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This research summary "...proposes a number of ways in which the state and civil society in India can strengthen the governance of nutrition in terms of capability, responsiveness and accountability... "India contains a third of the developing world's under nourished children, but the country's rapid economic growth suggests it should be capable of tackling the problem"

This report looks at how women and children in south Asia have been affected by the financial and commodity crises that began in 2008

These articles focus on the achievements of implementing non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factor surveillance in a number of Asian countries

"The objective of this WHO/UNICEF report is to focus attention on the prevention and management of diarrhoeal diseases as central to improving child survival. It examines the latest available information on the burden and distribution of childhood diarrhoea. It also analyses how well countries are doing in making available key interventions proven to reduce its toll. Most importantly, it lays out a new strategy for diarrhoea control, one that is based on interventions drawn from different sectors that have demonstrated potential to save children’s lives. It sets out a 7-point plan that includes a treatment package to reduce childhood diarrhoea deaths, as well as a prevention package to make a lasting reduction in the diarrhoea burden in the medium to long term"

"This report is the culmination of a six-month project...to address the rights and needs of displaced persons with disabilities, with a particular focus on women (including older women), children and youth. Based on field research in five refugee situations, as well as global desk research, the Women’s Commission sought to map existing services for displaced persons with disabilities, identify gaps and good practices and make recommendations on how to improve services, protection and participation for displaced persons with disabilities"

This is a clinical training video for midwives on the protocols for early initiation of breastfeeding. The clinical protocols covered in the video include: 1. injection of oxytocin within one minute after delivery 2. delayed cutting of the umbilical cord 3. placement of the baby in skin-to-skin contact with the mother for one hour after delivery 4. allowing the baby to root out the mother's nipple and breastfeed on its own 5. delivery of the newborn vitamin K and hepatitis B doses. The video is available through YouTube

This UN Report summarizes progress towards the Millennium Development Goals between 2000 and 2008, for the world as a whole and for various country groupings. It also considers factors that may affect future progress towards achieving the goals by 2015