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Brazilian Case Study

The objective of this effort was to support Brazil in acquiring skills and experience in dealing with the political, organizational, technical, financial, and social challenges derived from the decision to include food and nutrition objectives, priorities, and goals in national development plans designed to reduce poverty and eradicate hunger as a means to...

Published in 2005, by UN Standing Committee on Nutrition

Estudo de Caso de Angola - Sobre o direito humano à alimentação adequada

Este estudo de caso baseado nas experiências vividas e relatoríos intermediários oferece uma oportunidade de reforçar as capacidades nacionais dos países envolvidos através da troca de experiências específicas entre si, visando a elaboração de estratégias pertinentes de segurança alimentar e nutricional, bem como o desenvolvimento dos planos...

Published in 2005, by UN Standing Committee on Nutrition

Estudo de Caso Sobre a Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional no Processo de Desenvolvimento de Moçambique

Neste exercício, a SAN é o ponto de partida de analise no processo de implementação das MDM dos diferentes sectores de desenvolvimento sócio - económico. O DHAA é usado como um instrumento de visualização e análise dos programas de SAN em relação às seguintes considerações respeitar, proteger, realizar e garantir que constituem os componentes primordiais.

Published in 2005, by UN Standing Committee on Nutrition

Facts for Feeding - Birth, Initiation of Breastfeeding, and the First Seven Days after Birth

Identifies actions health care providers can take during the first week postpartum to help the mother and baby establish and maintain good breastfeeding practices.

Published in 2003, by LINKAGES

Facts for Feeding - Breastmilk: A Critical Source of Vitamin A for Infants and Young Children

Recommends national, community, and household level practices to improve vitamin A status of infants, young children, and pregnant and lactating women.

Published in 2001, by LINKAGES

Facts for Feeding - Guidelines for Appropriate Complementary Feeding of Breastfed Children 6-24 month of age

Provides feeding guidelines for children 6 to 24 months of age

Published in 2004, by LINKAGES, SARA

Facts for Feeding - Recommended Practices to Improve Infant Nutrition during the First Six Months

Provides infant feeding guidelines for the first six months of life. Provides guidelines for activities appropriate to local conditions.

Published in 2004, by LINKAGES

Family planning: A global handbook for providers

An excellent, recently rewritten, comprehensive and very clear guide to family planning methods. Written with over 20 international collaborating agencies and dozens of individual peer reviewers, including UNFPA and IPPF.

Published in 2007, by WHO, USAID, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

FAQ - Breastfeeding and HIV/AIDS

Reviews the latest information on the transmission of HIV via breastfeeding and provides programmatic guidance for field activities.

Published in 2004, by LINKAGES

FAQ - Breastfeeding and Maternal Nutrition

Focuses on the impact of maternal nutrition on breastmilk quantity and quality, the nutritional requirements of lactating women, the impact of breastfeeding on maternal health, and implications of this information for programs.

Published in 2004, by LINKAGES

FAQ - Exclusive Breastfeeding: The Only Water Source Young Infants Need

Discusses the nutritional and health consequences of giving infants water during the first six months, and the role of breastfeeding in meeting an infant’s water requirements

Published in 2004, by LINKAGES

HIV and Infant Feeding Technical Consultation - Consensus Statement

This statement summarizes the information considered in the tecnical consultation, and lists the recommendations from the consultation, which should be considered along with the October 2000 recommendations regarding HIV and infant feeding.

Published in 2006, by WHO

HIV and infant feeding: A framework for priority action

The purpose of this HIV and Infant Feeding Framework for Priority Action is to recommend to governments key actions, related to infant and young child feeding, that cover the special circumstances associated with HIV/AIDS. The aim of these actions is to create and sustain an environment that encourages appropriate feeding practices for all infants, while...

Published in 2004, by WHO, UNAIDS, FAO, ACNUR, UNICEF, WFP, World Bank, UNFPA, IAEA

Impact measurement and Accountability in Emergencies, the Good Enough Guide

This guide is to assist with the basic elements of accountability and impact measurements. It is an output of the Emergency Capacity Building Project, which is inter-agency and has the aim of addressing the gaps in international emergency response.

Published in 2010, by Oxfam

Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies: Operational Guidance for Emergency Relief Staff and Programme Managers

Operational guidance intended for emergency relief staff and programme managers of all agencies working in emergency programmes, including national governments, UN agencies, NGOs and donors. It applies to emergency situations in all countries, and extends to non-emergency situations.

Published in 2007, by Emergency Nutrition Network

Low Input Food and Nutrition Security: Growing & Eating More Using Less

The manual presents a step by step and hands-on approach to achieve food and nutrition security. The manual is a result of a investigative study in 2005 in Malawi which covered over twenty programmes that that were running between 1-10 years. The purpose was to determine an appropriate model for improving food diversification in food insecure communities,...

Published in 2005, by WFP, Stacia Nordin, RD

Opportunities for Africa’s Newborns: Practical data, policy and programme support for newborn care in Africa

For preventing malnutrition in young children, it is vital to promote newborn survival and to improve birth weights. The book provides an overview of the continuum of care through the lifecycle and opportunities to address gaps at all levels - family and community care, outreach services and health care facilities. Case studies are analysed in order to learn...

Published in 2010, by WHO, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child health

Pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and neonatal care: a guide for essential practice

This guide provides evidence-based recommendations to guide health-care professionals in the management of women during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum period, and post abortion, and newborns during their first weeks of life. It is a guide for clinical decision-making. It facilitates the collection, analysis, classification and use of relevant...

Published in 2006, by WHO Department of Making Pregnancy Safer

Reporting Food Security Information

E-learning course designed as a distance learning course to support capacity building and training for national local nutrition and food security information systems and network. The four lessons provide guidance in designing, writing and increasing the impact of food security reports in different contexts.

Published in 2007, by FAO/EC