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  • News

    FHI Solutions acquires 1,000 Days to strengthen a healthy start in life

    FHI Solutions acquires 1,000 Days, strengthening advocacy to ensure that mothers and children have a healthy first 1,000 days of life.
  • Project

    USAID Jordan Community Health and Nutrition (CHN)

    The USAID Jordan Community Health and Nutrition activity improves community outreach for better child and maternal health outcomes, additionally leveraging team expertise to address COVID-19 prevention.
  • Project

    Uganda Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Activity

    The Uganda Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition (MCHN) Activity works to improve maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition through linkages among government, private sector and other partners.
  • Published research

    Giving newborns the best start: scaling-up interventions to increase early initiation of breastfeeding in South East Asia

  • Published research

    Comparison of an interactive 24-h recall and weighed food record for measuring energy and nutrient intakes from complementary foods among 9-10-month-old Malawian infants consuming lipid-based nutrient supplements

    This paper assessed the relative validity of maternal 24-hour recalls compared to a weighed record of nutrition intake. The study shows there can be recall bias, with mothers reporting more supplement consumption than observed in a weighed record. The findings have implications for understanding and evaluating impacts of such interventions.
  • Feature

    New FANTA resources to fight malnutrition

    FHI 360’s Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance III (FANTA) project provides research and evidence to strengthen food security and nutrition policies, strategies, programs and systems in developing countries.
  • Published research

    Stagnating trends in complementary feeding practices in Bangladesh: An analysis of national surveys from 2004-2014

    Despite positive trends in economic development, the quality of infant and young child feeding in Bangladesh has not improved, and some indicators show negative trends, including declining consumption of legumes, fruits and vegetables. The study identifies the most vulnerable groups and opportunities for targeting to improve infant and young child diets.
  • Tools

    Malawi Nutrition Quality Improvement (brief series)

    The Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance III (FANTA) project and other partners use quality improvement methods to improve nutrition care, support and treatment programs. These briefs outline the approach.
  • Published research

    Factors influencing maternal nutrition practices in a large-scale maternal, newborn and child health program in Bangladesh

    This paper examines the maternal, household and health service factors that influence maternal nutrition practices in a large-scale maternal, newborn and child health program in Bangladesh. The authors show that improving knowledge, self-efficacy and perceptions of social norms among pregnant women, increased husband support, early registration in prenatal care and provision of free supplements will largely improve maternal nutrition practices.
  • Publication

    The SHIKHA Project: Improving Knowledge and Practice of Infant and Child Feeding and Maternal Nutrition, Endline Survey Report

    This publication is the final report on the SHIKHA intervention survey.