2021
Maternal and child health and nutrition (MCHN) policies and programs in Sri Lanka: a paradigm for public health in Asia
Agampodi T, Amarasinghe G, Wickramasinghe N, Warnasekara J, Perez-Escamilla R, Agampodi S. Maternal and child health and nutrition (MCHN) policies and programs in Sri Lanka: a paradigm for public health in Asia. Sri Lanka Journal Of Medicine 2021, 30: 70. DOI: 10.4038/sljm.v30i2.328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWelfare systemSri LankaCountry’s welfare systemEvidence-informed public health policyGender equityUnique nationLimited economic resourcesLocal communitiesChild healthEconomic resourcesPolicy makersUseful lessonsNutrition policiesPublic health policyTriple burdenForeign invasionImportance of healthFood securityHealth policyPolicyGoal targetLankaNutrition outcomesProgram plannersMiddle-income countries
2007
Building the capacity of health professionals in developing countries through the use of public domain software to analyze Demographic and Health Survey data
Hromi‐Fiedler A, Aryeetey R, Lartey A, Marquis G, Sellen D, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Building the capacity of health professionals in developing countries through the use of public domain software to analyze Demographic and Health Survey data. The FASEB Journal 2007, 21: a303-a304. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.21.5.a303-d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDHS dataHealth Survey dataUniversity of GhanaSurvey dataHealth professionalsKey healthNutrition programmingNatural resourcesNutrition outcomesRepresentative data setsCountry TrendsResearch organizationsKey indicatorsGhanaCountriesHealth servicesHealth institutionsProfessionalsNGOsHalf of participantsLocal trendsWorkshopResourcesInstitutionsImportant implications