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Parental and Caregiver Involvement in South African Education

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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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Prioritising the fight against stunting in South Africa: Evidence, gaps, and implications: a synthesis of ten papers from a special issue of Development Southern Africa (Volume 42, Issue 6, 2025)

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From teddies to tablets: New global research reveals that digital devices are being used to comfort babies and parents

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Playbook on Digital Innovation for Supporting Families. A framework for transformative digital support to parents

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Where is the South African prevention of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder programme? A call to action

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The Study on Violence against Children in South Africa. Special Summary for Teens

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A study on knowledge, attitudes and practices of parents/primary caregivers with children from birth to six years old regarding the importance of play in early learning: Executive summary

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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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HANDS-ON Experience Learning

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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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Reflections on monitoring parenting programmes during dissemination and scale-up

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WHOeyes

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Child Poverty in South Africa. Assessing changes in multidimensional poverty using the MODA approach (2015–2023)

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Food Fortification protects billions—but could triple its impact

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The evolution of antenatal care HIV/syphilis sentinel surveillance in South Africa, 1990–2022, and future directions

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By Africa, for Africa: data and action for young children

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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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Turning national commitment into community action in a child’s first 1,000 days

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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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Adolescence. An Overlooked Window in Nutrition

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Defining Parent Responsiveness: A Systematic Review‐Based Theoretical Model

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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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South Africa Retail Assessment 2026

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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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Burns Awareness Guide » Surgeons for little lives

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Childhood Illnesses Training Materials For Nurses, Doctors and Community Health Workers

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Vaccination Information Hub

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World Report on Hearing - Comms toolkit is important to alleviate poverty and ensure proper nutrition and care

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As Europe drinks less, Big Alcohol turns to Africa

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At the Crossroads: Life Skills/Orientation Textbook Series

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Why Is Social Connection So Hard for Young Adults?

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World Report on Hearing - Comms toolkit

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Stories for Joy – Early Childhood Development South Africa

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Children's brains function differently during book reading and screen time

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Welcome to Ethnikids - An Online Childrens Bookstore

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How early book access can transform South Africa’s future

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Giving cash simply works

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Western Cape Government Launches Khulisa Care to combat child stunting and improve maternal nutrition | Western Cape Government

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

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Newzroom Afrika Interview: Informal workers are not eligible for maternity and paternal benefits - DGMT

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SABC News Interview: The maternal support grant is vital to address stunting - DGMT

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Bhekisisa Health Beat Interview: Focus on moms - DGMT

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Newzroom Afrika Interview: Government must get behind the Maternal Support Grant - DGMT

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ENCA Interview: Calls are growing for government to fast-track the implementation of the Maternity Support Grant - DGMT

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ENCA Interview: New moms are desperate in SA’s malnutrition crisis - DGMT

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

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Young children and the polycrisis. Where to from here? Executive Summary

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Young children and the polycrisis. Where to from here?

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Situation Analysis of Children and Adolescents in South Africa | 2024

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South Africa Public Expenditure and Institutional Review (PEIR) for Early Childhood Development

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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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2025 Background Report for the 2030 Reading Panel

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Tobacco and stunting

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Judicial Handbook for Navigating Online Harms

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

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Do the benefits fade out or not? Understanding influences on short and long-term effects of preschool programmes

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Advancing maternal and child health through Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS) in South Africa

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Closing the food gap

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WHO/UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage (WUENIC), 2024 revision

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Levels and trends in child mortality. Report 2024

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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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Every child heard: Why South Africa must implement universal newborn hearing screening now

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South African Early Childhood Review 2024

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The State of the World’s Children 2025: Ending Child Poverty – Our Shared Imperative, Statistical Compendium and Data Tables

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What Makes Me? Core Capacities for Living and Learning in Childhood

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Seeds of Success: Nurturing Young Children through Parenting Support

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School Dropout: Hanging by a Thread

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Boosting Adolescent Girls’ Agency Through Life Skills Training

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Global Research Agenda for Children with Disabilities

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PROFESSIONAL BOARD FOR SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND HEARING PROFESSIONS EARLY HEARING DETECTION AND INTERVENTION (EHDI) GUIDELINES YEAR 2018

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Early Detection and Intervention in Audiology An African Perspective

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World Report on Hearing

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Hearing screening: considerations for implementation

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2 June 2024
Reducing Child Poverty. A review of child poverty and the value of the Child Support Grant.

