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5 design principles to build more effective obesity prevention programs This brief introduces five principles that will help those promoting nutrition and physical activity to approach their work in fresh ways. The principles are: - Start with consumers most ready for change - Learn from small trials - Keep it simple, concrete, and credible - Speak to the heart - Integrate with their lives Published in 2010, by |
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Acceptable medical reasons for use of breast-milk substitutes A list of acceptable medical reasons for supplementation was originally developed by WHO and UNICEF as an annex to the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) package of tools in 1992. WHO and UNICEF agreed to update the list of medical reasons given that new scientific evidence had emerged since 1992, and that the BFHI package of tools was also being... Published in 2009, by |
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Addressing the Humanitarian Challenges of Climate Change Regional and National Perspectives Preliminary Findings from the IASC Regional and National Level Consultations Published in 2010, by |
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Alimentación y nutrición del Niño Pequeño: Reunión subregional sudamérica En diciembre del 2008, se realizó la reunión subregional “Alimentación y Nutrición del Niño Pequeño”, en la ciudad de Lima-Perú. La reunión fue organizada por el Ministerio de Salud del Perú con el apoyo técnico y financiero OPS/OMS, UNICEF; y PMA. El propósito general de la reunión fue analizar la interrelación entre la salud, la nutrición... Published in 2009, by |
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Anemia among adolescent and young adult women in Latin America and the Caribbean: A cause for concern This article presents the following questions: - What is anemia and why does it occur among adolescents and young adults? - What are the negative effects of anemia for adolescents? - Pregnancy during adolescence: What are the negative effects for mother and baby? - What is the extent of the problem in Latin America and the Caribbean? - What needs to... Published in 2008, by |
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Anthropometry training video Demonstrates measurement of child weight, length, height and arm circumference, and adult weight and height. Available in English, French and Spanish. Published in 2004, by |
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Antiretroviral therapy of HIV infection of infants and children in resource-limited settings: towards universal access. Recommendations for a public health approach. Revision 2010 These recommendations are designed for health professionals involved in caring for and treating children with HIV with antiretrovirals and senior policy makers. They are highly technical, but have been peer reviewed by Paediatricians and other health professionals from around the world who specialise in HIV in children, and thus are a gold standard of care. Published in 2010, by |
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Assessment of iodine deficiency disorders and monitoring their elimination: A guide for programme managers This document sets out principles governing the use of surveillance indicators in implementing interventions to prevent, control, and monitor iodine deficiency disorders (IDD). It presents methods for monitoring iodine status and determining urinary iodine and provides guidelines on the procedures for monitoring salt iodine content, whether at the factory,... Published in 2007, by |
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Behaviour Change Communication in Emergencies Provides the means to prepare, plan, implement and monitor behaviour change communication initiatives supporting health, hygiene and child protection efforts in emergencies, including IFE issues. For programme managers from UNICEF, United Nations agencies, NGO partners and government personnel. Published in 2006, by |
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Brazilian Case Study The objective of this effort was to support Brazil in acquiring skills and experience in dealing with the political, organizational, technical, financial, and social challenges derived from the decision to include food and nutrition objectives, priorities, and goals in national development plans designed to reduce poverty and eradicate hunger as a means to... Published in 2005, by |
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Chad – a country in crisis This evaluation reviewes progress and performance of the humanitarian response, and its interface with the existing Chad health system. It also examines the health effects and implications of cross-border population movements, and health service accessibility for both refugees and the host population. Published in 2007, by |
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Changing Glaciers and Hydrology in Asia: Addressing vulnerabilities to glacier melt impacts The goal of the study reported here is to provide approaches to glacier melt, within the context of climate change, based on state-of-the-art knowledge, to USAID Missions in three topic areas: (1) science related to glacier melt and high-altitude hydrology, (2) the impacts of changes near and far in space and time, and (3) the organizations and activities... Published in 2010, by |
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Chapter 20: Global climate change In: The Comparative quantification of health risks -book. Published in 2004, by |
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Climate change and children: a human security challenge. Policy review paper The study reviews the implications of climate change for children and future generations, drawing on relevant experiences in different sectors and countries of promoting child rights and well-being. It traces in considerable detail the pathways through which shifts in temperature and precipitation patterns create serious additional barriers to the... Published in 2008, by |
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Climate Change and Human Health: Risks and responses This book seeks to describe the context and process of global climate change, its actual or likely impacts on health, and how human societies and their governments should respond with particular focus on the health sector. Published in 2003, by |
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Climate change is affecting our health. Something should be done now. This brochure presents six paintings, produced by the Italian painter Elisabetta Farina and commissioned by WHO are linked to a broader initiative named Art for Health aimed at using art work to support awareness-raising about the health consequences of climate change. It underlines the global impact making use of images of women from different regions... Published in 2009, by |
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Climate Change. Impact on agriculture and cost adaptation This Food Policy Report presents research results that quantify the climate-change impacts on agriculture, assesses the consequences for food security, and estimates the investments that would offset the negative consequences for human well-being. Published in 2009, by |
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Climate Change: Implications to Food Safety The paper aims to identify potential impacts of anticipated changes in climate on food safety and their control at all stages of the food chain. The purpose is to raise awareness of the issue and to facilitate international cooperation in better understanding the changing food safety situation and in developing and implementing strategies to address them. Published in 2008, by |
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Climate Change: Quantifying the health impact at national and local levels Environmental burden of disease series, No. 14 Published in 2007, by |
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Communicable diseases and severe food shortage situations The combination of communicable diseases (CDs) and malnutrition is the most prevalent public health problem in the world today; together they are responsible for millions of preventable deaths worldwide each year. Published in 2005, by |
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Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) - Training Guide Extensive training course on all aspects of setting up and running community based therapeutic care programmes. With practical cases and exercises. Suitable for managers and health workers Published in 2008, by |
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Community-based management of Severe Acute Malnutrition A Joint Statement by the WHO, the WFP, the UN Standing Committee on Nutrition and the UNICEF on the community-based treatment of severely malnurished children, promoting it's effectiveness in detecting the cases of SAM and treating them with RUTF. Update 2011 The Joint Statement has been updated to reflect the revised MUAC cut-off of 115 mm on pages 2... Published in 2007, by |
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Consulting with Caregivers: Using Formative Research to Improve Maternal and Newborn Care and Infant and Young Child Feeding in the Lao People Improving maternal and newborn care and young child feeding will decrease under five mortality and malnutrition in developing countries. To help design interventions in these areas, a study was conducted in the Lao PDR. Published in 2004, by |
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Contaminación de los alimentos por virus: un problema de salud pública poco comprendido El presente estudio se hizo con objeto de contribuir a la diseminación de información sobre enfermedades transmitidas por los alimentos (ETA), sus agentes etiológicos y su epidemiología y control. Por último, se describen los procedimientos de prevención y control de las ETA víricas. An abstract in English included: "Viral contamination of food... Published in 1998, by |
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Cuantificación de los beneficios de la lactancia materna: reseña de la evidencia Este documento proporciona evidencia científica y epidemiológica, en apoyo a la Estrategia Mundial para la Alimentación del Lactante y el Niño Pequeño elaborada por la OMS y UNICEF. La reseña de la evidencia se pronuncia a favor de la protección, la promoción y el apoyo de un recurso vital que garantiza el mejor comienzo posible en la vida de los... Published in 2002, by |
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EAPRO Training for Improved Practice: Public Health and Nutrition in Emergencies Practical training package for 10 days designed for UNICEF staff covering and public health and nutrition aspects of emergencies from assessment to design and monitoring programmes. 1. Welcome and Introductions 2. Policies, Practices and Decision Making 3. Basic Concepts 4. Rapid Assessments in Emergencies 5. Survey Methodology 6. Survey... Published in 2003, by |
