RUTF Inclusion in WHO Essential Medicines List: A Game Changer for Wasting Treatment
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently made a change that has the potential to save the lives of malnourished children worldwide: Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) has been added to […]
Webinar: Do engaging fathers and bundling nutrition and parenting interventions improve young child diets and development?
On March 22, we will participate in a webinar discussion with research partners and special guests to share the results of the #EFFECTSStudy, a 5-arm cluster-randomized trial that measured how #EngagingFathers and bundling child nutrition and parenting interventions impacts child nutrition and development, WASH practices, gender equality and more.
Results for Development and UNICEF Release New ECF-Supported Toolkit on Child Wasting Treatment
The publication is a comprehensive resource that aims to help country change agents strengthen their nutrition programs dedicated to fighting severe malnutrition.
New Philanthropic Coalition Announces Over $1 Billion in Commitments to End Malnutrition
The Eleanor Crook Foundation, together with a group of private donors, comprise Stronger Foundations for Nutrition. The group aims to work across health and food systems to improve global nutrition outcomes.
Florida Members of Congress and Leading Nutrition, Agricultural, and Health Experts Convene at Summit to Discuss State’s Efforts to Strengthen Global Food Security and Nutrition
811 million people faced hunger in 2020, according to new estimates from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Growing partnerships: Collaborative action and co-creation of evidence to transform care of small and nutritionally at-risk infants under 6 months and their mothers
Worldwide, an estimated 21.3% of infants under six months (u6m) are wasted, 20.1% are underweight, 17.6% are stunted, and 17.8% are born with a low birth weight. These infants are at higher risk of sickness, death, and poor growth and development. Preventing early-life growth failure is a neglected area of life-course nutrition action that has impeded progress on global targets. Urgent action to transform MAMI care is essential to achieve Sustainable Development Goals 2 and 3.
America’s global development and nutrition strategy: A conversation with Rep. Joaquin Castro
Over the past 50 years, the United States has been a leader in global health, reducing preventable child deaths around the world by 56%. Despite these victories, 3.1 million children die from malnutrition in an average year — more than AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to dramatically increase rates of malnutrition around the world, with experts predicting that pandemic-related disruptions to food and health systems could cause global malnutrition to rise by up to 50%, as well as ripple effects continuing for years to come. In many parts of the world, malnutrition related to the pandemic is projected to kill more people, especially children, than the pandemic itself.
New Multisectoral Program in Ethiopia Brings Together The Power of Nutrition, the Eleanor Crook Foundation, The END Fund, and Rotary International to Tackle Malnutrition
The Power of Nutrition today announced a partnership with the Eleanor Crook Foundation, The END Fund, and Rotary International to fund a new multisectoral nutrition program in Ethiopia.
Global Development Groups Urge U.S. Leadership To End Malnutrition Across Globe with Launch of Mobile Billboard In Nation’s Capital
Each year, Americans spend about $2.7 billion annually on Halloween candy. For a third of that amount, the U.S. could lead the next chapter of the child survival revolution.