La malnutrition est la cause sous-jacente de 2,7 millions de décès d’enfants de moins de cinq ans chaque année, soit 45% de tous les décès d’enfants. Une nutrition optimale les deux premières années de vie est essentielle pour promouvoir une croissance et un développement sains. Pour améliorer la survie de l’enfant, il est donc important…
This research poster was presented by Mary Champeny at the 21st Annual Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Conference held in Washington, D.C.. from 13-16 October 2016. Click the “View Resource” button below to download.
This research poster was presented by Mary Champeny at the Nutrition and Nurture in Infancy and Childhood: Bio-Cultural Perspectives Conference held 12th – 14th June 2017 in Grange Over Sands, Cumbria, UK. Click the “View Resource” button below to download.
This research poster was presented by Mary Champeny at the International Union of Nutrition Scientists 21st International Congress of Nutrition held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 15-20 October 2017. Click the “View Resource” button below to download.
Consumption of commercially produced snack foods and sugar‐sweetened beverages during the complementary feeding period in four African and Asian urban contexts Abstract: The availability and consumption of commercially produced foods and beverages have increased across low-income and middle-income countries. This cross-sectional survey assessed consumption of commercially produced foods and beverages among children 6–23 months of age,…
This brief outlines the findings from ARCH research conducted in Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Kathmandu Valley, Nepal; Dakar, Senegal; and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
A new advocacy brief created by the ARCH Senegal team reviews findings from research conducted in Dakar Department among mothers of children under two years of age, and provides policy recommendations to ensure that children receive the healthiest start in life. The brief will be shared with local and national stakeholders in Senegal including the…
L’équipe ARCH-Sénégal a développé une brochure (version en anglais ici) reprenant les résultats clés de l’étude menée, dans le département de Dakar, auprès des mères d’enfants âgés de moins de 2 ans. Cette brochure fournit des recommandations sur les implications politiques de ces résultats de recherche en vue d’assurer aux enfants un meilleur départ dans la vie.…
This brief summarizes a forthcoming decision to be made at the next meeting of Codex, also known as Codex Alimentarius, which is a joint body of the Food and Agricultural Organization and the World Health Organization. Describing the review that the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses will conduct of the…
This policy brief helps country governments, non-governmental organizations and private companies understand and adopt the World Health Organization Guidance on Ending the Inappropriate Promotion of Foods for Infants and Young Children. Helen Keller International’s Assessment & Research on Child Feeding (ARCH) project collaborated with the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF),…
