Joseph Ngmenesegre Suglo, Kirsty Winkley, Jackie Sturt
Improving foot self-care in people with diabetes in Ghana: A development and feasibility randomised trial of a context appropriate, family-orientated diabetic footcare intervention
PloS one
although child maternal malnutrition reduced bangladesh prevalence underweight weightforage zscore 2 among children aged less five years still high 41 nearly onethird women undernourished body mass index 185 kgm2 prevalence anaemia among young infants adolescent girls pregnant women still unacceptable levels despite successes specific programmes expanded programme immunization vitamin supplementation programmes nutrition interventions yet implemented scale reaching entire population given low annual rate reduction child undernutrition 127 percentage points per year unlikely bangladesh would able achieve united nations millennium development goal address undernutrition warrants policymakers programme managers think urgently ways accelerate progress government development partners nongovernment organizations academia work concert improve coverage basic effective nutrition interventions including exclusive breastfeeding appropriate complementary feeding supplementation micronutrients children adolescent girls pregnant lactating women management severe acute malnutrition deworming hygiene interventions coupled address structural causes indirectly improve nutrition entire health system needs revitalized overcome constraints exist levels policy governance servicedelivery also creation demand services household level addition management nutrition aftermath natural disasters stabilization prices foods also prioritized doi httpdxdoiorg103329jhpnv30i111268 j health popul nutr 2012 mar301111