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Nutrition Exchange South Asia

Improving Young Children’s Diets

ENN and UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia have partnered again to bring you a themed publication, on complementary feeding in South Asia.

NEX South Asia: Improving Young Children’s Diets contains nine articles from six countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Pakistan) written by government staff and development partners. Find out how countries are working on policy and programming initiatives to improve complementary feeding in South Asia.

Improving Young Children’s Diets

Editorials

Editorial

Original articles

Addressing inequities in nutrition outcomes in Nepal: Integrating an unconditional child cash grant and infant and young child feeding programme

The role of nutrition-sensitive agriculture in improving diets of young children: Homestead food production in Nepal

Integrating complementary food supplements at scale into national nutrition programmes: Insights from India

The double burden of malnutrition among young children in South Asia: Policy and programme options

Combining WASH and nutrition activities within a multisectoral package to improve young children’s diets and reduce child stunting in Sindh province, Pakistan

Using an in-depth assessment of young children’s diets to develop a Multisectoral Nutrition Communications Strategy in Punjab province, Pakistan

Translating the Home-Based Care for the Young Child initiative into action for young child feeding in Bihar, India

Addressing micronutrient gaps to reduce anaemia in Bhutan’s young children: Early experiences in home fortification

Improving social protection programmes to support mothers and young children’s diets in Bangladesh: Combining cash transfers with behaviour change

Scaling up a community-based nutrition package in Afghanistan to improve complementary feeding practices in children 6-23 months of age

News & Views

Leveraging the power of multiple systems to improve diets and feeding practices in early life in South Asia

Other

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