This review shows that South Africa’s Child Support Grant (CSG) reached over 13 million children but remains too low to protect them from hunger, malnutrition and stunting. It finds high child poverty rates, racially‑ and geographically‑unequal deprivation, and recommends increasing the CSG to at least the food poverty line to substantially reduce child poverty and improve child well‑being.

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

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This review shows that South Africa’s Child Support Grant (CSG) reached over 13 million children but remains too low to protect them from hunger, malnutrition and stunting. It finds high child poverty rates, racially‑ and geographically‑unequal deprivation, and recommends increasing the CSG to at least the food poverty line to substantially reduce child poverty and improve child well‑being.

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9 March 2026
Adolescence. An Overlooked Window in Nutrition

This is a summary of a Sight and Life nutrition series piece emphasising adolescence as a critical yet often overlooked window for nutrition. It highlights increased nutrient needs, links to growth and development, and calls for targeted interventions to improve diets, break intergenerational malnutrition, and support long-term health outcomes.

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Adolescence. An Overlooked Window in Nutrition

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This is a summary of a Sight and Life nutrition series piece emphasising adolescence as a critical yet often overlooked window for nutrition. It highlights increased nutrient needs, links to growth and development, and calls for targeted interventions to improve diets, break intergenerational malnutrition, and support long-term health outcomes.

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12 May 2025
Judicial Handbook for Navigating Online Harms

This handbook provides judges and legal practitioners with guidance on applying South African law to online harms — such as hate speech, disinformation, and harmful digital content. It explains legal standards, relevant statutes, case law, and practical decision‑making tools to help courts protect fundamental rights while addressing emerging digital challenges.

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Judicial Handbook for Navigating Online Harms

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This handbook provides judges and legal practitioners with guidance on applying South African law to online harms — such as hate speech, disinformation, and harmful digital content. It explains legal standards, relevant statutes, case law, and practical decision‑making tools to help courts protect fundamental rights while addressing emerging digital challenges.

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17 September 2025
Tobacco and stunting

This brief report summarises evidence that tobacco use especially maternal smoking and second-hand smoke exposure is linked to child stunting, affecting growth and development. It’s an advocacy tool for health professionals and policymakers to strengthen tobacco control and protect child health.

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Tobacco and stunting

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This brief report summarises evidence that tobacco use especially maternal smoking and second-hand smoke exposure is linked to child stunting, affecting growth and development. It’s an advocacy tool for health professionals and policymakers to strengthen tobacco control and protect child health.

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23 July 2025
Microchange at Scale: HOW SMALL DATA-DRIVEN SHIFTS CAN TRANSFORM EARLY LEARNING IN SOUTH AFRICA

This case-based report shows how small, data-informed adjustments in early learning programmes can significantly boost young children’s developmental outcomes. It highlights nine key conditions for scaling improvements, the role of reliable data (ELOM), practitioner support, collaboration, timely feedback, sustainable funding, and real-world South African examples

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

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This case-based report shows how small, data-informed adjustments in early learning programmes can significantly boost young children’s developmental outcomes. It highlights nine key conditions for scaling improvements, the role of reliable data (ELOM), practitioner support, collaboration, timely feedback, sustainable funding, and real-world South African examples

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13 April 2026
2026 Background Report for the 2030 Reading Panel

This report presents a national background report for the 2030 Reading Panel synthesising new evidence on early-grade literacy in South Africa. Drawing on large-scale survey data, it shows that most learners are not yet reading at expected levels, highlights wide inequalities across provinces and languages, and reviews system constraints and emerging interventions. The report stresses coordinated national action, sustained funding, and scaling evidence-based literacy programmes to improve foundational reading outcomes by 2030.

