Understanding factors shaping adolescent nutrition and mental health in Latin America: a new UNICEF study 
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Understanding factors shaping adolescent nutrition and mental health in Latin America: a new UNICEF study 

hera recently contributed to a regional qualitative study led by UNICEF LACRO examining how obesogenic and sociocultural environments influence body image, mental health, nutrition, and physical activity among adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean. Conducted in Peru and El Salvador, the study offers new insights into the behavioural drivers and lived experiences of young people—an increasingly important focus area for global health research. 

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Assessing the Impact: BMGF & DFID's Reproductive Health Programmes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
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Assessing the Impact: BMGF & DFID's Reproductive Health Programmes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

In an effort to promote reproductive health and accessibility to quality-assured reproductive health commodities in low- and middle-income countries, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the Department for International Development (DFID), now known as the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), rolled out two independent, yet complementary, programmes geared towards ensuring hormonal contraceptives become more readily available, of high quality and affordable.

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