Constructions of Birth in Bangladesh
AbstractThis chapter is about the construction of birth in rural Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, maternal deaths are very prevalent, 320 per 100,000 live births annually, and the construct of birth that is...
View ArticleUsing formative research to develop MNCH programme in urban slums in...
AbstractBackgroundMANOSHI, an integrated community-based package of essential Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH) services is being implemented by BRAC in the urban slums of Bangladesh since...
View ArticleMaking a Commitment to Ethics in Global Health Research Partnerships: A...
AbstractGlobal health research partnerships have many benefits, including the development of research capacity and improving the production and use of evidence to improve global health equity. These...
View ArticleFirst Steps in Initiating an Effective Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health...
AbstractThe processes for implementing effective programs at scale in low-income countries have not been well-documented in the peer-reviewed literature. This article describes the initial steps taken...
View ArticleAn outline of anemia among adolescent girls in Bangladesh: findings from a...
AbstractBackgroundAnemia is a significant wide spread public health threat especially among the adolescent girls who are more vulnerable towards low level of hemoglobin particularly of low and middle...
View ArticleA community-based cluster randomised controlled trial in rural Bangladesh to...
AbstractBackgroundIron-deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency globally. Due to the high iron requirements for pregnancy, it is highly prevalent and severe in pregnant women. There is...
View ArticleThe association between daily 500 mg calcium supplementation and lower...
AbstractBackgroundEvidence suggests that daily supplementation of 1500 to 2000 mg of calcium during pregnancy reduces pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH). However, the evidence on the efficacy of...
View ArticleIron-fortified lentils to improve iron (Fe) status among adolescent girls in...
AbstractBackgroundLentils are generally considered to be a nutrient-dense food, and a good source of iron (Fe). This study aims to establish novel evidence of the effectiveness of the consumption of...
View ArticleStudy protocol to assess the impact of an integrated nutrition intervention...
AbstractBackgroundThe period from birth to two years is the “critical window” for achieving optimal growth and development. An inadequate quality and quantities of complementary foods, poor...
View ArticleExploring theory-based behavioral interventions promoting COVID-19 prevention...
AbstractBackgroundThe first wave of COVID-19 during April to July 2020 in Singapore largely affected the migrant workers living in residential dormitories. A government taskforce working with dormitory...
View ArticleNutrition, Food Safety and Global Health
AbstractAccess to nutrition and safe food is a key to sustaining life and promoting good health. Thus, the sustainable development goals (SDGs) reawaken the world alluding to the interweaving connects...
View ArticleScience for Transformation of Food Systems: Opportunities for the UN Food...
AbstractScience offers many important contributions to achieving the SDGs, of which we highlight two here: first, science generates the basic inputs for innovations, i.e., policy and institutional...
View ArticleFood System Concepts and Definitions for Science and Political Action
AbstractThe United Nations with its Food Systems Summit 2021 and member countries seek to alter food systems to be healthier, safer, more sustainable, efficient and equitable. This chapter informs...
View ArticleFood Systems: Seven Priorities to End Hunger and Protect the Planet
AbstractFood Systems at the global level and in many countries and regions are failing to end hunger, assure the safety of foods, provide adequate nutritious foods and contribute to obesity. How we...
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