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This brief documents the work of the State Nutrition Missions in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, identifying lessons learned and policy recommendations moving forward. Results for Development partnered with Amaltas Consulting and UNICEF-India to deliver this brief. Background India is home to about a...

This report takes a detailed look at how a parent’s unauthorized status affects child development. Based on a review of existing research that increasingly points to negative developmental consequences of parental unauthorized status across all stages of childhood, the authors explore possible...

This piece looks at the rates of HIV/AIDs among children in Sub-Saharan Africa and current programs to address such rates. https://blog.savethechildren.org/category/u-s-programs/child-survival

Pediatric HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa: Emerging Issues and Way Forward This study examines the challenges that hinder current HIV/AIDs prevention programs in the select nations and concludes that a holistic promotional approach is needed.

ABSTRACT An analysis of early growth patterns in children from 54 resource-poor countries in Africa and Southeast Asia shows a rapid falloff in the height-for-age z score during the first 2 y of life and no recovery until ≥5 y of age. This finding has focused attention on the period -9 to 24 mo as a...

This video documents the epidemic of HIV/AIDS in Ukraine amongst children and the problems they face as they grow up with AIDS. ...

Background Every year, malnutrition claims the lives of 3 million children under age five and costs the global economy billions of dollars in lost productivity and health care costs. Yet those losses are almost entirely preventable. A large body of scientific evidence shows that improving nutrition...

The Kid’s Healthy Eating Plate is a visual guide to help educate and encourage children to eat well and keep moving. At a glance, the graphic features examples of best-choice foods to inspire the selection of healthy meals and snacks, and it emphasizes physical activity as part of the equation for...