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Relationship between management practices, fungal infection and aflatoxin for stored maize in Benin por Hell, K., Cardwell, K.F., Poehling, H.M.

“…Of the total number of samples collected (744), 38.8% were found to be aflatoxin‐positive, with an average of 105 parts per billion (ppb) and 60% of the aflatoxin‐positive samples having a contamination approximately 20 ppb, the intervention level recommended by the World Health Organization. Factors associated with increased aflatoxin were: planting local maize varieties in southern Benin, intercropping with cowpea, groundnut, or cassava, use of urea‐fertilizer, damage to maize in the field, prolonged harvesting, long drying periods in the field, and winnowing. …”
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Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) vaccination cost estimates in Burkina Faso por Ilboudo, Guy S., Kane, P.A., Kotchofa, Pacem, Okoth, Edward A., Maiga, Assoumane, Dione, Michel M.

“…The microcosting approach based on the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines to construct comprehensive multiyear plans (cMYP) for human immunization programs was used. …”
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Child feeding practices in rural Ethiopia show increasing consumption of unhealthy foods por Tizazu, Woinshet, Laillou, Arnaud, Hirvonen, Kalle, Chitekwe, Stanley, Baye, Kaleab

“…We characterised the consumption of infants and young children using non-quantitative 24 h recall and the World Health Organization infant and young child feeding indicators. …”
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Spatial and temporal distribution of Taenia solium and its risk factors in Uganda por Ngwili, Nicholas, Sentamu, Derrick N., Korir, M., Adriko, M., Beinamaryo, P., Dione, Michel M., Kaducu, J.M., Mubangizi, A., Mwinzi, P.N., Thomas, Lian F., Dixon, M.A.

“…Background The lack of sub-national mapping of the zoonotic cestode Taenia solium in endemic countries presents a major challenge to achieving intensified T. solium control milestones, as outlined in the “World Health Organization neglected tropical disease roadmap by 2030”. …”
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Progress in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) coverage and potential contribution to the decline in diarrhea and stunting in Ethiopia por Girma, Meron, Hussein, Alemayehu, Norris, Tom, Genye, Tirsit, Tessema, Masresha, Bossuyt, Anne, van Zyl, Cornelia

“…We used data from the four rounds of the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey and applied the new World Health Organization (WHO)/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program (JMP) service standards to assess progress in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) coverage between 2000 and 2016. …”
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Committing to transform food systems: Responsiveness of food systems transformation pledges by African governments to the WHO priority food systems policies and food-related CAADP... por Nanema, Silver, Amevinya, Gideon Senyo, Laar, Amos

“…In this chapter, we assess the responsiveness of some African nations’ commitments to (1) the World Health Organization’s food priority policy actions, and (2) select Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme Biennial Review performance categories. …”
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Replication Data for "Rethinking the Measurement of Undernutrition in a Broader Health Context" por Stein, Alexander J.

“…The health outcomes that are covered in the World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study and that relate directly to undernutrition are: protein –energy malnutrition, iodine deficiency, vitamin A deficiency, and iron-deficiency anemia. …”
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Agriculture, WASH, and safety nets: Ethiopia’s multisector story por Warren, Andrea

“…The country was one of the top five performing countries in the 2000s in terms of reducing stunting by reducing its prevalence from 57.4 percent in 2000 to 44.2 percent in 2011, although levels remained high at 40.0 percent in 2014.2 The same 2014 Demographic and Health Survey found that a further 9 percent of children younger than 5 years old experience wasting, and only 4 percent of children meet the standards for a minimal acceptable diet (a World Health Organization [WHO]/UNICEF indicator for complementary feeding).3 Significant regional differences persist, with the highest rates of stunting (52 percent) found in Amhara and the lowest found in Gambela (27 percent) and Addis Ababa (22 percent). …”
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Nitrate in groundwater and integration of nitrogen-catch crop in rice-sweet pepper cropping system por Shrestha, R.K., Ladha, J.K.

“…Twelve of twenty water sources had near or above World Health Organization's (WHO) NO3‐N limit for drinking water. …”
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Conclusions of the Joint WHO/UNICEF/IAEA/IZiNCG Interagency Meeting on Zinc Status Indicators por De Benoist, Bruno, Darnton-Hill, I., Davidsson, L., Fontaine Olivier, Hotz, Christine

“…A working group meeting was convened by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and the International Zinc Nutrition Consultative Group (IZiNCG) to review methods of assessing population zinc status and provide standard recommendations for the use of specific biochemical, dietary, and functional indicators of zinc status in populations. …”
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Domestic wastewater treatment and agricultural reuse progress and reporting challenges por Qadir, M., Drechsel, Pay, Jones, E. R.

