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Assessing micronutrient deficiencies in emergencies-Current practice and future directions This document explores options available for investigating micronutrient deficiencies, draws attention to the best practices and includes references to practical tools and guidelines. Published in 2007, by |
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Fifth Report on the World Nutrition Situation The 5th Report continues the tradition of reporting on trends in nutrition throughout the life cycle and of challenging the nutrition community. But instead of asking the question: how is nutrition affected by global changes? the 5th Report asks the question more proactively: how can a nutrition perspective accelerate the attainment of a comprehensive set of... Published in 2004, by |
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HIV/AIDS, TB and Nutrition - Scientific enquiry into the nutritional influences on human immunity with special reference to HIV infection and active TB in South Africa. A fascinating evidence based account reviewing research of how malnutrition and HIV and TB interrelate, and the importance of intensive nutritional support for people with HIV. Published in 2007, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 04 - Women's Role in Food Chain Activities and the Implications for Nutrition We hope that the wide-ranging information herein will further the crucially important cause of women, specifically in relation to nutrition, in several ways. First, women's central role in providing for adequate nutrition - of families, communities, and indeed nations - in being described here in detail should help to give increased prominence to the need... Published in 1989, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 21 - Community-Based Management of Severe Malnutrition in Children 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... Published in 2006, by |
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SCN News No 15 - Effective Programmes in Africa for Improving Nutrition This SCN News presents an overview of the Symposium 'Effective Programmes in Africa for Improving Nutrition, including Household Food Security' which was held at the SCN's 23rd Session in Accra, Ghana in February 1996. Published in 1997, by |
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SCN News No 18 - Adequate Food: a Human Right This SCN News presents an overview of the symposium "The Substance and Politics of a Human Rights Approach to Food and Nutrition Policies and Programmes" which was held at the SCN's 26th Session in Geneva, Switzerland in April 1999. Published in 1999, by |
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SCN News No 20 - Nutrition and Agriculture This issue of SCN News deals with nutrition and agriculture. Published in 2000, by |
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SCN News No 33 - Diet-related Chronic Diseases and the Double Burden of Malnutrition in West Africa This issue of the SCN News features the papers presented at the Nutrition Forum meeting in Cape Verde. This is the results of a new collaborative arrangement between the SCN and the West African Health Organization (WAHO) of the Economic Community of Western African States (ECOWAS). The Nutrition Forum of ECOWAS brings together the nutrition focal points of... Published in 2006, by |
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SCN News No 37 - Landscape Analysis on Countries' Readiness to Accelerate Action in Nutrition This issue of SCN News focuses on the Landscape Analysis on Readiness to Accelerate Nutrition Action with Chizuru Nishida of WHO as the Special Guest Editor. It describes the country assessments undertaken in five countries that are part of the 36 high-burden countries identified by the Lancet Nutrition Series. Published in 2009, by |