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Food security and livelihood assessments
This book is intended to provide practical guidance to ACF field workers on how to implement a Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) assessment.
Published in 2010, by
SCN News No 38: Climate Change: food and nutrition security implications
This edition of the SCN News is rightfully dedicated to climate change and its implications on food and nutrition. It is hoped to be thought provoking, showing you how climate change impacts on nutrition. The topic has been approached from very different angles: impacts on food security (in general, in the Asia-Pacific region and sub-Saharan Africa),...
Published in 2010, by
What are the successful strategies for reducing malnutrition among young children in East Africa?
Human Development Reports. Research Paper. July 2010
Published in 2010, by
Breeding Crops for Better Nutrition
Fortifying foods and providing supplements are the main strategies used to reduce hidden hunger. However, the reach of these interventions can be quite limited, especially in rural areas of developing countries where most of the poor live. Biofortification is a promising innovation that could help fight hidden hunger especially in rural areas. Published...
Published in 2009, by
Global Health Risks: Mortality and burden of disease attributable to selected major risks
This World Health Organization report states that the leading global risks for mortality in the world are high blood pressure (responsible for 13% of deaths globally), tobacco use (9%), high blood glucose (6%), physical inactivity (6%), and overweight and obesity (5%). These risks are responsible for raising the risk of chronic diseases such as heart...
Published in 2009, by
Guidelines for Selective Feeding: The Management of Malnutrition in Emergencies
These guidelines are intended as a practical guide to design, implement, monitor and evaluate selective feeding programmes in emergency situations, namely to answer the following key questions: - Which type and combination of selective feeding programmes are required? - How should each be implemented? The target audience includes: - Nutrition experts ...
Published in 2009, by
Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 22 - Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation During Pregnancy in Developing Country Settings
This issue of Nutrition Policy paper focuses on multiple micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy in developing country settings.
Published in 2009, by
Rôle de la supplémentation hebdomadaire en fer et en acide folique chez la femme en âge de procréer pour favoriser une santé optimale de la mère et de l’enfant
La présente déclaration repose sur le consensus obtenu lors d’une consultation mondiale de l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS) sur la supplémentation hebdomadaire en fer et en acide folique en prévention de l’anémie chez la femme en âge de procréer, organisée à Manille (Philippines), du 25 au 27 avril 2007. Elle fait la synthèse des...
Published in 2009, by
REACH Acting at Scale Implementation Case Studies - Micronutrient Supplementation and Fortification
The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners...
Published in 2009, by
REACH Acting at Scale Intervention Guides - Micronutrient Supplementation and Fortification
The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners...
Published in 2009, by
The neglected crisis of undernutrition: Evidence for action
A report preceding the development of DFID’s strategy to 2015 for tackling undernutrition in the developing world. The forthcoming DFID strategy will look at a range of measures to tackle nutrition directly and, critically, to address the drivers of undernutrition, such as food insecurity, ill health, lack of social protection and gender inequality. The...
Published in 2009, by
Weekly Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) in women of reproductive age: its role in promoting optimal maternal and child health
This position statement is based on the consensus of a World Health Organization (WHO) Global Consultation on Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) for Preventing Anaemia in Women of Reproductive Age held in Manila, Philippines, 25-27 April 2007 and summarizes recommendations based on a desk review commissioned by the WHO Regional Office for the...
Published in 2009, by
Integrating nutrition and food assistance into HIV care and treatment programmes - DRAFT
This operational guidance manual outlines the potential benefits and challenges of incorporating food and nutritional support into anti-retroviral treatment programmes. The purpose is to assist national governments with the planning and implementation of food assistance programmes and to guide national bodies, implementing NGOs as well as WHO and WFP country staff.
Published in 2008, by
Public Health Guide for Emergencies
Building emergency relief skills requires not only technical health training but also education in emergency preparedness and response. This guide is designed to serve as a reference for such training.
Published in 2008, by
REACH Acting at Scale Intervention Guides - Summary of the Acting at Scale Intervention Guides
The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners...
Published in 2008, by
SCN News No 36 - Accelerating the Reduction of Maternal and Child Undernutrition
This edition of the SCN News is of special relevance for a variety of reasons, not least of which being the recommendations agreed at the 35th Session held in Hanoi in March 2008, hosted by the Government of Vietnam. The 35th Session was aimed at understanding how to accelerate the reduction of maternal and child undernutrition, drawing on the recently...
Published in 2008, by
Toolkit for addressing nutrition in emergency situations
The toolkit is intended as an easy-to-use field guide that outlines the key basic interventions for nutritional support to individuals and groups during an emergency situation. In most emergencies, we focus on two key aspects: risk assessment and risk management. This toolkit focuses on risk management. What it takes to ensure that emergency needs are met...
Published in 2008, by
Assessment of iodine deficiency disorders and monitoring their elimination: A guide for programme managers
This document sets out principles governing the use of surveillance indicators in implementing interventions to prevent, control, and monitor iodine deficiency disorders (IDD). It presents methods for monitoring iodine status and determining urinary iodine and provides guidelines on the procedures for monitoring salt iodine content, whether at the factory,...
Published in 2007, by
Community-based management of Severe Acute Malnutrition
A Joint Statement by the WHO, the WFP, the UN Standing Committee on Nutrition and the UNICEF on the community-based treatment of severely malnurished children, promoting it's effectiveness in detecting the cases of SAM and treating them with RUTF. Update 2011 The Joint Statement has been updated to reflect the revised MUAC cut-off of 115 mm on pages 2...
Published in 2007, by
Handbook for Emergencies, Third Edition
The handbook is structured as follows: - Section One summarizes UNHCR’s mandate of international protecdtion and the aim and principles of emergency response; - Section Two deals with emergency management; - Section Three covers the vital sectors and problem areas in refugee emergencies, including health, food, sanitation and water, as well as key...
Published in 2007, by
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