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A crusade against the DCI in Ecuador
Improving nutrition should start from the planning of pregnancy, during gestation and the first years of life, to enhance the development and opportunities of children to thrive.
Maternal stress and bonds that favor the baby
In situations such as the current health emergency caused by Covid-19, protecting the mother's emotional balance is essential. There is a key moment in the life of human beings and it begins with conception and pregnancy. According to epigenetics, development and the...
SAFCI Policy: a culture of prevention in Bolivia
The Waal Foundation (FdW) in Bolivia has trained prevention mediators since 2006 and since 2017 has integrated its work into the approaches of the National Intercultural Community Family Health Policy (SAFCI). A little over 60,000 people have applied the SAFCI...
Honduras: Empowered Mediators and Promoters
The inter-institutional alliance between the Fundación de Waal (FdW) and the organization Sociedad Amigos de los Niños (SAN) implemented a cascade training process in two localities of Honduras to create a culture of prevention of diseases and deficiencies that cause...
Preparing for pregnancy is taking care of your health
A 12-month pregnancy and the first four letters of the alphabet can guide you through this stage. Just as a farmer prepares the land before sowing the seeds and in this way takes firm steps to achieve a good harvest, couples can prepare to have a healthy baby. At...
Infant stimulation must continue
The experts Etna Lagos and Anayansy Madelem Rivera explain how to maintain the processes of timely infant stimulation in babies and children during the health emergency. One of the consequences of the confinements to stop the contagion of Covid-19, is...
Vaccines against Covid, a race against the virus
One year after the declaration of the Covid-19 pandemic, the figures provided by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) of Johns Hopkins University report 124 million infected people and 2.7 million deaths in the world, because of this infection. The...
Vaccines for pregnant women and children
Dr. Mary Vallecillo (Honduras) and Dr. Diana Vanegas (Ecuador) answer several questions about the vaccination process against Covid-19 in these groups. Mass vaccination against Covid-19 began in December 2020. Currently 271 million people...
2nd Edition of the CI explores exits to the pandemic
The Second Edition of the International Course on Prevention and Promotion of Maternal and Child Health and exit strategies for the COVID-19 pandemic, includes reviews and updates on all topics. Among them, latest figures on the incidence and impact of COVID-19,...