Evidence

Evidence on children's well-being, problem first.

Every finding is tied to a defined problem for children, the intervention that claims to solve it, and its type of design. Open any card to compare the same intervention across countries.

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Survival

Problem

Malaria burden (severe and uncomplicated cases, hospitalisations and deaths) among children under 5 in Cameroon

Intervention: Routine RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccination introduced through the EPI in 42 priority health districts in 2024
Population: Children under 5 in 206 Cameroonian health districts (42 with the vaccine, 164 without), 2023-2025

Key finding

Crude DiD: 2.6 per 1,000 (15%) reduction in severe malaria and 8.1 per 1,000 (22%) reduction in uncomplicated malaria

Experimental

Bekolo et al. · OpenAlex · 30 Sept 2026

Survival

Problem

Limited maternal knowledge of appropriate complementary feeding (MP-ASI) for children aged 6–24 months, a factor that may contribute to stunting

Intervention: A health education session for mothers on complementary feeding
Population: 87 mothers of children aged 6–24 months in the Puskesmas Windusengkahan service area, Indonesia

Key finding

Good knowledge rose from 4 mothers (4.6%) before to 84 mothers (96.6%) after the session.

Pre/post

Noerfadilah et al. · OpenAlex · 30 Sept 2026

Survival

Problem

Severe Type III laryngomalacia causing upper airway obstruction and dependence on respiratory support in infants

Intervention: Transcervical epiglottic suspension surgery
Population: 15 infants with endoscopically confirmed Type III laryngomalacia who depended on respiratory support at a tertiary children's hospital in China; median age at surgery 58 days

Key finding

Primary procedural success in 14 of 15 infants, and in all infants after revision

Practitioner

Yang et al. · OpenAlex · 1 Oct 2026

Survival

Problem

Low breast milk production and limited community knowledge and family skills about oxytocin massage, which can hinder exclusive breastfeeding

Intervention: Education session with interactive lecture, demonstration, hands-on practice and leaflets on oxytocin massage
Population: 20 participants (14 breastfeeding mothers and 6 family companions/husbands) at Posyandu Lavender, Cibiuk Village, Ciranjang District, Cianjur Regency

Key finding

Mean knowledge score rose from 53.50 to 89.00 (+35.50 points, 66.35% increase).

Practitioner

Maryam et al. · OpenAlex · 1 Oct 2026

DevelopmentSurvival

Problem

Impaired neurodevelopment among toddlers at risk of stunting

Intervention: Six weekly nurse-led sessions combining play-based early stimulation and structured parenting education
Population: 200 toddlers aged 36 months at risk of stunting in Tangerang Regency, Indonesia (100 intervention, 100 control)

Key finding

Cognitive: F=20.21, p<0.001, η²=0.093 in favour of the intervention group

Experimental

Sari et al. · OpenAlex · 1 Oct 2026

SurvivalDevelopment

Problem

Stunting and poor growth and development monitoring among toddlers, linked to limited family and health cadre knowledge

Intervention: Participatory nutrition education, counselling on balanced diets and complementary feeding, growth measurement demonstrations, developmental monitoring and individualised assistance for families and health cadres
Population: Families with toddlers and community health cadres in Indonesia

Key finding

Knowledge about stunting prevention, balanced nutrition, feeding practices and growth monitoring improved after the program (no figures given).

Pre/post

Syaharuddin et al. · OpenAlex · 1 Oct 2026

Survival

Problem

Nutritional status of school-age children in a primary school

Intervention: Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) school meal program, examined through the variation of its menus
Population: 57 upper-grade (Grades IV-VI) students at SD Negeri Caturtunggal 1, Indonesia

Key finding

The authors report a relationship between the MBG program (menu variation) and students' nutritional status.

Practitioner

Asri et al. · OpenAlex · 2 Oct 2026

Survival

Problem

Stunting in children, linked to mothers' limited knowledge and attitudes about nutrition, parenting and childcare practices

Intervention: Family-level nutrition education delivered through direct counselling, health education media or health promotion approaches
Population: Mothers and families in the five included studies, which the abstract does not describe further; the review is indexed to Indonesia

Key finding

Nutrition education significantly improved mothers' knowledge about stunting prevention (no figures given in the abstract).

Practitioner

Jannah et al. · OpenAlex · 2 Oct 2026

SurvivalDevelopment

Problem

Limited maternal and child health knowledge in the community, in a setting of maternal and infant mortality, chronic energy deficiency, anemia in pregnancy and low birth weight.

Intervention: Comprehensive health education on maternal and child health, including maternal and child nutrition, from early detection of pregnancy risks to complementary feeding (MPASI).
Population: 25 participants at one Posyandu in Depok, Indonesia

Key finding

Average knowledge score rose by 18.4 points after the education.

Practitioner

Hanifah et al. · OpenAlex · 2 Oct 2026

Survival

Problem

Limited knowledge and skills of Posyandu cadres in using the Maternal and Child Health Handbook, and low use of the handbook by pregnant women

Intervention: Mentorship Learning Method training for cadres: instructional sessions, discussion, demonstration, role play, redemonstration and intensive mentoring, with educational materials
Population: 24 Posyandu cadres, 8 pregnant women and 2 village midwives in Indonesia

Key finding

Cadres with poor knowledge decreased from 62.5% to 0%

Pre/post

Widyayanti et al. · OpenAlex · 2 Oct 2026

Survival

Problem

Kader kesehatan memiliki pengetahuan dan keterampilan terbatas dalam menyusun RAB PMT dan menu PMT, padahal PMT mendukung pemenuhan gizi dan pencegahan stunting pada balita dan ibu hamil.

Intervention: Pelatihan partisipatif berbasis solusi untuk kader tentang penyusunan RAB PMT, berupa edukasi, diskusi, tanya jawab, handbook, dan simulasi.
Population: 10 kader kesehatan di Kampung Saefen 42, Indonesia

Key finding

Kader dengan pengetahuan baik: 60% pada pretest.

Practitioner

Arwimbar et al. · OpenAlex · 2 Oct 2026

Survival

Problem

Low measles vaccination coverage among children aged 12-23 months in an area with high malnutrition and low vaccination coverage

Intervention: NutriVax: a monthly ration of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) given to children aged 6-23 months after routine immunization delivery at primary healthcare centers
Population: Children aged 6-23 months (primary outcome among those aged 12-23 months) in 20 clusters across two Local Government Areas in northern Nigeria

Key finding

Endline odds of card-verified MCV1 were 2.08 times higher in the NutriVax arm than in control (95% CI 1.30-3.35, P = 0.004).

Experimental

Cazes et al. · OpenAlex · 2 Oct 2026

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