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Early childhood health, nutrition and education Extensive research has been conducted on the educational effects of early childhood health and nutrition interventions. The breadth and depth of this research allows for a number of general conclusion to be drawn: -Early childhood health and nutrition interventions have a consistently large impact on cognitive development -Health and nutrition... Published in 2006, by |
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El derecho a la salud - OACDH Folleto informativo No. 31 El presente Folleto informativo tiene por objeto arrojar luz sobre el lugar que ocupa actualmente el derecho a la salud en las normas internacionales de derechos humanos, teniendo en cuenta la gran cantidad de iniciativas y propuestas respecto de lo que el derecho a la salud puede o debe ser. Por consiguiente, no se pretende ofrecer una lista exhaustiva de... Published in 2008, by |
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El Progreso de las Naciones 2000 El Progreso de las Naciones describe los avances que es posible lograr cuando las naciones invierten en el bienestar de la infancia y protegen sus derechos. Hoy en día hay menos posibilidades de que los niños adezcan discapacidad mental a causa de la carencia de yodo; hoy en día hay más niños matriculados en la escuela que hace diez años; hoy en día... Published in 2000, by |
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Essential delivery care practices for maternal and newborn health and nutrition The first minutes after birth are a very vulnerable period for both mother and newborn. The care that is provided during this time is critical to ensure not only their immediate survival but also to improve their longer-term health and nutrition. Active management of the third stage of labor (AMTSL), the optimal timing of umbilical cord clamping, early... Published in 2007, by |
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Facts for Life Each year, around 9 million children die from preventable and treatable illnesses before reaching their fifth birthday. Many die during their first year of life. Countless more children live in precarious situations and face diminished futures. The handbook, Facts for Life, provides vital messages and information for mothers, fathers, other family members... Published in 2010, by |
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Family planning: A global handbook for providers An excellent, recently rewritten, comprehensive and very clear guide to family planning methods. Written with over 20 international collaborating agencies and dozens of individual peer reviewers, including UNFPA and IPPF. Published in 2007, by |
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Feeling the heat: Child survival in a changing climate A child’s chances of survival will increasingly depend on how climate change contributes to existing vulnerabilities and how well communities are able to adapt. This report examines those vulnerabilities and identifies the adaptation measures that can be taken to benefit children. Published in 2009, 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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Finance Development: Invest in Children This booklet shows why development efforts must focus first and foremost on freeing children from poverty. At a minimum, children need a package of basic social services of good-quality health care, education and safe water and adequate sanitation, so that they can grow to their full potential, free of disease, malnutrition, illiteracy and deprivation. It is... Published in 2002, by |
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Focusing on anaemia - Towards an integrated approach for effective anaemia control This document is a joint statement by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund on strategies to combat anaemia. Published in 2004, by |
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Focusing Resources on Effective School Health: a FRESH start to enhancing the quality and equity of education In April, 2000,WHO, UNESCO, UNICEF, and the World Bank jointly organized a strategy session at the World Education Forum in Dakar, Senegal. The strategy session was aimed at raising the education sector’s awareness of the value of implementing an effective school health, hygiene and nutrition programme as one of its major strategies to achieve Education... Published in 2001, by |
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Food and nutrition This chapter, presents the problems of undernutrition and overnutrition that affect infants and young children under the age of 2 years, manifesting as stunting and anemia. Article published in the publication Health in the Americas, PAHO, 2002. Published in 2002, by |
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Food and Nutrition Handbook This handbook is aimed at WFP staff at all levels who are involved with the delivery of food assistance to WFP beneficiaries. It should serve as both a reference and training manual, providing the staff with - better understanding of food an nutrition issues as they relate to WFP - a practical tool to tackle a number of basic nutrition related tasks,... Published in 2005, by |
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Food Assistance Programming in the Context of HIV Food Assistance Programming in the Context of HIV, a joint publication by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the FANTA Project, is a guide developed to improve the design and implementation of food security programs that respond to HIV-related challenges as well as HIV programs that utilize food and food-related activities to achieve HIV-related outcomes. Published in 2007, by |
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Food Scarcity and Famine. Assessment and response A detailed guide to the accurate assessment of the nutritional needs of populations suffering from the effects of food scarcity and famine. Published in 1992, by |
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Food Security and Climate Change: The Answer is Biodiversity Climate change will profoundly affect agriculture worldwide.Food security in many countries is under threat from unpredictable changes in rainfall and more frequent extremeweather. Farmers in poorer countries with harsh climateconditions will likely be most affected. A review of recent scientific literature underlines that the most effective strategy to... Published in 2008, by |
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Food security and livelihood assessments This book is intended to provide practical guidance to ACF field workers on how to implement a Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) assessment. Published in 2010, by |
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Fourth Report on the World Nutrition Situation Nutrition throughout the Life Cycle The Fourth Report on the World Nutrition Situation is part of a series of ACC/SCN reports initiated in the mid-1980s on the nutritional status of populations in developing countries. While earlier reports have focused on regional trends in preschool undernutrition, this report is built around the theme nutrition throughout the life cycle. This change was... Published in 2000, by |
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Frequently Asked Questions on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - OHCHR Fact Sheet No. 33 The publication of a separate fact sheet on economic, social and cultural rights should not give the impression that they are somehow a distinct category of rights that can be dealt with in isolation. On the contrary, strengthening the protection of economic, social and cultural rights is an integral part of strengthening the protection of all the rights... Published in 2008, by |
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Gender and Climate Change - Women Matter This paper seeks to draw attention to the gender dimension of climate change and the need to integrate gender issues in climate change responses, with particular emphasis on women’s concerns. Published in 2009, by |
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Gender Handbook in Humanitarian Action This Handbook sets forth standards for the integration of gender issues from the outset of a new complex emergency or disaster, so that humanitarian services provided neither exacerbate nor inadvertently put people at risk; reach their target audience; and have maximum positive impact. The target audience for this Handbook is field practitioners... Published in 2006, by |
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Gender, Climate Change and Human Security: Lessons from Bangladesh, Ghana and Senegal This report presents a gendered analysis of how climate change impacts on human security. It also assesses whether adequate scope exists for women to participate in improved human security in a scenario of changing climate. Based on this analysis, recommendations are given for enhancing the integration of a gender perspective in climate change and human... Published in 2008, by |
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Global Climate Change: Can Agriculture Cope? Briefing Dossier Published in 2010, by |
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Global Climate Change: implications to international public health policy Since 1990, WHO has published a series of reports on climate change and has participated in review processes such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. These activities have outlined key characteristics of the health risks generated by a warming and a more variable climate. However many of the projected impacts on health are avoidable, through a... Published in 2007, by |
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Global Health Risks: Mortality and burden of disease attributable to selected major risks This World Health Organization report states that the leading global risks for mortality in the world are high blood pressure (responsible for 13% of deaths globally), tobacco use (9%), high blood glucose (6%), physical inactivity (6%), and overweight and obesity (5%). These risks are responsible for raising the risk of chronic diseases such as heart... Published in 2009, by |
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Golden Rice's Lack of lustre Addressing vitamin A deficiency without genetic engineering. Published in 2010, by |
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Guidelines for Addressing HIV in Humanitarian Settings These Guidelines for Addressing HIV in Humanitarian Settings aim to assist humanitarian and AIDS organizations to plan the delivery of a minimum set of HIV prevention, treatment, care and support services to people affected by humanitarian crises. Published in 2009, by |
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Guidelines for HIV/AIDS interventions in emergency settings These guidelines are to help individuals and organizations in their efforts to address the special needs of HIV-infected and HIV-affected people living in emergency situations. The Guidelines are based on the experiences of organizations of the UN system and their NGO partners, and reflect the shared vision that success can be achieved when resources are... Published in 2004, by |
