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New Online Nutrition Course
Posted on November 10, 2011
FANTA-2 has designed the latest USAID online learning course on Nutrition (An Introduction). The course is available on USAID's Global Health eLearning Center portal. The course discusses the basic concepts of good nutrition and common nutritional deficiencies, the magnitude of malnutrition in different populations, vulnerable groups and the causes of undernutrition, and key indicators and ways of measuring them. It also outlines the major population-based interventions to improve nutritional status.

One-time registration at www.globalhealthlearning.org. provides free access to this and 49 other courses that cover a variety of global health topics. The course can be taken in about two hours. The reader can return to the course over a period of time.

GHeL courses are intended primarily for USAID mission staff and staff at Cooperating Agencies (CAs—other organizations that work closely with USAID) around the world. The GHeL platform is accessible using a low-bandwidth Internet connection.

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Alive & Thrive collaborates with Minister of Health in Bangladesh on IYCF Communication Activities
Posted on March 08, 2011
On December 15, 2010, the Minister of Health in Bangladesh formally launched a number of communication activities to promote improved infant and young child feeding (IYCF) in Bangladesh. These activities include an action plan, TV spots, website, and a logo with a tagline linking good nutrition to child growth.

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GAIN/AED Uganda Food Consumption Survey Published
Posted on September 08, 2010
AED’s A2Z Project and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) have published the Uganda Food Consumption Survey: Determining the Dietary Patterns of Ugandan Women and Children. The survey provides information critical to decision-making about effective investments to reduce nutrition deficiencies in Uganda. The survey also responds to international interest in developing a viable model for gathering information about dietary patterns, and is suitable for global application. 
 
Click here for more details and to download the survey.

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UNICEF/AED Review of Infant and Young Child Feeding Programs Published
Posted on July 15, 2010
UNICEF has published a review of infant and young child feeding (IYCF) programs prepared by AED as part of UNICEF's midterm review of its Medium-Term Strategic Plan for 2006-2013. The review draws upon the findings from six case studies of national efforts to improve IYCF, especially breastfeeding, during the past 10-15 years. Click here for more details and to download the consolidated report as well as the six country case studies.

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New Nutrition Program Design Tool from FANTA-2
Posted on May 26, 2010
AED's FANTA-2 Project announces the publication of The Nutrition Program Design Assistant: A Tool for Program Planners (NPDA). This two-part tool was developed by the CORE Nutrition Working Group in collaboration with FANTA-2/AED and Save the Children to help nutrition program planning teams design community-based nutrition programs. Click here for more details and to download the documents.

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Alive & Thrive Project Announces Launch of New Website, E-Newsletter, and Technical Series
Posted on April 07, 2010
The Alive & Thrive project announces the launch of a new website, e-newsletter, and technical series. Visit www.aliveandthrive.org and also click here for more details. Alive & Thrive (A&T) is an initiative supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to improve infant and young child feeding in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam and to inform policies and programs around the world.

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Community-based Therapeutic Care (CTC)
Posted on January 21, 2007
Community-based Therapeutic Care (CTC): A Field Manual provides program managers, practitioners, and technical specialists addressing severe acute malnutrition with the essential design, implementation and evaluation protocols for implementing the CTC approach. As the CTC model is evolving, this first edition offers a solid foundation to build CTC programs at local and national levels. The manual is a product of collaboration between AED's FANTA Project (funded by USAID), Valid International, Concern Worldwide, and Development Cooperation Ireland.

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