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MCSP Nutrition Fact Sheet
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Exploring why junk foods are ‘essential’ foods and how culturally tailored recommendations improved feeding in Egyptian children
This open access, MCSP co-authored article in the journal Maternal & Child Nutrition focuses on Egypt, where the double burden of malnutrition and rising overweight and obesity in adults mirrors the transition to westernized diets and a growing reliance on energy-dense, low-nutrient foods. This study utilized the trials of improved practices (TIPs) methodology to gain an understanding of the […]
The rise in stunting in relation to avian influenza and food consumption patterns in Lower Egypt in comparison to Upper Egypt: results from 2005 and 2008 DHS
This open access article, co-authored by MCSP and published in BMC Public Health, examines determinants of stunting between 2006 and 2008 in children 6 to 59 months of age within the context of the avian influenza outbreak. […]
Using Data Dashboards for Results-Based Management and Accountability
Poster illustrating key characteristics, uses for, and ways to develop dashboards (visual displays of information), as well as explanations for how MCSP uses dashboards in Program work. […]
Factors Associated with Growth in the First Year of Life in Egyptian Children: Implications for the Double Burden of Malnutrition
The primary objective of this study was to determine whether there were differences between Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt in growth patterns and factors related to growth. The secondary objective was to examine the relationship between weight and length to ascertain if weight loss in any two-month interval contributes to stunting at 12 months of […]
Maternal and Child Survival Start Up Report
This report covers program Maternal and Child Survival Program start-up activities implemented from March 17, 2014 to September 30, 2014. The startup period involved intensive work on two critical tracks: 1) supporting USAID’s engagement in global technical and policy fora to keep focused momentum on Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths; and 2) startup activities […]
Factors associated with early growth in Egyptian infants: implications for addressing the dual burden of malnutrition
This MCSP co-authored article in the journal Maternal and Child Nutrition examined the rise in stunting in Lower Egypt from 2005 to 2008. A study, which followed a longitudinal cohort of infants from birth to 1 year of age within the context of a USAID-funded maternal and child health integrated program,sought to determine if growth […]
Integrating Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition and Family Planning Services in Bondo Sub-County, Kenya
This document captures the outcomes of a demonstration program integrating maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, and family planning (FP) services in six health facilities and adjacent community units in Bondo Sub-County, Siaya County, Western Kenya. The main objective of the initiative was to enhance and strengthen the linkages between nutrition and FP interventions in […]
Controlling maternal anemia and malaria: ensuring pregnant women receive effective interventions to prevent malaria and anemia: what program managers and policymakers should know
This brief describes World Health Organization recommendations for IPTp to prevent malaria in pregnancy and iron-folic acid supplementation to prevent iron deficiency anemia in sub-Saharan Africa countries, with an emphasis on giving the correct dose of folic acid to maximize the effectiveness of interventions to prevent malaria. The brief is for program managers of health […]
We Must Accelerate IPTp Uptake and Anemia Prevention to Save Mothers and Infants
Women need to consume more folate when they are pregnant, but how much do they need? And can they consume too much? Two new advocacy documents address these questions. […]
