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The decline of child stunting in 122 countries: a systematic review of child growth studies since the 19th century

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Childhood stunting fell dramatically over the 20th century

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2026 Background Report for the 2030 Reading Panel

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The first South African National Gender-Based Violence Study, 2022: a baseline survey on victimisation and perpetration.

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Measuring stunting and tracking trends in prevalence in South Africa: Conceptual and methodological considerations

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Scaling Early Parenting Interventions: A Qualitative Investigation of Factors that Enable Successful Scaling of Early Parenting Interventions for Sustainable Implementation and Impact

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Food Fortification protects billions—but could triple its impact

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Impact of large-scale food fortification programmes on micronutrient inadequacies and their implementation costs: a modelling analysis

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Transforming Welfare Services: From Child Relief to Women’s Empowerment: The Child Support Grant in Rural South Africa

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SA is failing its youngest ears

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World Hearing Day | South African Speech Language Hearing Association

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Acceptability of Antenatal Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS) Compared to Iron and Folic Acid (IFA) Supplementation in Pregnant Individuals: A Narrative Review

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Retail Assessment 2025

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A quiet crisis: Babies born with hearing loss often diagnosed too late in SA

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New Technical Brief and FAQ for UNIMMAP MMS Quality Standards Published by UNICEF

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Introduction of Multiple Micronutrient Supplements in Pakistan through the National Health System: A Pilot Study

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Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening Facing Globally Growing Numbers of People Suffering from Disabling Hearing Loss

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Thrive by Five Index 2024: National Findings

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Effective dietary interventions during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of behavior change techniques to promote healthy eating

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As Europe drinks less, Big Alcohol turns to Africa

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World Report on Hearing - Comms toolkit

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Healthy eating on a budget: Cost-effective protein options starting at just R5 | Life

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ENCA Interview: Why is South Africa still waiting on the Maternal Support Grant? - DGMT

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Situation Analysis of Children and Adolescents in South Africa | 2024

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Effective Cross-Departmental and Inter-Governmental Coordination in Early Childhood Development: The First Step in Developing The ECD Sectoral Strategy for the 2024-2029 Medium-Term National Development Plan

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South African Child Gauge 2024

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Reducing Child Poverty. A review of child poverty and the value of the Child Support Grant.

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Microchange at Scale: HOW SMALL DATA-DRIVEN SHIFTS CAN TRANSFORM EARLY LEARNING IN SOUTH AFRICA

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How South Africa can stop hurting its children by reducing heavy drinking: A Guide for Children and Teenagers

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Reducing Alcohol Harms to Children and Adolescents in South Africa: Evidence for Action

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South African Early Childhood Review 2024

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28 May 2025
Early Means Early. Mapping the Gaps between Expert, Stakeholder, and Public Understandings of Early Childhood Development in South Africa

This report is a 2016 study showing how South African experts, policymakers and the public think differently about early childhood development (ECD). It highlights where views overlap and diverge, especially around the age when key development happens, and offers suggestions for better communication to build wider understanding and support for early-childhood policies.

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Early Means Early. Mapping the Gaps between Expert, Stakeholder, and Public Understandings of Early Childhood Development in South Africa

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This report is a 2016 study showing how South African experts, policymakers and the public think differently about early childhood development (ECD). It highlights where views overlap and diverge, especially around the age when key development happens, and offers suggestions for better communication to build wider understanding and support for early-childhood policies.

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20 October 2025
Parenting Programmes in Early Childhood Development: A summary guide to the key elements of parental support in ECD

This guide outlines good practice elements for parenting support programmes linked to Early Childhood Development (ECD). It describes core areas programme design, common topics, delivery models, monitoring and evaluation, state support systems, and centralised information—and offers tips for engaging parents/caregivers and addressing their needs in diverse contexts.

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Parenting Programmes in Early Childhood Development: A summary guide to the key elements of parental support in ECD

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This guide outlines good practice elements for parenting support programmes linked to Early Childhood Development (ECD). It describes core areas programme design, common topics, delivery models, monitoring and evaluation, state support systems, and centralised information—and offers tips for engaging parents/caregivers and addressing their needs in diverse contexts.

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24 October 2025
South African National Literacy Strategy and Plan 2024-2030

This plan prioritises enabling all South African children to read for meaning by age ten, emphasising African languages, teacher development, quality reading materials and parent/community engagement. It proposes literacy policy reform, culturally relevant learning resources, structured teacher training, and monitoring to improve foundational reading outcomes nationwide by 2030.

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South African National Literacy Strategy and Plan 2024-2030

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This plan prioritises enabling all South African children to read for meaning by age ten, emphasising African languages, teacher development, quality reading materials and parent/community engagement. It proposes literacy policy reform, culturally relevant learning resources, structured teacher training, and monitoring to improve foundational reading outcomes nationwide by 2030.

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19 September 2025
Social Grants for Children without Birth Certificates and Caregivers without identity documents

This guide is to help caregivers apply for a child grant even if the child lacks a birth certificate or the caregiver has no ID. It simplifies the process, clarifies requirements, and supports access to essential social assistance for vulnerable families.