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Guidelines for selective feeding programmes in emergency situations Theory of ESFPs covering design, implementation, feeding and medical protocols, monitoring and evaluation. Includes key tables, e.g., for ration calculations, admissions and discharge, reporting and monitoring. For managers, health and nutrition workers. Published in 1999, by |
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Guidelines for Selective Feeding: The Management of Malnutrition in Emergencies These guidelines are intended as a practical guide to design, implement, monitor and evaluate selective feeding programmes in emergency situations, namely to answer the following key questions: - Which type and combination of selective feeding programmes are required? - How should each be implemented? The target audience includes: - Nutrition experts ... Published in 2009, by |
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Guidelines for Selective Feeding: The Management of Malnutrition in Emergencies - Annotated Bibliography This annotated bibliography is a guide to the various publications used in revising the “UNHCR/WFP Guidelines for Selective Feeding Programmes in Emergency Situations” published in 1999. The references included in this annotated bibliography cover documents published between 1999 and 2008. Published in 2009, by |
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Guidelines for the management of the severely malnourished Standard field guidelines with extensive information on the standard protocols and treatment of complications. Suitable for managers and health workers Published in 2006, by |
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Handbook for Emergencies, Third Edition The handbook is structured as follows: - Section One summarizes UNHCR’s mandate of international protecdtion and the aim and principles of emergency response; - Section Two deals with emergency management; - Section Three covers the vital sectors and problem areas in refugee emergencies, including health, food, sanitation and water, as well as key... Published in 2007, by |
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Health in the Americas - Overview of Regional Health This document is one chapter "Overview of Regional Health" from the PAHO publication "Health in the Americas". This 2007 edition of Health in the Americas presents a broad picture of the regional situation and that of all the countries with regard to health and human development; specific disease conditions and risk factors; environmental health, and the... Published in 2007, by |
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Healthy growth and nutrition in children Today more than ever, nutrition appears to be a testing ground where differences and inequalities between North and South of the world measure against each other, in particular with regards to childhood. In developed countries, if on the one hand obesity and overweight are dramatically increasing among young people, on the other adults has been affecting... Published in 2010, by |
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HIV Transmission Through Breastfeeding A Review of Available Evidence This publication is one of a series on HIV and infant feeding. It presents the scientific evidence relating to the transmission of HIV infection by breastfeeding; this evidence constitutes the basis of the guidelines for decision-makers and health-care managers, issued as separate documents in the series (WHO/UNICEF/UNFPA/UNAIDS)). It describes briefly the... Published in 2003, 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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Human Health and Well-Being in an Era of Energy Scarcity and Climate Change This publication is an excerpted chapter from The Post Carbon Reader: Managing the 21st Century’s Sustainability Crises that features essays by some of the world’s most provocative thinkers on the key issues shaping our new century, from renewable energy and urban agriculture to social justice and community resilience. Published in 2010, by |
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Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response A handbook and set of training materials which is an output of the Sphere Project, (an inter-agency project) with the aim of improving quality and accountability of humanitarian assistance. It contains the Humanitarian charter, and 5 technical chapters – each with standards, indicators and guidance notes. Published in 2011, by |
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Humanitarian oasis in a parched health sector: Refugees and host populations in eastern and southern Chad The purpose of the evaluation is to assess the collective humanitarian response to the ongoing humanitarian situation in Chad, and to assist health actors (the Chad Ministry of Health [MoH], UN agencies, the NGO community and donors) to respond to meet the ongoing needs of refugee and host populations in eastern and southern Chad. Published in 2006, by |
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India's Undernourished Children: A Call For Reform & Action The World Bank has supported efforts to improve nutrition in India since 1980 with mixed results. This report aims at helping those who have to make difficult policy decisions, by providing information on the characteristics of child malnutrition across regions and over time and on the effectiveness of the ICDS program in addressing the causes and symptoms... Published in 2005, by |
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Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling - an Integrated Course. Guidelines for Follow-up after training This resource forms a part of a 5-day course that is designed to provide knowledge and skills to lay counsellors, community health workers, primary health care nurses and doctors, clinicians at first referral level and counsellors involved in the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV. It enables them to counsel and support mothers to carry out... Published in 2006, by |
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Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies: Operational Guidance for Emergency Relief Staff and Programme Managers Operational guidance intended for emergency relief staff and programme managers of all agencies working in emergency programmes, including national governments, UN agencies, NGOs and donors. It applies to emergency situations in all countries, and extends to non-emergency situations. Published in 2007, by |
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Infant Feeding in Emergencies Module 1 This module covers how to feed infants, by breastfeeding and, when necessary, other options. It also addresses existing recommendations and protective policies, and gives guidance on how to provide adequate support for appropriate infant feeding. Module 1 provides an overall introduction to infant feeding in emergencies, and explains why it is an important... Published in 2001, by |
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Integrated management of childhood illness – Model chapter for text books A clear technical guide for teaching of health workers, using a syndromic approach, e.g., it gives guidance on how to manage a child with fever or diarrhoea, including how to manage the complications of measles or pneumonia, and how to manage these disease at home, in a health centre and in a hospital. Published in 2001, by |
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Intervenciones para mejorar los servicios de salud maternoinfantil y el estado nutricional de las madres y los niños: barreras y opciones Uno de los principales retos de las autoridades de salud de los países en desarrollo es llevar a cabo intervenciones de eficacia demostrada dirigidas especialmente a las poblaciones de menor acceso a los servicios de salud. Esta tarea se hace difícil por la carencia de intervenciones validadas en ese contexto particular. Al aproximarse la fecha establecida... Published in 2008, by |
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Iron supplementation of young children in regions where malaria transmission is intense and infectious disease highly prevalent Following the publication of two studies evaluating the impact of iron and zinc supplementation on childhood mortality and severe morbidity in Nepal and Zanzibar, WHO and UNICEF published a Joint Statement to emphasize the fact that iron and folic acid supplementation should be targeted only to those children who are anaemic and at risk of iron deficiency.... Published in 2006, by |
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La anemia entre adolescentes y mujeres adultas jóvenes en América Latina y El Caribe: Un motivo de preocupación Este artículo presenta las siguientes preguntas: - ¿Qué es la anemia y por qué ocurre entre las adolescentes y mujeres adultas jóvenes? - ¿Cuáles son los efectos negativos de la anemia en las adolescentes? - El embarazo durante la adolescencia: ¿Cuáles son los efectos negativos para la madre y para el bebé? - ¿Cuál es la magnitud del... Published in 2008, by |
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Le progrès des nations 2000 Le progrès des nations 2000 présente les progrès qui peuvent être réalisés lorsque les nations investissent dans le bien-être de leurs enfants et protègent leurs droits. De nos jours, le risque d'arriération mentale provoquée par la carence en iode a diminué; la proportion d'enfants inscrits à l'école dépasse celle que l'on enregistrait il y a... Published in 2000, by |
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Legacy of disasters: The impact of climate change on children The evidence is clear: global warming is a fact, and it will have a dramatic impact on humankind. The likely effects of this warming – increasingly frequent and severe natural disasters, temperature extremes, a global rise in the sea levels – will be unevenly felt and will hit children in developing countries hardest of all. Yet despite political... Published in 2007, by |
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Making pregnancy safer: the critical role of the skilled attendant This statement clearly argues for the rapid training of skilled birth attendants, and suggests how the role of the traditional birth attendant can be transformed into one in which they encourage women to seek care from a skilled attendant. Published in 2004, by |
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Management of Severe Malnutrition: A Manual for Physicians and Other Senior Health Workers 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. Published in 1999, by |
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Management of the Child with a Serious Infection or Severe Malnutrition A MANUAL for use by doctors, senior nurses and other senior health workers who are responsible for the care of young children at the first referral level in developing countries. It presents up-to-date clinical guidelines, prepared by experts, for both inpatient and outpatient care in small hospitals where basic laboratory facilities and essential drugs and... Published in 2000, by |
