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Records were reviewed with background eligibility criteria and the evidence included was then thematically synthesised in a narrative format rather than systematically.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Key Findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>India has achieved significant improvement in addressing child stunting and maternal anaemia through key initiatives like POSHAN Abhiyaan, ICDS, and Anaemia Mukt Bharat. However, there are still significant geographic and socioeconomic gaps, and the double burden of malnutrition (undernutrition and overweight) is growing. Palestine is experiencing a unique but significant nutrition crisis, due to prolonged conflict, occupation, and economic turmoil: Around 19.6% of Palestinian children are stunted and IDA is common among pregnant women. Both countries face issues of micronutrient deficiencies, poor infant and young child feeding practices, and gender inequities which negatively impact maternal nutrition.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Policy Implications<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The two successful interventions have complementary lessons for each other: the convergence model in India, which is community based, and the integration of nutrition into primary healthcare in Palestine, which benefits from international partnerships. Multi\u2010sectoral responses involving collaboration between the health, agriculture, education, and social protection sectors are needed, with a strong governmental commitment and monitoring systems.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This review highlights that nutrition\u2010specific clinical interventions are essential but that sustainable nutrition improvements need to be implemented through policies that address the underlying structural, socioeconomic, and, in Palestine, the political determinants of malnutrition. The lessons learned from India and Palestine are broadly relevant to other LMICs in a similar context of nutrition transitions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/jpc.70574","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,23]],"date-time":"2026-09-23T06:46:41Z","timestamp":1790146001000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Maternal and Child Nutrition in Low\u2010 and Middle\u2010Income Countries: A Comparative Review of India and Palestine With Policy Implications"],"prefix":"10.1111","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-0609-6784","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ali","family":"Jebreen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"The University Institute of Diet and Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences The University of Lahore  Lahore Pakistan"},{"name":"Department of Therapeutic Medical Nutrition, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences Palestine Ahliya University  Bethlehem Palestine"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-5006-880X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Huma","family":"Parveen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Home Science IFTM University  Moradabad Uttar Pradesh India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_20_2_1","unstructured":"UNICEF \u201cMaternal Nutrition\u201d(2024) https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/nutrition\/maternal."},{"key":"e_1_2_20_3_1","volume-title":"Fiscal Policies to Promote Healthy Diets: WHO Guideline","author":"WHO","year":"2024"},{"key":"e_1_2_20_4_1","unstructured":"UNICEF WHO andWorld Bank Group \u201cJoint Child Malnutrition Estimates (JME)\u201d(2024) https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/resources\/jme\/."},{"key":"e_1_2_20_5_1","volume-title":"Guidance for Monitoring Healthy Diets Globally","author":"WHO","year":"2024"},{"key":"e_1_2_20_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pgph.0002831"},{"key":"e_1_2_20_7_1","volume-title":"The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024","author":"FAO","year":"2024"},{"key":"e_1_2_20_8_1","unstructured":"World Health Organization \u201cJoint Child Malnutrition Estimates (UNICEF\u2010WHO\u2010World Bank Group): Key Findings 2025 Edition\u201d(2025) https:\/\/www.who.int\/data\/gho\/data\/themes\/topics\/joint\u2010child\u2010malnutrition\u2010estimates\u2010unicef\u2010who\u2010wb."},{"key":"e_1_2_20_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2022.808700"},{"key":"e_1_2_20_10_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S2214\u2010109X(23)00562\u20104"},{"key":"e_1_2_20_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.nut.2023.112053"},{"key":"e_1_2_20_12_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/mcn.13298"},{"key":"e_1_2_20_13_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12889\u2010023\u201016045\u20104"},{"key":"e_1_2_20_14_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12889\u2010020\u201008966\u20101"},{"key":"e_1_2_20_15_1","unstructured":"World Health Organization \u201cAnaemia in Women and Children\u201d(2023) https:\/\/www.who.int\/data\/gho\/data\/themes\/topics\/anemia_in_women_and_children."},{"key":"e_1_2_20_16_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3389\/fnut.2023.1206090"},{"key":"e_1_2_20_17_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/cdn\/nzab059_017"},{"key":"e_1_2_20_18_1","unstructured":"UNICEF \u201cState of Palestine: Health and Nutrition\u201d(2023) https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/sop\/what\u2010we\u2010do\/health\u2010and\u2010nutrition."},{"key":"e_1_2_20_19_1","unstructured":"World Food Programme \u201cState of Palestine: Food Security Updates\u201d(2024) https:\/\/www.wfp.org\/countries\/state\u2010of\u2010palestine."},{"key":"e_1_2_20_20_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0151494"},{"issue":"9667","key":"e_1_2_20_21_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"967","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(09)60108-2","article-title":"Maternal and Child Health in the Occupied Palestinian Territory","volume":"373","author":"Rahim H. 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