Experiences and lessons learned for programme improvement of micronutrient powders interventions

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Vossenaar, Marieke ^a   Tumilowicz, Alison ^b   D'Agostino, Alexis ^c,d   Bonvecchio, Anabelle ^e   Grajeda, Ruben ^f   Imanalieva, Cholpon ^g   Irizarry, Laura ^h   Mulokozi, Generose ^i,j   Sudardjo, Minarto Noto ^k   Tsevegsuren, Narantsetseg ^l   Neufeld, Lynnette M ^b  

^a Independent Consultant   (Switzerland)

^b GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION   (Switzerland)

^c Results and Innovations in Nutrition Globally (SPRING)   (United States)

^d JOHN SNOW INC   (United States)

^e INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^f PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^g UNICEF   (United States)

^h Independent consultant   (Peru)

ⁱ Tanzania Food Nutr Centre (TFNC)   (Tanzania)

^j IMA WorldHealth Tanzania   (Tanzania)

^k Millennium Challenge Account   (Indonesia)

^l WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL   (Kenya)

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Author keywords

evidence based practice; infant and child nutrition; iron deficiency anaemia; micronutrients; monitoring and evaluation; programme evaluation

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; DEFICIENCY; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FORTIFIED FOOD; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; POWDER; PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MICRONUTRIENTS; POWDERS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 85030228398     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12496     Document Type: Article

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