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Mastitis: Causes and Management This review aims to bring together available information on lactational mastitis and related conditions and their causes, to guide practical management, including the maintenance of breastfeeding. Published in 2000, by |
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Micronutrient Deficiencies and Interventions in Cambodia - Information for Improved Programming Cambodia is fortunate to have many sources of data on maternal and child health and nutrition. This report synthesizes and analyzes the available data to provide an overview of the prevalence of anemia, micronutrient deficiencies and malnutrition in Cambodia, the status of current efforts in their prevention and treatment, and recommendations to improve the... Published in 2008, by |
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Module 7: gestion de la vie familiale, domestique et personnelle Ce module a pour but d'amener les formateurs/trices à acquérir des compétences de base en matière d’hygiène, de santé, de nutrition, de gestion de l’environnement et des biens en vue d’assurer un meilleur encadrement aux filles et aux femmes en particulier pour l’amélioration de leur cadre de vie. Published in 2002, by |
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Nañemity: sembremos - Cuaderno de trabajo: comunidades de prática El proyecto Ñañemity se encuadra dentro del marco mundial de Educación Para Todos de la UNESCO, en la ampliación de la cobertura de la Educación Inicial, por medio de la atención integral por vías no formales a la niñez, con énfasis en la familia y la comunidad. El documento está publicado en por El Sector de Educación de la Oficina de la... Published in 2007, by |
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National Guidelines for the Use of Iron Folate Supplementation to Prevent and Treat Anemia in Pregnant and Post-Partum Women Anemia remains a major public health problem in Cambodia, with 57 % of pregnant women anemic. An estimated 50 % of anemia in Cambodia is caused by iron deficiency. The Guidelines address the appropriate uses of IFA supplements to prevent and treat iron deficiency in pregnant and post-partum women. Specifically, the Guidelines provide recommendations for the... Published in 2007, by |
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National Micronutrient Training Module and Job Aids for Village Volunteers To further extend nutrition skills and knowledge into the health system, the Village Volunteer Micro-nutrient Module provides training to village volunteers on good nutrition practices, including infant and young child feeding, the role of micronutrients, counseling to prevent maternal and child anemia, how to assist in the preparation of vitamin A rounds,... Published in 2009, by |
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National Nutrition Training Curriculum - Minimum Package of Activities (MPA) 10 The Minimum Package of Activities (MPA) Module 10 training package works to strengthen the nutrition skills and knowledge of health centre staff to facilitate integrated nutrition activities in health service delivery, supervision and information. MPA Module 10 focuses on Cambodia’s five main nutrition interventions (infant and young child feeding, growth... Published in 2009, by |
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National training programmes on treatment of severe malnutrition National programmes supported by WHO. Good examples for trainers. Published in 2010, by |
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National Vitamin A Communication Strategy and Demand Generation Activities As part of efforts to build a more standardized and comprehensive vitamin A program, Cambodia’s NNP with A2Z assistance, designed a national vitamin A communication strategy designed to reenergize vitamin A communication activities, create standardized messages, correct misinformation, and build awareness among a variety of stakeholders, such as parents,... Published in 2008, by |
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Nous, les enfants - Honorer les promesses du Sommet mondial pour les enfants Le rapport du Secrétaire général de l'ONU Kofi Annan Nous, les enfants présente les progrès accomplis dans la réalisation des objectifs fixés lors du Sommet mondial pour les enfants de 1990. Cet ouvrage est un objet de référence essentiel pour tous ceux qui s'intéressent au développement. Il souligne à la fois les succès remportés pendant la... Published in 2001, by |
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Nutrient requirements for people living with HIV/AIDS: Report of a technical consultation Guidelines that contains the current consensus view on the nutritional requirements of people living with HIV/AIDS. Please note that knowledge in this area is evolving and these recommendations may well be subject to change in the near future. Published in 2003, by |
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Nutrition and environment A stand alone brief on nutrition and environment designed to facilitate dialogue between nutrition and other development professionals. Published in 2002, by |
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Nutrition in India The report is divided into two parts. The first part comprises a detailed national nutrition situation analysis, with data as far as possible disaggregated by state. It includes data on nutrition and mortality outcome vis−a−vis age, sex and socioeconomic status. Changing trends in food consumption and nutritional status of children and adults are... Published in 1992, by |
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Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations - Report Number 01 The UN Standing Committee on Nutrition issues these Reports on Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action. The Reports are designed to provide information over time on key outcome indicators from emergency- affected populations, play an advocacy role in bringing the plight of emergency affected... Published in 2004, by |
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Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations - Report Number 02 The UN Standing Committee on Nutrition issues these Reports on Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action. The Reports are designed to provide information over time on key outcome indicators from emergency- affected populations, play an advocacy role in bringing the plight of emergency affected... Published in 2004, by |
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Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations - Report Number 03 The UN Standing Committee on Nutrition issues these Reports on Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action. The Reports are designed to provide information over time on key outcome indicators from emergency- affected populations, play an advocacy role in bringing the plight of emergency affected... Published in 2004, by |
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Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations - Report Number 05 The UN Standing Committee on Nutrition issues these Reports on Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action. The Reports are designed to provide information over time on key outcome indicators from emergency- affected populations, play an advocacy role in bringing the plight of emergency affected... Published in 2005, by |
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Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations - Report Number 09 The UN Standing Committee on Nutrition issues these Reports on Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action. The Reports are designed to provide information over time on key outcome indicators from emergency- affected populations, play an advocacy role in bringing the plight of emergency affected... Published in 2006, by |
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Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations - Report Number 11 The UN Standing Committee on Nutrition issues these Reports on Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action. The Reports are designed to provide information over time on key outcome indicators from emergency- affected populations, play an advocacy role in bringing the plight of emergency affected... Published in 2006, by |
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Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations - Report Number 12 The UN Standing Committee on Nutrition issues these Reports on Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action. The Reports are designed to provide information over time on key outcome indicators from emergency- affected populations, play an advocacy role in bringing the plight of emergency affected... Published in 2007, by |
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Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations - Report Number 13 The UN Standing Committee on Nutrition issues these Reports on Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action. The Reports are designed to provide information over time on key outcome indicators from emergency- affected populations, play an advocacy role in bringing the plight of emergency affected... Published in 2007, by |
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Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations - Report Number 14 The UN Standing Committee on Nutrition issues these Reports on Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action. The Reports are designed to provide information over time on key outcome indicators from emergency- affected populations, play an advocacy role in bringing the plight of emergency affected... Published in 2007, by |
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Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations - Report Number 15 The UN Standing Committee on Nutrition issues these Reports on Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action. The Reports are designed to provide information over time on key outcome indicators from emergency- affected populations, play an advocacy role in bringing the plight of emergency affected... Published in 2007, by |
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Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations - Report Number 16 The UN Standing Committee on Nutrition issues these Reports on Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action. The Reports are designed to provide information over time on key outcome indicators from emergency- affected populations, play an advocacy role in bringing the plight of emergency affected... Published in 2008, by |
