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More is not enough: High quantity and high quality antenatal care are both needed to prevent low birthweight in South Asia
Antenatal care (ANC) is an opportunity to receive interventions that can prevent low birth weight (LBW).
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Anaemia is a global public health problem affecting 800 million women and children globally.
Home to one-quarter of humanity—one-fifth of whom are youth—South Asia has the world’s largest concentration of poverty and malnutrition (1–3).
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Horticulture policy for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Pakistan’s rich soil and four seasons are favorable for horticulture.
Social safety nets (SSN) are cash or in-kind/food transfer programs designed to help individuals and households cope with chronic poverty, destitution, and vulnerability (World Bank, 2018).
Biofortification (or nutrient enrichment) of staple crops has the potential to contribute to reducing micronutrient deficiencies by increasing micronutrient intakes.
Oilseeds in Pakistan characterizes a policy failure as the production of oilseeds as well as edible oil has been on the decline despite various initiatives.
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Unequal coverage of nutrition and health interventions for women and children in seven countries
Objective: To examine inequalities and opportunity gaps in co-coverage of health and nutrition interventions in seven countries.
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Maternal diets in India: Gaps, barriers, and opportunities
Suboptimal dietary intake is a critical cause of poor maternal nutrition, with several adverse consequences both for mothers and for their children.
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Conflict, extremism, resilience and peace in South Asia; can covid-19 provide a bridge for peace and rapprochement?
The links between longstanding conflict, insecurity, and poverty are well recognized. Can COVID-19 provide a bridge for peace and rapprochement?
The World Health Organization (WHO) and other global nutrition and health agencies recommend nutrition actions throughout the life-course to address malnutrition in all its forms.
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Are data available for tracking progress on nutrition policies, programs, and outcomes in Pakistan?
The World Health Organization (WHO) and other global nutrition and health agencies recommend nutrition actions throughout the life-course to address malnutrition in all its forms.
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Both quantity and quality of antenatal care matter for child birthweight: An analysis of nationally representative data From Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan
Antenatal care (ANC) is an important platform to deliver health and nutrition interventions during pregnancy but there is limited evidence on how both the number and content of ANC visits relate to birth outcomes.
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Early marriage and early childbearing in South Asia: Trends, inequalities, and drivers from 2005 to 2018
Early marriage (EM) and early childbearing (ECB) have far‐reaching consequences.
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Productivity and efficiency of farmers growing four popular wheat varieties in Punjab, Pakistan
HarvestPlus seeks to select one or more wheat varieties in Pakistan to biofortify with zinc to improve the health of the Pakistani population, especially women and children.