Joint Statement on Maternal & Child Nutrition at the WHO Executive Board Meeting
January 22, 2018
The 142nd session of the World Health Organization’s Executive Board takes place this week (22-27 January 2018) in Geneva, Switzerland. The Executive Board provides direction and input on World Health Organization priorities related to a broad range of health concerns. At this week’s meeting, a biennial report on the Comprehensive Implementation Plan on Maternal, Infant…
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ARCH at the 21st International Congress of Nutrition
October 11, 2017
The ARCH research team is proud to present our recent findings from around the world at this year’s International Congress of Nutrition from Oct 15-20 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This international conference, which takes place every four years, brings top researchers and academics together to share their latest work. This year’s theme reflects our commitment…
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A new resource for advocates: webinar series on the WHO Code and global guidance on marketing infant foods
October 5, 2017
This summer, ARCH partnered with the Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Network to host a webinar series on the global policies which protect families against inappropriate promotion of foods for infants and young children. Full video recordings of these webinar presentations are now available for anyone interested in learning about the regulatory and policy environment around…
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Sustaining Breastfeeding Together: ARCH Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week 2017
August 4, 2017
From August 1-7, we are joining advocates around the world in celebrating breastfeeding as a vital part of sustainable development.
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Using research for child nutrition advocacy in Dakar, Senegal
July 21, 2017
Translating research into policies for protecting child health is central to the work ARCH conducts around the world. In Senegal, where malnutrition remains a critical challenge, our research found high consumption of commercially produced snack food products among children 6-23 months of age. Many of these snack food products are energy-dense, nutrient-poor, and high in…
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Nouvelle brochure: Promotion agressive et consommation elevee des collations commercialisees (snacks) a Dakar
Les activités du projet ARCH cherchent à traduire les résultats de recherche en politiques de protection de la santé infantile. Au Sénégal, où la malnutrition reste un défi majeur, nos recherches ont révélé une consommation élevée de collations (snacks) commercialisées chez les enfants âgés de 6-23 mois. La plupart de ces collations sont énergétiques, peu…
ViewARCH Project marks milestone in Nepal snack foods study
June 9, 2017
The ARCH project recently marked an important research milestone in Nepal. The project completed data collection for a critical study on young children’s consumption of snack foods (such as biscuits and candy) and sugar-sweetened beverages (like malt/chocolate-based drinks and juice drinks). The study aims to understand the role of unhealthy snacks and sugary drinks in children’s diets, and to assess associations with child growth and micronutrient status in the first two years of life – a time when adequate nutrition is crucial.
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ការពង្រឹងការត្រួតពិនិត្យនិងការអនុវត្តច្បាប់នៅក្នុងព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា
May 17, 2017
រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជាបានប្តេជ្ញាចិត្តយូរអង្វែង ដើម្បីគាំទ្រដល់ការបំបៅកូនដោយទឹកដោះម្តាយ។ ពីឆ្នាំ២០០០ រហូតដល់ឆ្នាំ២០១០ ដោយមានកិច្ចខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែងរបស់រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជា ដើម្បីលើកកម្ពស់ការបំបៅកូនដោយទឹកដោះម្តាយ បាននាំឱ្យមានការកើនឡើងយ៉ាងខ្លាំង នូវអត្រានៃការបំបៅកូនដោយទឹកដោះម្តាយតែមួយមុខគត់ក្នុងអំឡុងពេលប្រាំមួយខែដំបូងនៃជីវិត កើនទ្បើងពី ១១% ក្នុងឆ្នាំ ២០០០ ទៅ ៧៤% នៅឆ្នាំ ២០១០។ ទោះបីយ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ អត្រានៃការបំបៅកូនដោយទឹកដោះម្តាយមានការថយចុះ ខណះការបំបៅកូនដោយដបបំបៅ និងការប្រើប្រាស់ផលិតផលជំនួសទឹកដោះម្តាយ មានការកើនទ្បើង។ ការបំបៅកូនដោយដបបំបៅសម្រាប់កុមារអាយុក្រោម ៦ខែ មានការកើនឡើងទ្វេដង នៅចន្លោះឆ្នាំ ២០០០ និងឆ្នាំ ២០០៥ (អត្រាកើនទ្បើងពី ៣.៤ % ទៅ ៧.០%) ហើយក៏ មានការកើនទ្បើងទ្វេដងផងដែរពីឆ្នាំ ២០០៥ ដល់ឆ្នាំ ២០១០ (អត្រាកើនទ្បើងពី ៧% ទៅ ១៤.៣%1) ។ លទ្ធផលពីការអង្កេតប្រជាសាស្ត្រ និងសុខភាពកម្ពុជាឆ្នាំ ២០១៤ បានបង្ហាញថា ចន្លោះឆ្នាំ ២០១០ និងឆ្នាំ ២០១៤ ការបំបៅកូនដោយទឹកដោះម្តាយតែមួយមុខគត់ក្នុងអំឡុងពេលប្រាំមួយខែដំបូងនៃជីវិត បានធ្លាក់ចុះ ពី ៧៤%… View
Strengthening Monitoring and Enforcement of the Code in Cambodia
The Royal Government of Cambodia has had a longstanding commitment to supporting breastfeeding. Its efforts to promote breastfeeding led to a massive increase in breastfeeding rates from 2000-2010, with the exclusive breastfeeding rate rising from 11% in 2000 to 74% in 2010. Since then, however, progress has stalled and bottle feeding and the use of breastmilk substitutes have risen.
ViewSuccess with health worker lactation management training in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
April 17, 2017
The Nepal Health Research Council held the Third National Summit of Health and Population Scientists in Nepal on April 10-12 2017. The ARCH Nepal team presented an abstract and poster on the effectiveness of lactation management training for health workers in Kathmandu Valley. This training program was developed in response to our previously published research which found…
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