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SCN News No 17 - Nutrition and HIV/AIDS

UN Standing Committee on Nutrition

Published in : 1998

Available in : English

“Nutrition and HIV/AIDS” is featured in this newsletter. HIV continues its rapid and devastating spread in many areas of the world most notably sub-Saharan Africa. This feature addresses issues of HIV and Infant Feeding and the possible role of micronutrient deficiency on HIV progression. Adequate nutrition and food security must be recognised as important components in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Documents :
SCN News No 17 (PDF, 1.24Mb)

Originally posted at : UNSCN - Publications

This resource is listed under:

Themes : Breastfeeding, general, Household Food Security and community nutrition, general, Interventions, general, Micronutrients, general, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS, general, Nutrition and human rights, general, Nutrition assessments and M&E, general, Nutrition planning, policy and programme, general, Food and nutrition policies and strategies, Monitoring and evaluation, Monitoring and evaluation, Nutrition information and education, Nutrition information and education, PMTCT, PMTCT, PMTCT, Rights of the child, Rural nutrition, Rural nutrition

Life-cycle focus : Lactation, Infancy

Resource types : Newsletters

Locations : Kenya, Zimbabwe

Working groups : Breastfeeding and complementary feeding, Household Food Security, Micronutrients, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS, Nutrition, Ethics and Human Rights