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Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations - Report Number 18 The UN Standing Committee on Nutrition issues these Reports on Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action. The Reports are designed to provide information over time on key outcome indicators from emergency- affected populations, play an advocacy role in bringing the plight of emergency affected... Published in 2009, by |
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Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations - Report Number 19 The UN Standing Committee on Nutrition issues these Reports on Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action. The Reports are designed to provide information over time on key outcome indicators from emergency- affected populations, play an advocacy role in bringing the plight of emergency affected... Published in 2009, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 01 - Nutrition Education: A State-of-the-art Review How well or poorly does nutrition education work? Does it deal better with some nutrition problems than with others? Do some kinds of nutrition education produce better results than other kinds? These are the sorts of questions addressed by Dr. Robert Hornik and a panel of distinguished discussants in the pages that follow. From their answers emerges a... Published in 1985, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 02 - Delivery of oral doses of vitamin A deficiency and nutritional blindness: A state-of-the-art review The ACC/SCN State-of-the-Art Series aims to provide authoritative information to help policy-making and implementation of programmes to improve nutrition in the world. This document concerns prevention of vitamin A deficiency, which is the objective of a Ten-Year UN Programme, launched in 1985. It is a coordinated effort between UN and national governments,... Published in 1987, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 03 - The Prevention and Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders This paper is the third in the ACC/SCN's State-of-the-Art series. Like the two previous papers, on nutrition education and control of vitamin A deficiency, it provides information to assist decisions on policies and programmes to prevent widespread nutritional problems. Iodine deficiency is one of these, affecting some 200 million people. Yet science and... Published in 1988, 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 05 - Malnutrition and Infection - A review The combination of malnutrition and infection causes most of the preventable deaths in developing countries, certainly among young children. Malnutrition increases the risk and worsens the course of infectious disease; and infection leads to malnutrition. Thus we have used the expression “malnutrition-infection complex”. Good nutrition undoubtedly is a... Published in 1989, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 06 - Women and Nutrition Women, throughout most of the world, have the major responsibility for their families' nutrition. Their own nutrition is often impaired, under the social and biological stresses they face. Developments that improve women's position in society are likely to improve nutrition overall, and are essential for this. Equally, any activities aimed at preventing... Published in 1990, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 09 - Controlling Iron Deficiency Iron deficiency anaemia is the most common nutritional disorder in the world, affecting particularly pregnant and lactating women and pre-school children. Supplementation with ferrous sulphate tablets (often including folic acid) is efficacious but problems exist with effectiveness of large scale programmes in developing countries. Nonetheless, improvement... Published in 1991, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 11 - Nutrition and Population Links - Breastfeeding, Family Planning and Child Health The fact remains that, at the community level, family planning services are quite separate from nutrition and health interventions despite their reinforcing effects. It is another reflection of the trend towards segmental primary health care which we have witnessed in the last ten years. What the field does, is usually what the centre decides and provides -... Published in 1992, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 12 - Nutritional Issues in Food Aid In the past, critics of food aid have argued that it encourages dependency, both by undermining incentives to local food production as well as biasing tastes towards imported commodities. However, as we approach the mid-1990s, there is now a growing understanding that -- when managed appropriately - food aid can provide a positive boost to food security, at... Published in 1993, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 14 - Controlling Vitamin A Deficiency With the recent publication of "Effectiveness of Vitamin A Supplementation in the Control of Young Child Morbidity and Mortality in Developing Countries" as ACC/SCN Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No. 13, we now know more about the type and degree of positive benefits of raising vitamin A status among deprived populations. After the findings of the... Published in 1994, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 16 - Nutrition and Poverty This report presents a collection of papers discussed at the 24th Session of the United Nations Sub-Committee on Nutrition, held in March 1997 in Kathmandu. The Symposium presenters and discussants traced the origins of child malnutrition to low birth weight, maternal deprivation and discrimination against girls and women in South Asia. Malnutrition in the... Published in 1997, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 17 - Challenges for the 21st Century: A Gender Perspective on Nutrition through the Life Cycle To accelerate progress in tackling malnutrition, adequate food, health, and care must be ensured throughout the lifecycle. Good nutrition during pregnancy reduces the likelihood of low birth weight and improves pregnancy outcomes. Promotion of growth and development in the young infant and child leads to a well-nourished school-aged child who can participate... Published in 1998, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 18 - Low Birthweight This Nutrition Policy Paper was produced by the ACC/SCN in collaboration with the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh: Centre for Health and Population Research. It summarizes the proceedings of the Low Birthweight Symposium and Workshop held in Dhaka in June 1999. Evidence regarding interventions to prevent low birthweight and... Published in 2000, by |
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Nutrition-Relevant Actions in Tanzania This Tanzanian case study provides an example of how a poor country can combat malnutrition through political commitment and choice. It gives hope that while socio−economic development is important to achieve the nutrition goals of the 1990’s, much progress can be made without waiting for the trickle down effects of economic development. Published in 1993, by |
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Nutrition-Relevant Actions in Zimbabwe This review of the nutrition situation in Zimbabwe over the years since independence in 1980 will consider both nutrition−related problems and actions. Published in 1992, by |
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Nutritional care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS: A training course A training course for caregivers of PLWHA and their families that focuses on practical nutrition care and communication skills Published in 2009, by |
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Objetivos de desarrollo del Milenio 2009 La Declaración del Milenio fijó el 2015 como fecha límite para alcanzar la mayoría de los objetivos de desarrollo del Milenio (ODM), que establecieron los parámetros cuantitativos para reducir todas las formas de extrema pobreza a la mitad. El presente informe ofrece una evaluación anual del año 2009 del progreso hacia el logro de los ODM. Published in 2009, by |
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Older People in Disasters and Humanitarian Crises: Guidelines for Best Practice Guidelines for best practice aimed at helping relief agencies meet the special needs of older people in emergencies. General guidelines based on wide-ranging new research from Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas and many years' global disaster experience. Published in 2007, by |
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Opportunities for Africa’s Newborns: Practical data, policy and programme support for newborn care in Africa For preventing malnutrition in young children, it is vital to promote newborn survival and to improve birth weights. The book provides an overview of the continuum of care through the lifecycle and opportunities to address gaps at all levels - family and community care, outreach services and health care facilities. Case studies are analysed in order to learn... Published in 2010, by |
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Overview of the World Food Situation Biennial overview of the World Food Situation presented by IFPRI Director General Per Pinstrup-Andersen at the stakeholders' meeting of the 2001 CGIAR Annual General Meeting. The presentation described the past, present, and future food and nutrition situations and provides an inventory of factors affecting the prospects for sustainable food security. Published in 2001, by |
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Para la Vida Para la Vida tiene por objeto proporcionar a las familias y a las comunidades la información que necesitan para salvar y mejorar las vidas de los niños y niñas. Los padres, las madres, los abuelos, los cuidadores y los jóvenes encontrarán, en esta fuente de información práctica, respuestas a sus dudas e inquietudes sobre la crianza de los niños y... Published in 2010, by |
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Pneumonia the forgotten killer An important reminder of the lethal effects of this most common of infectious diseases in adults and children. Published in 2006, by |
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Pour financer le développement investissez en faveur des enfants Aujourd'hui, le développement est synonyme de réduction de la pauvreté. Et puisque les enfants sont souvent ceux qui sont le plus durement touchés par la pauvreté de la société, les programmes de développement doivent s'efforcer en premier lieu d'affranchir les enfants de la pauvreté. Published in 2002, by |
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Pour une développement optimal du foetus Ce rapport présente les conclusions d'une consultation technique qui a eu lieu pour discuter de l'élaboration d'une stratégie pour promouvoir la croissance et le développement optimal du foetus. Published in 2006, by |
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Poverty Reduction Begins with Children Despite unprecedented global prosperity, a staggering 40 per cent of all children in developing countries – over half a billion – are struggling to survive on less than $1 per day. Poverty is the main underlying cause of millions of preventable child deaths each year. It is the cause of tens of millions of children going hungry, missing out on school or... Published in 2000, by |
