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Management of Severe Malnutrition: A Manual for Physicians and Other Senior Health Workers

WHO Published in : 1999 Available in : English This manual provides guidelines for the treatment of severely malnourished children (below 5 years of age) in hospitals and health centres. The treatment of severely malnourished adolescents and adults is also briefly considered. The manual is intended for health personnel working at central and district level, including physicians, nurses, midwives and auxiliaries. Documents : WHO manage_severe_malnutrition_ eng 1999 (PDF, 1.39Mb)

This resource is listed under: Themes : Interventions, general, Micronutrients, general, Nutrition and health/disease, general, Nutrition assessments and M&E, general, HTP module 13, Infections, Iron / Anaemia, Supplementary feeding, Supplementary feeding, Therapeutic feeding, RUF/RUTF, Therapeutic feeding, RUF/RUTF, Vitamin A / Night blindness Life-cycle focus : Adolescence, Adulthood Resource types : Guidelines Working groups : Micronutrients, Nutrition in Emergencies