World Breastfeeding Week 2023: The Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) Way
Vinay Pratap Singh discusses the iKMC study of integrating Kangaroo mother care for small babies immediately after birth into routine health services in Uttar… Read more »
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Training for Community Health Workers embraces the new normal
Community health workers in Bangladesh had to adapt quickly during COVID-19 to continue their accurate and much-needed support. With help from BRAC (a large,… Read more »
Healthier homes for families – introducing the INQUIRE project
Lisa Melymuk discusses the INQUIRE study of improving indoor air quality, registered at the ISRCTN registry.
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BMC Global and Public Health: New journal to advance SDG research
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