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Prácticas esenciales del parto para la salud y nutrición de la madre y el recién nacido Los primeros minutos después del parto es un período muy vulnerable para la madre y el recién nacido. La atención que se presta durante estos momentos es fundamental no solo para la supervivencia inmediata de ambos sino también para mejorar su salud y nutrición a largo plazo. El manejo activo del alumbramiento, incluyendo el momento óptimo para pinzar... Published in 2007, by |
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Preguntas frecuentes sobre los Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales - OACDH Folleto informativo No. 33 La publicación de un folleto informativo separado sobre los derechos económicos, sociales y culturales no debería hacer pensar que existe una categoría en cierta medida distinta de derechos que pueden abordarse de manera aislada. Por el contrario, el fortalecimiento de la protección de los derechos económicos, sociales y culturales forma parte... Published in 2008, by |
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PreventionWeb - Serving the information needs of the disaster reduction community PreventionWeb is a platform that serves the information needs of the disaster risk reduction community, including the development of information exchange tools to facilitate collaboration. Published in 2010, by |
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Principios de orientación de la alimentación de niños no amamantados entre los 6 y los 24 meses de edad El presente documento contiene orientación para la alimentación de niños no amamantados después de los primeros seis meses de vida. La intención de estos Principios Orientadores es de servir de guía para las normas y las acciones programáticas a nivel mundial, nacional y comunitario. La publicación de la OPS Principios de Orientación Para la... Published in 2007, by |
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Principios de orientación para la alimentación complementaria del niño amamantado El grupo objetivo de las guías de este documento son los niños amamantados durante los primeros dos años de vida. Las guías descritas en este documento son el resultado de extensas discusiones llevadas a cabo en varias consultas técnicas y documentos sobre alimentación complementaria. Este documento no cubre recomendaciones específicas para la... Published in 2003, by |
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Programa Nacional de Alimentación y Nutrición, PANN 2000. Evaluación de proceso e impacto El Programa Nacional de Alimentación y Nutrición (PANN 2000) del Ministerio de Salud Pública (MSP) del Ecuador fue creado en el año 1998 e implementado en el año 2000 con el apoyo de organismos nacionales e internacionales y ONGs, para mejorar el estado nutricional, prevenir el retraso en el crecimiento y la deficiencia de micronutrientes en lactantes y... Published in 2007, by |
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Progrès pour les enfants : un bilan de la nutrition (No. 4) Le présent bilan – le quatrième d’une série de l’UNICEF qui surveille les progrès accomplis en faveur des enfants – mesure les résultats obtenus au plan mondial dans le domaine de la nutrition, en prenant comme indicateur principal le pourcentage d’enfants de moins de cinq ans présentant une insuffi sance pondérale. La communauté... Published in 2006, by |
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Progreso para la infancia: un balance sobre la nutrición (No. 4) El propósito de este balance –el cuarto de una serie de balances preparados por UNICEF para realizar un seguimiento sobre el progreso de la infancia hacia los ODM– es evaluar el desempeño mundial en materia de nutrición, tomando como indicador básico la prevalencia de peso inferior al normal entre los niños y niñas menores de cinco años. Aun... Published in 2006, by |
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Progress for children. A world fit for children. Statistical review The sixth issue of Progress for Children reports on the status of child-specific targets set by world leaders at the May 2002 UN General Assembly Special Session on Children. This special edition examines more than 35 key indicators in the four broad areas identified at the Special Session as requisite to building ‘A World Fit for Children’. It also... Published in 2007, by |
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Progress for Children: A Report Card on Nutrition (No. 4) This report card – the fourth in a UNICEF series that monitors progress for children towards the MDGs – measures the world’s performance on nutrition, taking the prevalence of underweight among children under five as its primary indicator. The global community promised to cut the proportion of underweight children by half between 1990 and 2015, but we... Published in 2006, by |
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Progress of Nations 2000 The Progress of Nations 2000 describes the gains that are possible when nations invest in children's well being and protect their rights. Children are now less likely to be mentally impaired because of iodine deficiency; more children are enrolled in school now than 10 years ago; and polio is on the verge of eradication. But the publication also recounts the... Published in 2000, by |
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Promoción del desarollo fetal óptimo Este informe presenta los resultados de una reunión consultiva técnica que se celebró para discutir el desarrollo de una estrategia para promover el crecimiento y el desarrollo fetal óptimo. Published in 2006, by |
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Promoting optimal fetal development This report presents the findings of a Technical Consultation that was held to discuss the development of a strategy to promote optimal fetal growth and development. Published in 2006, by |
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ProPAN: Proceso para la Promoción de la Alimentación del Niño ProPAN es un manual dirigido a los ministerios de salud, organizaciones no gubernamentales y organizaciones bilaterales e internacionales que estén interesados en mejorar la dieta y las prácticas de alimentación del lactante y del niño pequeño, para prevenir la desnutrición durante la niñez. Este manual describe paso a paso el proceso empezando con la... Published in 2004, by |
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ProPAN: Process for the Promotion of Child Feeding ProPAN is a manual aimed at Ministries of Health, non-governmental organizations, and bi-lateral and international organizations interested in improving infant and young child feeding practices to prevent early childhood malnutrition. It describes a step-by-step process, which begins with the quantitative identification of nutritional and dietary problems,... Published in 2004, by |
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Protecting Health from Climate Change: Connecting Science Policy and People A new report from WHO presents an overview of the science of the links between climate change and human health. It provides an update of the evidence on health risks caused by climate change, describes which populations are most vulnerable, and outlines the actions that will be necessary to protect health from climate change. Published in 2009, by |
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Protocol for the management of Severe Acute Malnutrition With training materials and a summary wall chart. National guidelines based in recent standard protocols. Suitable for managers and health workers. Published in 2007, by |
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Public Health Guide for Emergencies Building emergency relief skills requires not only technical health training but also education in emergency preparedness and response. This guide is designed to serve as a reference for such training. Published in 2008, by |
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Quantifying the Benefits of Breastfeeding: A Summary of the Evidence Each year new evidence contributes to our knowledge of breastfeeding's role in the survival, growth, and development of a child as well as the health and well-being of a mother. This publication provides scientific and epidemiological evidence in support of the WHO and UNICEF Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding. This summary of the evidence... Published in 2002, by |
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Questions fréquemment posées concernant les droits économiques, sociaux et culturels - HCDH Fiche d'information No. 33 La publication d’une fiche d’information séparée sur les droits économiques, sociaux et culturels ne devrait toutefois pas donner l’impression qu’ils constituent en quelque sorte une catégorie de droits à part, pouvant être traités isolément. Au contraire, le renforcement de la protection des droits économiques, sociaux et culturels fait... Published in 2008, by |
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Rapid health assessment of refugee or displaced populations A manual describing the focus of a rapid health assessment, adequate methods for correctly carrying out rapid health assessments, with practical tools and support for analysis and interpretation of the results of a rapid health assessment. It is aimed at practitioners. Published in 2006, by |
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Rôle de la supplémentation hebdomadaire en fer et en acide folique chez la femme en âge de procréer pour favoriser une santé optimale de la mère et de l’enfant La présente déclaration repose sur le consensus obtenu lors d’une consultation mondiale de l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS) sur la supplémentation hebdomadaire en fer et en acide folique en prévention de l’anémie chez la femme en âge de procréer, organisée à Manille (Philippines), du 25 au 27 avril 2007. Elle fait la synthèse des... Published in 2009, by |
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REACH Acting at Scale Implementation Case Studies - Deworming The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners... Published in 2009, by |
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REACH Acting at Scale Implementation Case Studies - Handwashing with Soap The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners... Published in 2008, by |
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REACH Acting at Scale Implementation Case Studies - Household Water Treatment The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners... Published in 2008, by |
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REACH Acting at Scale Implementation Case Studies - Malaria Interventions The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners... Published in 2008, by |
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REACH Acting at Scale Intervention Guides - Deworming The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners... Published in 2009, by |
