Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 21 - Community-Based Management of Severe Malnutrition in Children

UN Standing Committee on Nutrition

Published in : 2006

Available in : English

This special issue of the Food and Nutrition Bulletin reports on a WHO/UNICEF/Standing Committee on Nutrition (SCN) meeting on community-based management of severe malnutrition in children that took place in Geneva on November 21–23, 2005, and brought together some 50 international experts and representatives from the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Red Cross, research institutions, major international nongovernmental organizations, and representatives of ministries of health. It describes the recent developments and the emerging consensus taking place in this rapidly evolving area.

Documents :
Policy_paper_No_21.pdf (PDF, 1.99Mb)

Originally posted at : UNSCN - Publications

This resource is listed under:

Themes : Emergency, general, Interventions, general, Nutrition and food systems, general, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS, general, Nutrition assessments and M&E, general, Nutrition planning, policy and programme, general, Undernutrition, general, Vulnerable groups, general, Biochemical, Community therapeutic care, Community therapeutic care, Food chain, food production and processing, HIV / AIDS affected communities, HIV / AIDS affected communities, Local foods, Local foods, Local foods, Micronutrient deficiencies, Micronutrient deficiencies, Monitoring and evaluation, Monitoring and evaluation, Nutrition information and education, Nutrition information and education, Nutritional requirements, Nutritional requirements , Poverty, Programmes, Scaling-up, Scaling-up, Stunting, Therapeutic feeding, RUF/RUTF, Therapeutic feeding, RUF/RUTF, Treatment of severe acute malnutrition, Treatment of severe acute malnutrition, Underweight, Wasting

Life-cycle focus : Pre-school age, School age

Resource types : Normative guidance: Norms, standards, policies, Peer reviewed journals or papers, Reports, Scientific/background documents

Locations : Bangladesh, Brazil, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Philippines, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania

Working groups : Household Food Security, Micronutrients, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS, Nutrition in Emergencies, Nutrition of School-Age Children