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Social Grants for Children without Birth Certificates and Caregivers without identity documents

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This guide is to help caregivers apply for a child grant even if the child lacks a birth certificate or the caregiver has no ID. It simplifies the process, clarifies requirements, and supports access to essential social assistance for vulnerable families.

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19 May 2025
Project 143: Investigation into Maternity and Parental Benefits for self-employed workers

This report investigates gaps in maternity and parental benefits for self‑employed workers, especially those in the informal economy. It finds current systems exclude self‑employed parents from social protection, worsening inequality and limiting women’s economic participation. The report explores legal and policy shortcomings, South Africa’s constitutional and international obligations, and proposes how and who should extend maternity and parental benefits to self‑employed workers.

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Project 143: Investigation into Maternity and Parental Benefits for self-employed workers

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This report investigates gaps in maternity and parental benefits for self‑employed workers, especially those in the informal economy. It finds current systems exclude self‑employed parents from social protection, worsening inequality and limiting women’s economic participation. The report explores legal and policy shortcomings, South Africa’s constitutional and international obligations, and proposes how and who should extend maternity and parental benefits to self‑employed workers.

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19 November 2024
Policy Brief: South Africa. Cost-effectiveness of Transitioning from Iron and Folic Acid to Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation for Pregnancy

This is a policy brief showing that switching from iron and folic acid to multiple micronutrient supplements in pregnancy is highly cost‑effective in South Africa. It improves perinatal outcomes, including reduced low birthweight, preterm births, and stillbirths, while offering strong economic value and supporting evidence‑based policymaking.

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Policy Brief: South Africa. Cost-effectiveness of Transitioning from Iron and Folic Acid to Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation for Pregnancy

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This is a policy brief showing that switching from iron and folic acid to multiple micronutrient supplements in pregnancy is highly cost‑effective in South Africa. It improves perinatal outcomes, including reduced low birthweight, preterm births, and stillbirths, while offering strong economic value and supporting evidence‑based policymaking.

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26 November 2024
NATIONAL INTEGRATED MATERNAL AND PERINATAL CARE GUIDELINES FOR SOUTH AFRICA

This official guideline sets out the desired standard of care for pregnant women and newborns in South Africa, offering evidence-based recommendations for antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care. It supports clinicians to provide safe, respectful, integrated maternal and perinatal services adapted to local clinical settings.

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NATIONAL INTEGRATED MATERNAL AND PERINATAL CARE GUIDELINES FOR SOUTH AFRICA

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This official guideline sets out the desired standard of care for pregnant women and newborns in South Africa, offering evidence-based recommendations for antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care. It supports clinicians to provide safe, respectful, integrated maternal and perinatal services adapted to local clinical settings.

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28 May 2025
Stronger Starts: How Prenatal Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS) Help Babies Grow

This is an evidence-based article explaining how prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) improves pregnancy and newborn outcomes compared with iron-folic acid alone. It summarises research showing MMS reduces low birthweight, preterm births and stillbirths, emphasises early and sustained intake during pregnancy, and advocates for broader policy adoption to support healthier infant growth.

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Stronger Starts: How Prenatal Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS) Help Babies Grow

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This is an evidence-based article explaining how prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) improves pregnancy and newborn outcomes compared with iron-folic acid alone. It summarises research showing MMS reduces low birthweight, preterm births and stillbirths, emphasises early and sustained intake during pregnancy, and advocates for broader policy adoption to support healthier infant growth.

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26 September 2024
The Case for Reintroducing Multiple Micronutrient Supplements in South Africa’s Essential Medicines List: Creating an enabling environment for nutrition-specific interventions in antenatal care

This is an advocacy article explaining why multiple micronutrient supplements (MMS) which improve maternal and newborn outcomes more than iron‑folic acid alone should be reintroduced into South Africa’s Essential Medicines List. It reviews evidence on birth outcomes and cost‑effectiveness, outlines programmatic and policy barriers, and offers strategic recommendations to support MMS policy adoption and integration into antenatal care.

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The Case for Reintroducing Multiple Micronutrient Supplements in South Africa’s Essential Medicines List: Creating an enabling environment for nutrition-specific interventions in antenatal care

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This is an advocacy article explaining why multiple micronutrient supplements (MMS) which improve maternal and newborn outcomes more than iron‑folic acid alone should be reintroduced into South Africa’s Essential Medicines List. It reviews evidence on birth outcomes and cost‑effectiveness, outlines programmatic and policy barriers, and offers strategic recommendations to support MMS policy adoption and integration into antenatal care.

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Accelerating anaemia reduction A comprehensive framework for action

This framework outlines a multisectoral approach to accelerate global anaemia reduction, recognising anaemia’s complex causes beyond iron deficiency. It promotes comprehensive prevention, diagnosis and management strategies integrated into primary health care and broader social systems. The document calls for strengthened leadership, data use, cross-sector collaboration, and investment to improve outcomes, especially for women, adolescent girls and children in low- and middle-income countries

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This framework outlines a multisectoral approach to accelerate global anaemia reduction, recognising anaemia’s complex causes beyond iron deficiency. It promotes comprehensive prevention, diagnosis and management strategies integrated into primary health care and broader social systems. The document calls for strengthened leadership, data use, cross-sector collaboration, and investment to improve outcomes, especially for women, adolescent girls and children in low- and middle-income countries

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