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REACH Acting at Scale Intervention Guides - Handwashing with Soap The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners... Published in 2008, by |
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REACH Acting at Scale Intervention Guides - Household Water Treatment The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners... Published in 2008, by |
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REACH Acting at Scale Intervention Guides - Malaria Interventions The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners... Published in 2009, by |
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REACH Acting at Scale Intervention Guides - Summary of the Acting at Scale Intervention Guides The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners... Published in 2008, by |
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Recursos Efectivos en Salud Escolar (RESE): un enfoque nuevo para mejorar la calidad y la equidad educativa En Abril del año 2000 la Organizacion Mundial de la Salud, UNESCO, UNICEF y el Banco Mundial, colaboraron en la organización de una sesión de trabajo conjunto en el Foro Mundial Educativo desarrollado en Dakar, Senegal. Esta sesión estratégica, se propuso la meta de aumentar el interés y la concientización del sector educativo acerca del valor de... Published in 2001, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 02 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations The UN ACC/SCN decided to set up an information system to track the nutrition of refugees and displaced people. Distributing this information should help to bring action to improve the situation. This is the second of a regular series of reports, issued every two months, starting with the problems in Africa. The information available is mainly about... Published in 1993, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 05 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations The UN ACC/SCN decided to set up an information system to track the nutrition of refugees and displaced people. Distributing this information should help to bring action to improve the situation. This is the fifth of a regular series of reports, issued every two months. This report is the first in the series to include reports on some Asian refugees and... Published in 1994, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 06 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations The UN ACC/SCN decided to set up an information system to track the nutrition of refugees and displaced people. Distributing this information should help to bring action to improve the situation. This is the sixth of a regular series of reports, issued every two months. This report is the second in the series to include reports on some Asian refugees and... Published in 1994, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 07 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations The UN ACC/SCN decided to set up an information system to track the nutrition of refugees and displaced people. Distributing this information should help to bring action to improve the situation. This is the seventh of a regular series of reports, issued every two months. This report is the third in the series to include reports on some Asian refugees and... Published in 1994, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 21 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations The UN ACC/SCN issues these reports on the nutrition of refugees and displaced people with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action to improve the situation. This is the twenty first of a regular series of reports. Information is obtained from a wide range of collaborating agencies, both UN and NGO. The information available is mainly about... Published in 1997, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 32 and 33 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations The UN ACC/SCN issues these reports on the nutrition of refugees and displaced people with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action to improve the situation. Information is obtained from a wide range of collaborating agencies, both UN and NGO. The information available is mainly about nutrition, health, and survival in refugee and displaced... Published in 2001, by |
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Refugee Nutrition Information System No 42 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations The UN Standing Committee on Nutrition issues these reports on the nutrition of refugees and displaced people with the intention of raising awareness and facilitating action to improve the situation. The key point of the reports is to interpret anthropometric data and to judge the various risks and threats to nutrition in both the long and short term. Published in 2003, by |
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Review of the Published Literature of the Impact and Cost-effectiveness of six Nutrition Related Interventions A review of the published evidence for the impact and cost-effectiveness of six key humanitarian interventions commonly implemented in emergencies (general rations, supplementary feeding, therapeutic feeding, measles vaccination, vitamin A supplementation and bed net distributions). The overall aims of the review were to identify gaps in the literature and... Published in 2004, by |
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Review of Trends, Policies and Programmes Affecting Nutrition and Health in Egypt (1970-1990) The main objective of this report is to review the different policies, as well as programs affecting health and nutrition status of Egyptians over the period 1970−1990. The study will attempt to outline and examine Critically the major trends in the health and nutrition status of the Egyptians in the light of: − the Egyptian socio−economic setting; ... Published in 1992, by |
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Revised National Vitamin A Policy Guidelines While coverage of vitamin A supplementation has been increasing in recent years, it still falls short of national goals of 90 % coverage. To build a stronger, more cohesive program nationally, the National Vitamin A Policy was revised in 2007 to institute changes that will help increase coverage. Chances include updated scientific evidence, experience from... Published in 2007, by |
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Safe preparation, storage and handling of powdered infant formula Powdered infant formula (PIF) has been associated with serious illness and death in infants due to infections with Enterobacter sakazakii and Salmonella enterica. These guidelines are a generic document that will provide guidance and support for countries and governments. When adapted at the country level, conditions (e.g., climatic and socioeconomic... Published in 2007, by |
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Savoir pour Sauver Savoir pour Sauver a pour but de donner aux familles et aux communautés les informations dont elles ont besoin pour protéger les enfants et améliorer leur existence. Les parents, les grandsparents, les autres personnes qui s’occupent d’enfants et les jeunes peuvent consulter cette source d’informations pratiques pour y trouver les réponses à leurs... Published in 2010, by |
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SCN News No 04 - Update on the Nutrition Situation This issue of SCN News gives an update on the nutrition situation - Latest data from 33 countries show diverse trends. Drought and debt crises regularly hit the headlines. Success stories have a poorer press. What is actually happening to nutrition in countries in the developing world? Is the "silent emergency" becoming "silent genocide"? Published in 1989, by |
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SCN News No 05 - Nutrition and School Performance The education of children all over the world is being held back by malnutrition. In humanitarian terms, it makes no sense that the children who manage to get to school cannot benefit fully from their education, because they are already malnourished, because they are currently hungry, or because of infection. Nearly 90% of the world's school children will be... Published in 1990, by |
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SCN News No 06 - Preventing Anaemia The main topics of this SCN News are: Recommendations on the deficiency control methods - especially supplementation - from recent ACC/SCN workshop; Policies to Improve Nutrition - Review of recent experience, focusing on household food security, malnutrition/infection, and caring capacity; Weaning Foods - Fermentation reduces contamination; adding... Published in 1990, by |
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SCN News No 07 - Refugees' Nutrition Crisis The main focus of this SCN News is on refugees' nutrition crisis, as serious problems are experienced in meeting the nutritional needs of refugees. Furthermore, micronutrient intake and its relation to income and prices as well as the link between breastfeeding, birth spacing and nutrition are discussed. Published in 1991, by |
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SCN News No 07 - Supplement - Some Options for Improving Nutrition in the 1990s This summary is intended to be useful for international agencies concerned with certain major nutritional problems in poor societies, and through them for governments making decisions on policies to alleviate these problems. It aims to provide a view of the state of current knowledge, based on recent experience, emanating from a meeting convened by the... Published in 1991, by |
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SCN News No 08 - Highlights of the World Nutrition Situation This issue of SCN News summarizes analytical work in the last few years for the Reports on the World Nutrition Situation and elsewhere, on the possibility of using food prices in nutrition monitoring. A second focus is on the long-term effects of improved childhood nutrition. Published in 1992, by |
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SCN News No 10 - Nutrition and Food Aid; Nutrition and Human Rights Although the idea that adequate nutrition should be regarded as a fundamental human right appears in many different contexts in international law - these are not binding in practice. Another focus of this SCN News is on Nutrition Transition: Large shifts in dietary composition are taking place in some lower income countries with important implications for... Published in 1993, by |
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SCN News No 11 - Maternal and Child Nutrition This SCN News focuses on maternal and child nutrition. Birthweight, child growth and adolescent growth - all needing good nutrition - determine nutritional status before and during pregnancy. Therefore, maternal nutrition influences foetal growth and birthweight, of this and future generations. Published in 1994, by |
