The Lancet Series, Maternal and child undernutrition
Maternal and child undernutrition: effective action at national level
Jennifer Bryce, Denise Coitinho, Ian Darnton-Hill, David Pelletier, Per Pinstrup-Andersen, for the Maternal and Child Undernutrition Study Group
The Lancet, Volume 371, Number 9611, 9 February 2008
Available at: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673607616948/fulltext
“…..80% of the world's undernourished children live in just 20 countries. Intensified nutrition action in these countries can lead to achievement of the first Millennium Development Goal (MDG) and greatly increase the chances of achieving goals for child and maternal mortality (MDGs 4 and 5). Despite isolated successes in specific countries or for interventions—eg, iodised salt and vitamin A supplementation—most countries with high rates of undernutrition are failing to reach undernourished mothers and children with effective interventions supported by appropriate policies.
This paper reports on an assessment of actions addressing undernutrition in the countries with the highest burden of undernutrition, drawing on systematic reviews and best-practice reports. Seven key challenges for addressing undernutrition at national level are defined and reported…….”
What works? Interventions for maternal and child undernutrition and survival
Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Tahmeed Ahmed, Robert E Black, Simon Cousens Kathryn Dewey, Elsa Giugliani, Batool A Haider , Betty Kirkwood, Saul S Morris, HPS Sachdev and Meera Shekar, for the Maternal and Child Undernutrition Study Group
The Lancet, Volume 371, Number 9610, 2 February 2008
Full text available online at: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673607616936/fulltext
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Maternal and child undernutrition: consequences for adult health and human capital
Cesar G Victora, Linda Adair, Caroline Fall, Pedro C Hallal, Reynaldo Martorell, Linda Richter, Harshpal Singh Sachdev
Maternal and Child Undernutrition Study Group
The Lancet, Volume 371, Number 9609, 26 January 2008
Available online at; http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673607616924/fulltext
Maternal and child undernutrition: global and regional exposures and health consequences
Robert E Black, Lindsay H Allen, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Laura E Caulfield, Mercedes de Onis, Majid Ezzati, Colin Mathers, Juan Rivera
Maternal and Child Undernutrition Study Group
The Lancet, Volume 371, Number 9608, 19 January 2008
Available online at: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673607616900/fulltext
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