed 26 randomised controlled trials of preventive, oral iron supplementation in young children (aged 0–59 mo) living in developing countries to ascertain the associated health benefits and risks.
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    Iron deficiency anaemia assessment, prevention and control: a guide for programme managers

    World Health Organization, 2001
    This document from the World Health Organisation deals primarily with indicators for monitoring interventions to combat iron deficiency, including iron deficiency anaemia (IDA), but it also reviews the current methods of assessing and preventing iron deficiency in the light of recent significant scientific advances.
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    Conclusions and recommendations of the WHO consultation on prevention and control of iron deficiency in infants and young children in malaria-endemic areas

    World Health Organization, 2006
    Iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia are common in young children, and there is substantial evidence that iron deficiency has adverse effects on child health and development. This report from the World Health Organisation argues that provision of additional iron to infants and young children who are iron deficient should be a public health priority.

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