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2026 Background Report for the 2030 Reading Panel

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This report presents a national background report for the 2030 Reading Panel synthesising new evidence on early-grade literacy in South Africa. Drawing on large-scale survey data, it shows that most learners are not yet reading at expected levels, highlights wide inequalities across provinces and languages, and reviews system constraints and emerging interventions. The report stresses coordinated national action, sustained funding, and scaling evidence-based literacy programmes to improve foundational reading outcomes by 2030.

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27 February 2025
2025 Reading Panel Background Report

This report shows that over 80% of South African learners cannot read for meaning by Grade 3, and home language proficiency strongly predicts later success in additional languages and grade progression. While teacher reading competencies have improved, maths knowledge lags. Provincial assessments and programmes like the Western Cape’s Back-on-Track show promising effects, but systemic challenges—including budget constraints, unfunded mandates, teacher supply gaps, and weak national planning—continue to limit improvements in foundational literacy and numeracy.

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2025 Reading Panel Background Report

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This report shows that over 80% of South African learners cannot read for meaning by Grade 3, and home language proficiency strongly predicts later success in additional languages and grade progression. While teacher reading competencies have improved, maths knowledge lags. Provincial assessments and programmes like the Western Cape’s Back-on-Track show promising effects, but systemic challenges—including budget constraints, unfunded mandates, teacher supply gaps, and weak national planning—continue to limit improvements in foundational literacy and numeracy.

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24 October 2025
Unlocking the Power of Warm, Interactive Conversations

This brief highlights how warm, interactive, child-led conversations between adults and young children support development and help close early learning gaps. It explains that encouraging curiosity and shifting practitioner behaviour can unlock meaningful learning gains, especially in challenging contexts.

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Unlocking the Power of Warm, Interactive Conversations

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This brief highlights how warm, interactive, child-led conversations between adults and young children support development and help close early learning gaps. It explains that encouraging curiosity and shifting practitioner behaviour can unlock meaningful learning gains, especially in challenging contexts.

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3 August 2025
Do the benefits fade out or not? Understanding influences on short and long-term effects of preschool programmes

This report explores how early childhood development (ECD) programme benefits change over time. It reviews global and local research on why short-term gains from preschool can diminish (“fade out”) by around Grade 3, and what programme quality, timing, and supportive education systems help sustain long-term learning advantages. It highlights that strong primary schooling and well-designed ECD can reduce fade-out.

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Do the benefits fade out or not? Understanding influences on short and long-term effects of preschool programmes

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This report explores how early childhood development (ECD) programme benefits change over time. It reviews global and local research on why short-term gains from preschool can diminish (“fade out”) by around Grade 3, and what programme quality, timing, and supportive education systems help sustain long-term learning advantages. It highlights that strong primary schooling and well-designed ECD can reduce fade-out.

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28 May 2025
Advancing maternal and child health through Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS) in South Africa

This brief argues South Africa should transition from iron-folic acid to Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS) in antenatal care to improve maternal and newborn health. MMS containing 15 essential micronutrients more effectively reduces low birth weight, preterm birth and stillbirth, especially where anaemia and micronutrient deficiencies are high. It’s cost-effective, offers large economic returns, and aligns with national development goals, urging decisive policy action and integration into routine care.

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Advancing maternal and child health through Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS) in South Africa

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This brief argues South Africa should transition from iron-folic acid to Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS) in antenatal care to improve maternal and newborn health. MMS containing 15 essential micronutrients more effectively reduces low birth weight, preterm birth and stillbirth, especially where anaemia and micronutrient deficiencies are high. It’s cost-effective, offers large economic returns, and aligns with national development goals, urging decisive policy action and integration into routine care.

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