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Opportunities for Africa’s Newborns: Practical data, policy and programme support for newborn care in Africa

WHO, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child health

Published in : 2010

Available in : English, French, Portuguese

For preventing malnutrition in young children, it is vital to promote newborn survival and to improve birth weights. The book provides an overview of the continuum of care through the lifecycle and opportunities to address gaps at all levels - family and community care, outreach services and health care facilities. Case studies are analysed in order to learn the practical steps for phasing interventions, strengthening and integrating service provision, and providing every mother, newborn and child in Africa with essential care.

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Originally posted at : WHO Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child health

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Themes: Emergency, general, Household Food Security and community nutrition, general, Interventions, general, Micronutrients, general, Nutrition and health/disease, general, Nutrition assessments and M&E, general, Nutrition planning, policy and programme, general, Undernutrition, general, Vulnerable groups, general, Anthropometry, BFHI, BFHI, BFHI, Diarrhoea, Food and nutrition policies and strategies, Growth standards, Health Interventions , HTP module 15, Hygiene, water and sanitation, Infant feeding in emergencies, Infant, Young Child Feeding, Infections, Malaria, Maternal and child health, Maternal undernutrition / LBW, MUAC, MUAC, PMTCT, PMTCT, PMTCT, Rights of the child, Women and girls