Making a Difference in Malawi and Zambia Through Health Education and Public Health Best Practices.

A 2-year U.S. Department of State-funded project* was conducted with the purpose of engaging health professionals from Malawi and Zambia who are actively involved in health care and health education for marginalized populations to develop, implement, and evaluate health education and public health interventions/programs.

A lipid-based nutrient supplement mitigates weight loss among HIV-infected women in a factorial randomized trial to prevent mother-to-child transmission during exclusive breastfeeding.

Background: Breastfeeding increases metabolic demands on the mother, and excessive postnatal weight loss increases maternal mortality.

Objective: We evaluated the efficacy of a lipid-based nutrient supplement (LNS) for prevention of excess weight loss in breastfeeding, HIV-infected women.

Design: The BAN (Breastfeeding, Antiretrovirals, and Nutrition) Study was a randomized controlled trial in Lilongwe, Malawi.