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Nutrition Research & Programs

 NTAG has become a major partner in research conducted in Nepal. 

  •  In December 2002, the Nutrition Intervention Study in Nuwakot district was completed. In conjunction with HMG MoH, NTAG has provided technical support for intensification of the National Antenatal Iron Supplementation Program.
     
  • NTAG with funding from the Micronutrient Initiative is to start a yearlong Intervention Study to Reduce Anemia among  Adolescent Girls in Nepal in the summer of 2003.  This research will be used to help HMG MoH develop national policy for treatment. 
  • To measure the impact of the national deworming program, NTAG and UNICEF have initiated an experimental study to investigate the effects of albendozole treatment on hemoglobin level and worm infestation severity.  The Deworming Impact Evaluation Study will also report on vitamin A capsule coverage in the study districts independent of the NVAP mini-survey. 
     
  •  Also in collaboration with UCDavis, NTAG performed a study, Selection of Appropriate Vitamin A-rich Foods for Treating Nightblindness in Pregnant Nepalese Women and Assessment of Fortified Ultra-RiceTM as a Potential Source of Vitamin A that investigated the efficacy of locally available vitamin A rich foods for treating nightblindness in pregnant women versus traditional supplementation methods in Saptari in 2002.
     
  •  In 2001 NTAG and UCDavis performed a pilot study, Breastmilk Quality and Breastfeeding Patterns among Rural Lactating Nepalese Women to measure the micronutrient content of breastmilk among lactating women in Saptari. 
  • In 1998, with the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, a qualitative study was performed in Saptari to investigate the perceptions that mothers held regarding iron and anemia.  The findings of this study can be found in A Study of Factors Influencing Operational Issues for Iron Supplements for Infants and Young Children (see overleaf)