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African Children Talk Faster with Iron. Walgate, R. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2002;80 (2): 174. IDPAS# 1405 Request Copy PDF
All That Glitters Is Not Iron (Deficiency): Revisiting the Question of Why Anemic Individuals Are Anemic. ILSI. Nutrition Reviews 2002;60 (3): 91-7. IDPAS# 1823 Request Copy PDF
Applying RAP in Cape Verde, Africa and Poor Areas of Rio de Janiero, Brazil. Novaes de Mota, C. (1992) In Rapid Assessment Procedures: Qualitative Methodologies for Planning and Evaluation of Health Related Programmes. Scrimshaw, N. S., & Gleason, G. R., eds. INFDC: Boston IDPAS# 309.09 Request Copy PDF
Challenges of managing neural tube defects in sub-Saharan Africa. Shehu, B. B., & Ameh, E. A. Annals of Trop Paediatr 2004;24 (1): 109-10 IDPAS# 3787 Request Copy
Combating Iron Deficiency: Priorities for Africa (Abstract of a Major Presentation). MacPhail, A. P. (2001). Presented at Forging Effective Strategies to Combat Iron Deficiency Sponsored by ILSI, CDC, Emory University and MI, 7-9 May. Atlanta, GA USA. IDPAS# 592 Request Copy PDF
Development and Applications of Rapid Assessment Procedures in Africa, Asia and the Americas (Section II). (1992) In Rapid Assessment Procedures: Qualitative Methodologies for Planning and Evaluation of Health Related Programmes. Scrimshaw, N. S., & Gleason, G. R., eds. INFDC: Boston IDPAS# 309II Request Copy PDF
Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Malaria and Other Causes of Morbidity in West African Children: Randomised Double Blind Placebo Controlled Trial. Muller, O., Becher, H., van Zweeden, A. B., Ye, Y., Diallo, D. A., Konate, A. T., Gbangou, A., Kouyate, B., & Garenne, M. BMJ 2001;322 (7302): 1567. IDPAS# 678 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only Link to External Site
Final Report on the Regional Consultation on Anemia. UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO). Nairobi, Kenya. (1998): IDPAS# 135 Reference Only
Food Fortification with Vitamin A: The Potential for Contributing to Elminating Vitamin A Deficiency in Africa. Presented at the Workshop on Long-Term Food-Based Approach on Eliminating Vitamin A Deficiency in Africa. Begin, F., Cervinskas, J., & Mannar, V. Micronutrient Initiative. Cape Town, South Africa. November. (2000): IDPAS# 426 Request Copy PDF
Fortification of Flour with Iron in Countries of the Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East and North Africa. Report of Joint WHO/UNICEF/MI Strategy Workshop, Verster, A., ed. (1996) WHO. IDPAS# 145 Request Copy PDF
Health and Nutrition Profile of Saharawi Refugees. Lopriore, C., & Branca, F. (2001) In C. Lopriore, & F. Branca, eds. Strategies to Fight Anaemia and Growth Retardation in Saharawi Refugee Children. INRAN CISP ECHO: IDPAS# 817 Request Copy PDF
Hemoquant Determination of Hookworm-Related Blood Loss and its Role in Iron Deficiency in African Children. Stoltzfus, R. J., Albonico, M., Chwaya, H. M., Savioli, L., Tielsch, J., Schulze, K., & Yip, R. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene 1996;55 (4): 399-404. IDPAS# 1192 Request Copy
HIV/AIDS and Nutrition: A Review of the Literature and Recommendations for the Nutritional Care and Support in Sub-Saharan Africa. Piwoz, E. G., & Preble, E. A. SARA/USAID. November. (2000): 54pgs IDPAS# 475 Request Copy PDF
Improving Young Child Feeding in Eastern and Southern Africa. Household-Level Food Technology, Alnwick, D., Moses, S., & Schmidt, O. G., eds. (1987), Nairobi, Kenya 12-16 October. IDPAS# 543 Request Copy
Input to SCN Working Group Report 2003: Africa. Diosady, L. L. University of Toronto, MI, UNICEF. (2003) IDPAS# 1501 Request Copy PDF
Intermittent Treatment for Malaria and Anaemia Control at Time of Routine Vaccinations in Tanzanian Infants: a Randomised, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Schellenberg, D., Menendez, C., Kahigwa, E., Aponte, J., Vidal, J., Tanner, M., Mshinda, H., & Alonso, P. Lancet 2001;357 (9267): 1471-7. IDPAS# 1191 Request Copy PDF
Panel Discussion: Regional Action Priorities. Martorell, R. J Nutr 2002;132 (4 Suppl): 871S-4S. IDPAS# 1007 Request Copy Link to Full Text on External Site
Proceedings of the Eastern and Southern Africa Consultation on Anemia. Micronutrient Initiative/UNICEF. Arusha, Tanzania. November. (1997): 71pgs IDPAS# 302 Request Copy PDF
Programming in the Framework of the Convention of Rights of the Child: Work in Progress and Emerging Experience in Eastern and Southern Africa. Morgan, R. UNICEF-Kenya. Nairobi, Kenya. March. (1997): 17pgs IDPAS# 304 Request Copy
Progress toward Improving Iron/Folate Supplementation Programmes. UNICEF Draft Progress Report. (1999): IDPAS# 305 Request Copy PDF
Rapid Assessment Methodologies: Application to Health and Nutrition Programmes in Africa. Afonja, S. A. (1992) In Rapid Assessment Procedures: Qualitative Methodologies for Planning and Evaluation of Health Related Programmes. Scrimshaw, N. S., & Gleason, G. R., eds. INFDC: Boston IDPAS# 309.06 Request Copy PDF
Rapid Assessment Procedures in the Early Planning for Control of Paediatric Acute Respiratory Infections: Lesotho, 1989. Wilson, R., Shale, M. M., & Parker, K. A. (1992) In Rapid Assessment Procedures: Qualitative Methodologies for Planning and Evaluation of Health Related Programmes. Scrimshaw, N. S., & Gleason, G. R., eds. INFDC: Boston IDPAS# 309.14 Request Copy PDF
Rapid Rural Appraisal Applications in Africa: Achievements and Problems. Adjebeng-Asem, S. (1992) In Rapid Assessment Procedures: Qualitative Methodologies for Planning and Evaluation of Health Related Programmes. International Nutrition Foundation for Developing Countries. Scrimshaw, N. S., & Gleason, G. R., eds. INFDC: Boston IDPAS# 309.28 Request Copy PDF
Reducing the burden of anemia in infants and young children in malaria-endemic countries of Africa: From evidence to action. Crawley, J. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2004;71 (2_suppl): 25-34. IDPAS# 3940 Request Copy PDF
Reducing the Prevalence of Anemia: Planning and Implementing a Strategic Communications Approach. Kuzwayo, P. Audiovisual matieral from INACG Workshop, Capetown presented at INACG Symposium in Marakesh, 2003. (2003) Powerpoint. IDPAS# 2211 Request Copy
Stunting May Determine the Severity of Malaria-Associated Anemia in African Children. Verhoef, H., West, C. E., Veenemans, J., Beguin, Y., & Kok, F. J. Pediatrics 2002;110 (4): e48-. IDPAS# 1485 Request Copy PDF Link to External Site
Weaning Foods in West Africa: Nutritional Problems and Possible Solutions. Onofiok, N. O., & Nnanyelugo, D. O. (1998). FNB 19: 27-33. IDPAS# 606 Request Copy PDF Link to External Site