USAID Report to Congress Features FANTA Research

Child getting arm circumference measured

USAID released its 2015 Report to Congress: USAID Health-Related Research and Development Progress Report, which includes an update on nutrition research aimed at preventing malnutrition, particularly in the 1,000 days between pregnancy and a child’s second birthday. The report features updates on several FANTA initiatives, including:

Read the report to learn more.

29 July 2016

Related FANTA Resources

Use of Guatemalan Household Consumption and Expenditure Survey (HCES) Data to Develop Optifood Food-Based Recommendations

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Workshop on Cutting-Edge Tools for Advocacy and Decision Making in Nutrition Programs

Improving Dietary Diversity to Enhance Women’s and Children’s Nutritional Status in Guatemala’s Western Highlands: Recommendations for the Guatemalan Agriculture Sector

Webinar: Food-Based Recommendations to Improve the Quality and Diversity of the Diet of Women and Children in the Western Highlands of Guatemala and Opportunities for Their Implementation

Impact Story: Can Local Foods Provide Adequate Nutrition for Women and Children at Nutritional Risk? An Analysis from the Western Highlands of Guatemala

Micronutrient Malnutrition among Women and Young Children in the Western Highlands of Guatemala: What Are the Needs and What Can Be Done?

Evidence and Programmatic Considerations for the Use of Small Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements for the Prevention of Malnutrition

Meeting Shared Evidence and Programmatic Considerations for the Use of Small Quantity Lipid-based Nutrient Supplements for the Prevention of Malnutrition

Promoting the Consumption of Animal-Source Food to Optimize the Diets of Women and Young Children in the Western Highlands of Guatemala

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Validation of Food-Based Recommendations Developed using Optifood for Groups at Nutritional Risk in the Western Highlands of Guatemala

A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Impact of Dietary Supplementation with Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements on Maternal Health and Pregnancy Outcomes in Rural Malawi

Effectiveness of Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements in Bangladesh

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