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Setting research priorities for maternal, newborn and child health, sexual and reproductive health and nutrition in Afghanistan: an application of the Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative methodology Open

T. K. Majumdar, Emily C Keats, Hana Tasic, Sama El Baz, David H. Peters , et al. · 2025

Background Since 2021, Afghanistan has faced a worsening humanitarian crisis that disproportionately impacts Afghan women and children. They experience inequities in healthcare access, deterioration of healthcare quality and extreme food i…

Setting health systems research priorities for Afghanistan: an application of the child health and nutrition research initiative (CHNRI) methodology to set a roadmap to 2030 Open

Sama El Baz, Emily C Keats, Hana Tasic, Robert E. Black, David H. Peters , et al. · 2025

Introduction Afghanistan’s health system has faced considerable challenges since the Taliban takeover in 2021, leaving the population vulnerable to an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Research to illuminate the current functionin…

What works for anemia reduction among women of reproductive age? Synthesized findings from the exemplars in anemia project Open

Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Emily C Keats, Aatekah Owais, Doris González‐Fernández, Emorn Udomkesmalee , et al. · 2025

A context-specific, multisectoral approach is needed to decrease WRA anemia, incorporating direct nutritional interventions and indirect strategies within the health and nonhealth sectors. Lessons from the successes and challenges from exe…

A mixed-methods study of the drivers of stunting reduction among children under-5 in Ghana, 2003–2017 Open

Gloria E. Otoo, Michelle F Gaffey, Erica Confreda, Ahalya Somaskandan, Muhammad Islam , et al. · 2025

Stunting reduction can be accelerated even further in Ghana through increased coverage of high-quality nutrition-specific interventions and greater health and nonhealth sector investments.

A mixed-methods study of the drivers of stunting reduction among children under-5 in Sierra Leone, 2005–2017 Open

Umu H. Jalloh, Aminata Shamit Koroma, Michelle F Gaffey, Erica Confreda, Summer K. Peterson , et al. · 2025

Rapid reduction in under-5 stunting in Sierra Leone coincided with strong economic growth and declining urban poverty, along with high-profile health and development policies supported by external partners that targeted and/or benefited po…

A mixed-methods study of the drivers of stunting reduction among children under five in Nigeria, 2008–2018 Open

Adebola E. Orimadegun, Ayodele Samuel Jegede, Michelle F Gaffey, Isaac Iyinoluwa Olufadewa, Erica Confreda , et al. · 2025

A multisectoral approach to stunting reduction in Nigeria appears to have been key, with progress having been driven by both the health sector and, especially, non-health sector action.

Social sector drivers and stunting reduction in Pakistan: A subnational analysis Open

Anushka Ataullahjan, Emily C Keats, Atif Habib, Muhammad Islam, Erica Confreda , et al. · 2025

Although national progress in stunting reduction remains slow, regions of KP, Northern, and Southern Punjab have demonstrated significant reductions in child stunting prevalence between 2011 and 2018. Our analysis supports continued invest…

Understanding progress and challenges in women's health and wellbeing in exemplar countries: a time-series study identifying positive outliers Open

Ira Martopullo, Paulo A. C. S. Neves, Sarah Baird, Mengjia Liang, Emily C Keats , et al. · 2024

For the French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese and Arabic translations of the abstract see Supplementary Materials section.

Dietary Strategies for Complementary Feeding between 6 and 24 Months of Age: The Evidence Open

Leila Harrison, Zahra Padhani, Rehana A Salam, Christina Oh, Komal Abdul Rahim , et al. · 2023

Suboptimal complementary feeding practices remain highly prevent. This review aims to comprehensively synthesize new emerging evidence on a set of topics related to the selection and consumption of complementary foods. We synthesized evide…

P17-034-23 Exemplars in Stunting Reduction: Pakistan Sub-National Case Study Open

Emily C Keats, Zulfi Bhutta, Muhammad Islam · 2023

Prioritizing gender equity and intersectionality in Canadian global health institutions and partnerships Open

Bianca Carducci, Emily C Keats, Michelle Amri, Katrina Plamondon, Jeannie Shoveller , et al. · 2022

Despite governmental efforts to close the gender gap and global calls including Sustainable Development Goal 5 to promote gender equality, the sobering reality is that gender inequities continue to persist in Canadian global health institu…

Characteristics and birth outcomes of pregnant adolescents compared to older women: An analysis of individual level data from 140,000 mothers from 20 RCTs Open

Nadia Akseer, Emily C Keats, Pravheen Thurairajah, Simon Cousens, Ana Pilar Betrán , et al. · 2022

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (Grant No: OP1137750).

