Experiences and lessons learned for planning and supply of micronutrient powders interventions

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Schauer, Claudia ^a   Sunley, Nigel ^b   Hubbell Melgarejo, Carrie ^c,d   Nyhus Dhillon, Christina ^e   Roca, Claudia ^f   Tapia, Gustavo ^g   Mathema, Pragya ^h   Walton, Shelley ⁱ   Situma, Ruth ^h   Zlotkin, Stanley ^j,k   DW Klemm, Rolf ^l  

^a Centre for Global Child Health and Home Fortification Technical Advisory Group (HF TAG)   (Canada)

^b Sunley Consulting   (South Africa)

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

^d The Manoff Group   (United States)

^e Independent Consultant   (Switzerland)

^f JOHN SNOW INC   (United States)

^g Independent Consultant   (Bolivia)

^h UNICEF   (United States)

ⁱ TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^k UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^l HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

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Author keywords

assessment of nutritional status; infant and child nutrition; iron deficiency anaemia; micronutrients; policy; programme components

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; ANEMIA; DEFICIENCY; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FORTIFIED FOOD; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; POWDER; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

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

EID: 85030263228     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12494     Document Type: Article

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