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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Common Myths about Breastfeeding in Emergencies

There are many mistaken beliefs when it comes to breastfeeding infants and young children during emergencies. Here are some of the most common myths surrounding breastfeeding in emergency contexts.

Breastfeeding in Emergencies

Common Myths about Breastfeeding in Emergencies

There are many mistaken beliefs when it comes to breastfeeding infants and young children during emergencies. Here are some of the most common myths...

Supporting Women to Exclusively Breastfeed in Sierra Leone

Community Health Workers like Millicent are being trained to support women to exclusively breastfeed their babies for the first six months of life as part...

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Nutrition for Growth: Call to Action 2020

To the WHO Executive Board Members representing at the 146th Session, 3-8 February 2020: Make 2020 the Year the World Reverses Malnutrition Trends! World...

Malnutrition - the silent killer of Afghan children

41% of Afghanistan's girls are stunted; 25% are underweight; 1.6 million children suffer severe acute malnutrition. World Vision provides nutrition...

Family MUAC: Empowering mothers to detect malnutrition

World Vision trains mothers and families to detect early signs of malnutrition through the use of MUAC

ENRICH Boat Ambulances - Myanmar

The goal of ENRICH is to contribute to reduction of maternal and child mortality in Bangladesh, Kenya, Myanmar, Pakistan and Tanzania by addressing issues...

ENRICH - a 1000 Day Journey

An Introduction to ENRICH ( Enhancing Nutrition Services to Improve Maternal and Child Health in Africa and Asia) - also known as 1000DayJourney. Learn...

ENRICH Kenya

In this episode, we go back to Kenya to catch up with Joyce and Daniel. Through simple and cost-effective interventions such as biofortified crops, the...

Nutrition LINKS CoP Discussion

This 20 September Global Health, Nutrition and HIV Community of Practice discussion featured World Vision Ghana's Nutrition LINKS research. Building...

Nutrition Links: Building Capacity for Sustainable Livelihoods in Ghana

World Vision worked with partners in Ghana to improve food security and nutritional status of women and children.

How does World Vision support breastfeeding?

How does World Vision protect, promote and support breastfeeding? Appropriate Breastfeeding is one of the core interventions in World Vision’s 7-11...

Early Childhood Development

Building Brains - Building Futures

Why Do Early Moments Matter? There is a growing recognition that nurturing, protecting, promoting and supporting children in their early years is essential...

Biofortified Crops: Providing nutritious, staple food crops within communities

World Vision i ntegrates biofortified nutritious crops into comprehensive food and nutrition security efforts in countries with high burdens of hunger and...

ENRICH Programme

The Enhancing Nutrition Services to Improve Maternal and Child Health in Africa and Asia (ENRICH) is a multi-year, multi-country programme funded by Global...

Mother-led MUAC Webinar Recap

On 4th April 2017, World Vision hosted a webinar highlighting mother-led MUAC programmes implemented by ALIMA and World Vision in Niger and Mauritania. If...

Emergency Health and Nutrition Framework - CoP Discussion Resources

The 16 February 2017 Community of Practice Webinar - Notes and Resources. Addressing the health and nutrition needs of populations affected by disasters...

Women, Adolescent and Young Child-friendly Spaces (WAYCS) in Emergencies

Women and young child-friendly spaces exist to provide a safe space for breastfeeding.

Implementation Quality Assurance (IQA) Tools

World Vision has developed sets of essential elements for our core project models, known as implementation quality assurance (IQA) tools.

World Vision's Distance Learning Transforms Action on Nutrition

Last Mile Solutions: World Vision's Distance learning transforms action on nutrition. Learn more about World Vision's Nutrition Distance Learning and...

Empowering Grandmothers to improve nutrition: World Vision's Mamanieva Project in Sierra Leone

A social innovation of engaging grandmothers for improved nutrition of mothers and children. Learn more about World Vision's work with grandmothers here...

Breastfeeding Programme Success in Tanzania

Responding to Breastfeeding Complications Among Refugee Mothers

World Vision Uganda through its Breast Feeding corners is currently responding to all breast feeding complications experienced and being reported among...

World Vision Moms Champion Breastfeeding In The Workplace

World Vision commits to promote the health and well-being of its breastfeeding mothers and children!

mNutrition for Growth Monitoring in Indonesia

World Vision Indonesia is improving the efficiency and effectiveness of Posyandu community health worker reporting through the use of a digital technology...