Successful Treatment of a Neonate with Idiopathic Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension with Inhaled Nitric Oxide via Nasal Cannula without Mechanical Ventilation.

We report a case study of a term neonate presenting with oxygen desaturation without respiratory distress or acidosis, despite receiving 100% oxygen through a nasal cannula. Echocardiogram showed evidence of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN). She was successfully treated with inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) via nasal cannula without requiring mechanical ventilation. In a term neonate with idiopathic PPHN with adequate respiratory drive without any parenchymal lung disease, noninvasive methods of iNO delivery may treat the condition without the complications associated with mechanical ventilation

Improving Micronutrient Supplementation among Women and Children: Lessons from the WINNN Programme

Northern Nigeria has a high prevalence of child malnutrition, with around 10% of children (aged 6–59 months) acutely malnourished, one-third underweight, and over 50% stunted. This brief summarises learning from an intervention to improve micronutrient supplementation in five states in northern Nigeria (Jigawa, Katsina, Kebbi, Zamfara and Yobe) implemented with the support of the Working to Improve Nutrition in Northern Nigeria (WINNN) programme.UK Department for International Developmen

Gender Barriers to Nutrition Services: Lessons from the WINNN Programme

Northern Nigeria has a high prevalence of child malnutrition, with around 10% of children (aged 6–59 months) acutely malnourished, one-third underweight, and over 50% stunted. This brief summarises learning from Working to Improve Nutrition in Northern Nigeria (WINNN) programme which supported the implementation of three nutrition-specific interventions for mothers and children in five states in northern Nigeria.UK Department for International Developmen

ORIE Nutrition Research Capacity-Building Workstream: Research Summaries

The Operations Research and Impact Evaluation (ORIE) project, led by Oxford Policy Management, has contributed for the past five years to inform nutrition research and the policy debates in Nigeria and beyond. ORIE provided operations research, impact evaluations, costing and cost effectiveness studies for the ambitious six-year, Department for International Development (DFID)-funded Working to Improve Nutrition in Northern Nigeria (WINNN) programme, which supports the government to improve maternal, newborn and child nutrition in five northern states. ORIE worked closely with key federal and state government stakeholders to ensure that findings reached them and informed their policies. This document summarises the projects and findings of the four successful research projects.UK Department for International Developmen

Strengthening Nutrition Sector Governance: Lessons from the WINNN Programme

Northern Nigeria has a high prevalence of child malnutrition, with around 10% of children (aged 6–59 months) acutely malnourished, one-third underweight, and over 50% stunted. This brief summarises learning about strengthening nutrition sector governance from the Working to Improve Nutrition in Northern Nigeria (WINNN) programme, which was implemented in five states in northern Nigeria (Jigawa, Katsina, Kebbi, Zamfara and Yobe) and at the federal level.UK Department for International Developmen

Improved Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF): Lessons from the WINNN Programme

Northern Nigeria has a high prevalence of child malnutrition, with around 10% of children (aged 6–59 months) acutely malnourished, one-third underweight, and over 50% stunted. This brief summarises learning from an IYCF intervention implemented in three Local Government Areas (LGAs) in five states in northern Nigeria (Jigawa, Katsina, Kebbi, Zamfara and Yobe) with the support of the Working to Improve Nutrition in Northern Nigeria (WINNN) programme.UK Department for International Developmen

ORIE Nigeria Final Integrated Report

This report integrates the findings of five years of research and evaluation conducted by Operations Research and Impact Evaluation (ORIE) on the Working to Improve Nutrition in Northern Nigeria (WINNN) programme. The purpose of the report is to provide a high-level summary of WINNN’s achievements during the period of the evaluation (2013- 2016), as well as an overview of the key messages and recommendations that emerge from ORIE’s research. This is done with reference to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development/Development Assistance Committee (OECD/DAC) evaluation criteria (effectiveness, impact, sustainability, efficiency and relevance).UK Department for International Developmen