Malaria reduction drives childhood stunting decline in Uganda: a mixed-methods country case study Open

Emily C Keats, Richard Kajjura, Anushka Ataullahjan, Muhammad Islam, Breagh Cheng , et al. · 2022

Social Sector Drivers and Stunting Reduction in Pakistan: A Sub-National Analysis Open

Anushka Ataullahjan, Emily C Keats, Atif Habib, Muhammad Islam, Erica Confreda , et al. · 2022

Effects of vitamin and mineral supplementation during pregnancy on maternal, birth, child health and development outcomes in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A systematic review Open

Emily C Keats, Christina Oh, Tamara Chau, Dina Sami Khalifa, Aamer Imdad , et al. · 2021

Background Almost two billion people who are deficient in vitamins and minerals are women and children in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMIC). These deficiencies are worsened during pregnancy due to increased energy and nutritional dem…

Multiple-micronutrient supplementation in pregnant adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and a meta-analysis of individual participant data Open

Emily C Keats, Nadia Akseer, Pravheen Thurairajah, Simon Cousens, Zulfiqar A Bhutta , et al. · 2021

Context Approximately 7.3 million births occur annually among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries. Pregnant adolescents constitute a nutritionally vulnerable group that could benefit from intervention to mitigate the mortality …

Mobilising evidence, data, and resources to achieve global maternal and child undernutrition targets and the Sustainable Development Goals: an agenda for action Open

Rebecca Heidkamp, Ellen Piwoz, Stuart Gillespie, Emily C Keats, Mary D'Alimonte , et al. · 2021

Optimal Timing of Introduction of Complementary feeding: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis Open

Zahra Ali Padhani, Rehana A Salam, Zohra S Lassi, Faareha Siddiqui, Emily C Keats , et al. · 2021

Background: The complementary feeding (CF) period accompanies a critical window of vulnerability. During this time, failure to consume adequate energy, protein, vitamins and minerals is a significant concern and can lead to poor growth out…

Food systems, diets and nutrition in the wake of COVID-19 Open

Bianca Carducci, Emily C Keats, Marie T. Ruel, Lisa B. Haddad, Saskia Osendarp , et al. · 2021

Malaria Reduction Drove Childhood Stunting Decline in Uganda: A Mixed-Methods Country Case Study Open

Emily C Keats, Richard Kajjura, Anushka Ataullahjan, Muhammad Islam, Breagh Cheng , et al. · 2021

Characteristics and Birth Outcomes of Pregnant Adolescents Compared to Older Women: An Analysis of Individual Level Data from 140,000 Mothers From 20 RCTs Open

Nadia Akseer, Emily C Keats, Pravheen Thurairajah, Simon Cousens, The Global Young Women’s Nutrition Investigators Group , et al. · 2021

COVID-19 pandemic and mitigation strategies: implications for maternal and child health and nutrition Open

Nadia Akseer, Goutham Kandru, Emily C Keats, Zulfiqar A Bhutta · 2020

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to ravage health and economic metrics globally, including progress in maternal and child nutrition. Although there has been focus on rising rates of childhood wasting in the short term, materna…

Drivers of stunting reduction in Ethiopia: a country case study Open

Hana Tasic, Nadia Akseer, Seifu Hagos Gebreyesus, Anushka Ataullahjan, Samanpreet Brar , et al. · 2020

How countries can reduce child stunting at scale: lessons from exemplar countries Open

Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Nadia Akseer, Emily C Keats, Tyler Vaivada, Shawn K. Baker , et al. · 2020

Effect of Food Environment Interventions on Anthropometric Outcomes in School-Aged Children and Adolescents in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Open

Bianca Carducci, Christina Oh, Emily C Keats, Daniel Roth, Zulfiqar A Bhutta · 2020

Food environments may promote access to unhealthy foods, contributing to noncommunicable diseases in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs). This review assessed published evidence on the effects of food environment interventions on ant…

Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation During Pregnancy on Maternal, Birth, Child Health and Development Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Open

Christina Oh, Emily C Keats, Zulfiqar A Bhutta · 2020

Almost two billion people are deficient in key vitamins and minerals, mostly women and children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Deficiencies worsen during pregnancy due to increased energy and nutritional demands, causing adve…

Micronutrient Supplementation and Fortification Interventions on Health and Development Outcomes among Children Under-Five in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Open

Emily Tam, Emily C Keats, Fahad Rind, Jai K Das, Zulfiqar A Bhutta · 2020

Micronutrient deficiencies continue to be widespread among children under-five in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), despite the fact that several effective strategies now exist to prevent them. This kind of malnutrition can have se…

What Works for Maternal and Child Undernutrition: A Review of the Evidence Open

Emily C Keats, Jai K Das, Rehana A Salam, Zohra S Lassi, Aamer Imdad , et al. · 2020

Progress on Sustainable Development Goal 5 and improved health through better measurement Open

Emily C Keats, Gary L. Darmstadt, Zulfiqar A Bhutta · 2019

Multiple-micronutrient supplementation for women during pregnancy Open

Emily C Keats, Batool A Haider, Emily W.Y. Tam, Zulfiqar A Bhutta · 2019

Multiple-micronutrient (MMN) deficiencies often coexist among women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries. They are exacerbated in pregnancy due to the increased demands of the developing fetus, leading to potentially adv…

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