“…Although these data, compiled by the World Health Organization (WHO), show progress in view of SDG 6.3.1, the proportion of safely treated wastewater remains strongly uneven between geographic regions and income groups. …”
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Ecohealth approach to urban waste management: Exposure to environmental pollutants and health risks in Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire por Kouamé, P.K., Dongo, K., Hung Nguyen-Viet, Zurbrugg, C., Lathi, C., Hattendorf, J., Utzinger, J., Biemi, J., Bonfoh, Bassirou

“…The physico-chemical parameters of the surface water (temperature, pH, conductivity, potential oxidise reduction, BOD5, COD, dissolved oxygen, nitrates, ammonia and total Kendal nitrogen) did not comply with World Health Organization standards of surface water quality. …”
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Prevalence of porcine cysticercosis in the Lake Kyoga Basin, Uganda por Nsadha, Z., Thomas, Lian F., Fèvre, Eric M., Nasinyama, G., Ojok, L., Waiswa, C.

“…<i>T. solium</i> has been acknowledged by the World Health Organization (WHO), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and UK Department for International Development (DFID) as being a neglected zoonotic disease, and was recently was included in the WHO roadmap for control of neglected tropical diseases. …”
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Safety assessment on microbial and heavy metal concentration in clarias gariepinus (African catfish) cultured in treated wastewater pond in Kumasi, Ghana por Mark, Y.A., Amoah, Philip, Nelson, A.W., Muspratt, A., Aikins, S.

“…Heavy metal concentrations in all samples fell within the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)/World Health Organization (WHO) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) permissible limits except for iron and cadmium. …”
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Dying alone due to COVID-19 : do the needs of the many outweigh the rights of the few—or the one? por Capozzo, Alejandra

“…The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has been striking the world since it was first identified in December 2019 in China. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern” on January 30th, 2020, and recognized its pandemic status on March 11th. …”
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COVID-19 and its prevention in internally displaced person (IDP) camps in Somalia: impact on livelihood, food security and mental health por Mumin, F.I., Wesonga, F.D., Handuleh, J.I.M., White, R.G., Mor, Siobhan M.

“…Mental health was assessed using the 5-item World Health Organization Wellbeing Index (WHO-5) and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). …”
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Comprehensive approach for improving adherence to prenatal Iron and folic acid supplements based on intervention studies in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and India por Sanghvi, Tina, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Forissier, Thomas, Ghosh, Sebanti, Zafimanjaka, Maurice G., Walissa, Tamirat Tafesse, Mahmud, Zeba, Kim, Sunny S.

“…The World Health Organization recommends daily iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation during pregnancy, but consumption remains low, and high prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (PW) persists.This study aims to (1) examine factors at the health system, community, and individual levels, which influence adherence to IFA supplements; and (2) describe a comprehensive approach for designing interventions to improve adherence based on lessons learned from 4 country experiences.We conducted literature search, formative research, and baseline surveys in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and India and applied health systems strengthening and social and behavior change principles to design interventions. …”
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Perceptions towards management of acute malnutrition by community health volunteers in northern Kenya por Wambui, Elizabeth, Wilunda, Calistus, Donfouet, Hermann Pythagore Pierre, Mwangi, Bonventure, Zerfu, Taddese Alemu, Daniel, Tewoldeberha, Agutu, Olivia, Samburu, Betty, Kavoo, Daniel, Karimurio, Lydia, Cuellar, Pilar Charle, Keane, Emily, Schofield, Lilly, Njiru, James, Chabi, Martin, Maina, Lucy Gathigi, Okoth, Peter F., Raburu, Judith, Gichohi, Grace, Mutua, Alex, Matanda, Charles, Kimani-Murage, Elizabeth

“…To address these challenges and optimize treatment outcomes, the World Health Organization recommends utilizing community health volunteers (CHVs) to manage acute malnutrition in the community. …”
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Pesticide contamination of surface and groundwater in an Ethiopian highlands’ watershed por Sishu, F. K., Tilahun, S. A., Schmitter, Petra S., Assefa, G., Steenhuis, T. S.

“…Surface water concentrations of chlorpyrifos and endosulfan were highly toxic to fish. The World Health Organization banned these pesticides worldwide. …”
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Maternal nutrition practices in Uttar Pradesh, India: Role of key influential demand and supply factors por Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Kachwaha, Shivani, Avula, Rasmi, Young, Melissa, Patil, Sumeet, Menon, Purnima

“…Strengthening existing program operations and increasing demand for services has the potential to result in large improvements in maternal nutrition practices from current baseline levels but may not be sufficient to meet World Health Organization‐recommended levels without creating an enabling environment including improvements in education and income levels to support behaviour change.…”
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