Effective international action against undernutrition: why has it proven so difficult and what can be done to accelerate progress?

Posted by on Dec 17, 2012 in Research | 0 comments The Lancet published a series of papers in 2008 to discuss maternal an child undernutrition because  “nutrition is a desperately neglected aspect of maternal, newborn, and child health. The reasons for this neglect are understandable but not justifiable.” The last paper in this series is “Effective international action against undernutrition: why has it proven so difficult and what can...
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Maternal and child undernutrition: effective action at national level

Posted by on Dec 17, 2012 in Research | 0 comments The Lancet published a series of papers in 2008 to discuss maternal an child undernutrition because “nutrition is a desperately neglected aspect of maternal, newborn, and child health. The reasons for this neglect are understandable but not justifiable.” The fourth paper in this series is “Maternal and child undernutrition: effective action at national level .” Summary 80% of the...
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What works? Interventions for maternal and child undernutrition and survival

Posted by on Dec 17, 2012 in Research | 0 comments The Lancet published a series of papers in 2008 to discuss maternal an child undernutrition because  “nutrition is a desperately neglected aspect of maternal, newborn, and child health. The reasons for this neglect are understandable but not justifiable.” The third paper in this series is “What works? Interventions for maternal and child undernutrition and survival.” Summary We...
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Maternal and child undernutrition: consequences for adult health and human capital

Posted by on Dec 17, 2012 in Research | 0 comments The Lancet published a series of papers in 2008 to discuss maternal an child undernutrition because “nutrition is a desperately neglected aspect of maternal, newborn, and child health. The reasons for this neglect are understandable but not justifiable.” The second paper in this series is “Maternal and child undernutrition: consequences for adult health and human...
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Maternal and child undernutrition: global and regional exposures and health consequences

Posted by on Dec 17, 2012 in Research | 0 comments The Lancet published a series of papers in 2008 to discuss maternal an child undernutrition because “nutrition is a desperately neglected aspect of maternal, newborn, and child health. The reasons for this neglect are understandable but not justifiable.” The first paper in this series is “Maternal and child undernutrition: global and regional exposures and health...
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A systems science perspective and transdisciplinary models for food and nutrition security

Posted by on Dec 17, 2012 in Research | 0 comments We argue that food and nutrition security is driven by complex underlying systems and that both research and policy in this area would benefit from a systems approach. We present a framework for such an approach, examine key underlying systems, and identify transdisciplinary modeling tools that may prove especially useful.   Ross A. Hammond and Laurette Dubéb Center on Social Dynamics...
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