Research from economically developed countries suggests that book sharing between a caregiver and an infant may be especially effective as a means of promoting infant cognitive and language development. There has, however, been little work on the impact of promoting booksharing with infants in low and middle income settings. For this reason the Stellenbosch University has developed a booksharing training programme for delivery to isiXhosa speaking families and in this learning brief they share their implementation experience. Read more here.
Global Health Now Article: Nutrition Granted – Fighting Low Birth Weight in South Africa
A half dozen pregnant women sit around a table, singing lullabies to the water bottles they are cradling to their chests as if breastfeeding. The
October 9, 2026
