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Addressing the Nutritional Needs of Older People in Emergency Situations in Africa: Ideas for Action

HelpAge International, African Regional Development Centre

Published in : 2001

Available in : English

Keywords : Africa, nutrition

Report bringing together some of the key issues affecting the nutrition of older people in emergencies and offers some suggestions for ways in which the rights and needs of older people can be more effectively addressed. The report is divided into six main sections that seek to provide an overview of the main nutritional issues facing older people in emergencies and that give recommendations for ways in which these can be addressed. The report draws on nutrition protocols used for other age groups, adapting them to reflect the needs of older people. Recommendations are made on the basis of research from various countries and from field experience that shows the ways in which older people are excluded and gives examples of how action can be taken to promote their inclusion. The report highlights the gaps that exist in knowledge and information about the nutritional needs of older people and presents recommendations as to how these might be addressed.


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Originally posted at : www.helpage.org/Resources/Manuals

This resource is listed under:

Themes : Emergency, general, Interventions, general, Nutrition and human rights, general, Nutrition assessments and M&E, general, Nutrition planning, policy and programme, general, Undernutrition, general, Vulnerable groups, general, Food Rations, HTP module 06, HTP module 11, HTP module 15, Micronutrient deficiencies, Micronutrient deficiencies, Monitoring and evaluation, Monitoring and evaluation, Nutritional requirements, Nutritional requirements , Programmes, Supplementary feeding, Supplementary feeding, Therapeutic feeding, RUF/RUTF, Therapeutic feeding, RUF/RUTF, Treatment of severe acute malnutrition, Treatment of severe acute malnutrition

Life-cycle focus : Old age

Resource types : Case studies and field experiences, Guidelines, Reports

Working groups : Nutrition in Emergencies