The healthy growth and development of infants and young children is of paramount
importance for children to develop their full physical and mental potentials. Child growth is …

Growth monitoringI and nutrition education have been important activities of nutrition and
health programs in many countries for more than a decade. However, both activities are now …

The benefits of interventions which improve early nutrition are well recognised. These
benefits, however, only accrue to the extent that later life circumstances allow …

The prevalence of stunting and wasting in low-and middleincome countries (LMICs)
decreased from 40% and 11% in 1990 to 26% and 7%, respectively, in 2020 (1, 2) …

Early childhood nutrition is critical for health, development and well-being. However, millions
of children under five years of age are suffering from one or more forms of malnutrition. This …

For more information: www. ifpri. org/pubs/bp/bp008. asp nutrition that will produce a healthy
and productive adult that starts at conception and runs through age two years. During this …

Progress towards the first Millennium Development Goal (MDG1) to end poverty and hunger
has lagged behind attainment of other MDGs due to chronic poverty and worldwide inequity …

Background Despite the continued high prevalence of faltering growth, height monitoring
remains limited in many low-and middle-income countries. Objective The objective of this …

This study examines the impact of an integrated intervention programme on the linear
growth and psycho-cognitive development of malnourished children aged 6-59 months in …

Executive summary Halving the prevalence of underweight children by 2015 is one of the
key indicators of progress towards the Millennium Development Goal 1 (MDG 1) for …