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SCN News No 12 - The Role of Care in Nutrition; Specific Deficiencies versus Growth Failure The three main features of this issue of SCN News are: The role of care in nutrition - The causes of poor child nutrition are undergoing a substantial reassessment with recent understanding of the importance of care. Specific deficiencies versus growth failure - Two types of responses have been identified when a child's intake of an essential nutrient is... Published in 1995, by |
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SCN News No 13 - Behavioural Change and Nutrition Programmes; Poor Nutrition and Chronic Disease This issue of SCN News features a report of discussions at the ACC/SCN symposium on behavioural change and nutrition programmes as well as a report of the proceedings of the ACC/SCN symposium on nutrition in the epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus and obesity in developing countries. Published in 1995, by |
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SCN News No 14 - Meeting the Nutrition Challenge The focus of this issue of SCN News is on the nutrition challenge in the 21st century. New estimates of trends in malnutrition show some improvement worldwide, but at a substantially slower rate in the last few years than in the 1980s. This slowdown is cause for concern. It means that while the end of hunger and malnutrition had been coming into sight in the... Published in 1997, by |
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SCN News No 25 - School-age Children: Their Health and Nutrition This issue of SCN News features a comprehensive review of the nutrition and health status of school-age children, an initiative of the SCN Working Group on Nutrition of the School-Age Child chaired very ably during 2000-2002 by Don Bundy of the World Bank. For many decades a neglected age group, the nutritional well being of children six to 18 years reflects... Published in 2002, by |
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SCN News No 27 – Meeting the Challenge to Improve Complementary Feeding This issue of SCN News focuses on the critical period of complementary feeding, and its importance to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Dr Chessa Lutter, from the Pan American Health Organization, has compiled a series of articles which depicts the challenges and possibilities to improving complementary feeding for young children. Published in 2003, by |
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SCN News No 28 - Nutrition and the Millennium Development Goals On 22 March 2004, international development practitioners and nutrition technocrats and scientists met at the United Nations in New York for the SCN Symposium on Nutrition as the key to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The Symposium focused on nutrition’s role in accelerating improvements in poverty reduction, sustainable development and... Published in 2004, 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 |
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SCN News No 38: Climate Change: food and nutrition security implications This edition of the SCN News is rightfully dedicated to climate change and its implications on food and nutrition. It is hoped to be thought provoking, showing you how climate change impacts on nutrition. The topic has been approached from very different angles: impacts on food security (in general, in the Asia-Pacific region and sub-Saharan Africa),... Published in 2010, by |
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Second Report on the World Nutrition Situation - Volume I: Global and Regional Results This Second Report on the World Nutrition Situation comes at an important time. In the near future human well-being, to which nutrition is fundamental, could improve more rapidly throughout the world; but economic adjustments and mass migration are continuing threats. The results here show steady, if slow, progress in many countries in the last few years.... Published in 1992, by |
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Second Report on the World Nutrition Situation - Volume II: Country Trends Methods and Statistics Country-level data are intended to illustrate and promote understanding of observed trends in nutrition. They also, importantly, show the variety of situations, smoothed out in the regional data, from rapid improvement to stagnation or deterioration. As discussed in the text, the choice of countries was biased towards those with large populations. This means... Published in 1993, by |
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Sphere Nutrition Training Modules Nutrition training modules available on the Internet. They aim to improve the technical capacity for humanitarian response in nutrition. They are aimed at staff with some responsibility for designing or monitoring nutrition related projects and aim to ensure an understanding of the scope and content of Standards in the Food Security, Nutrition and Food Aid... Published in 2011, by |
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State of the world’s mothers 2007: Saving the lives of children under 5 This report clearly links the health of children with the health of mothers. Published in 2007, by |
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Suivre les progrès dans le domaine de la nutrition de l'enfant et de la mère : une priorité en matière de survie et de développement Il est urgent de redoubler d'efforts pour lutter contre la sous-nutrition, qui contribue à plus d'un tiers des décès des enfants de moins de cinq ans dans le monde. Le rapport « Suivre les progrès dans le domaine de la nutrition de l'enfant et de la mère » présente des informations sur les stratégies à suivre en matière de nutrition, les progrès... Published in 2009, by |
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Targeting Malnutrition Isotopic Tools for Evaluating Nutrition Worldwide This booklet provides a brief description of pioneering Agency-supported work to evaluate vitamin A and iron deficiencies, bone disease, undernutrition and obesity and the special nutritional requirements of pregnant and lactating women and their children. Published in 2009, by |
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The cultural dimension of food The history of man's relationship with food is an extraordinary social and cultural epic. From the discovery of fire that, to quote Levi Strauss “made human beings human”, to the development of national culinary identities that, according to Rozin, represent the nutritional wisdom of the respective cultures, food is the authentic evidence at every... Published in 2009, by |
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The impact of mother-to-mother support on optimal breast-feeding: a controlled community intervention trial in peri-urban Guatemala City, Guatemala The objective of this article is to assess the impact that a mother-to-mother support program operated by La Leche League Guatemala had on early initiation of breast-feeding and on exclusive breast-feeding in peri-urban Guatemala City, Guatemala. Published in: Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública / Pan American Journal of Public Health, 2002; 12(3),... Published in 2002, by |
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The meaning and measurement of acute malnutrition in emergencies: a primer for decision-makers - Network Paper Number 56 Technical paper aimed at non-technical humanitarian actors, especially decision-makers, understand, interpret and use nutritional data by looking at how it is collected, analysed and used. It also looks at how technical issues are linked to pragmatic institutional constraints. Published in 2006, by |
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The Millenium Development Goals Report 2010 This report shows how much progress has been made. Perhaps most important, it shows that the Goals are achievable when nationally owned development strategies, policies and programmes are supported by international development partners. At the same time, it is clear that improvements in the lives of the poor have been unacceptably slow, and some hard-won... Published in 2010, by |
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The Millennium Development Goals Report 2009 The Millennium Development Goals report presents a yearly assessment of global progress towards achieving the MDGs.Less than six years away from the 2015 deadline to achieve the MDGs, this report warns that despite many successes, overall progress has been too slow for most of the targets to be met by 2015. Major advances in the fight against poverty and... Published in 2009, by |
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The Right to Health - OHCHR Fact Sheet No. 31 The fact sheet starts by explaining what the right to health is and illustrating its implications for specific individuals and groups, and then elaborates upon States' obligations with respect to the right. It ends with an overview of national, regional and international accountability and monitoring mechanisms. Published in 2008, by |
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Toolkit for addressing nutrition in emergency situations The toolkit is intended as an easy-to-use field guide that outlines the key basic interventions for nutritional support to individuals and groups during an emergency situation. In most emergencies, we focus on two key aspects: risk assessment and risk management. This toolkit focuses on risk management. What it takes to ensure that emergency needs are met... Published in 2008, by |
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Tracking Progress on Child and Maternal Nutrition: A survival and development priority There is an urgent need to accelerate efforts throughout the world to reduce undernutrition, which contributes to more than one third of all deaths in children under age 5. Tracking Progress on Child and Maternal Nutrition provides information on nutrition strategies, progress made by programmes and current challenges, based on the most recent data... Published in 2009, by |
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Training course on the management of severe malnutrition Seven modules with instructors’ and participants’ guides. Published in 2003, by |
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UNHCR Toolkit As a part of the Division of Operational Support (DOS), the Technical Support Section (TSS) has compiled this Toolkit to assist field practitioners, partners and Headquarters staff in effectively planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating refugee aid. In order to provide cross-sectional accuracy of information, the tools are reference materials from... Published in 2005, by |
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We the Children - Meeting the promises of the World Summit for Children UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's We the Children is a landmark review of the progress made in meeting the commitments of the 1990 World Summit for Children. An essential reference and guide for anyone interested in development, the report assesses the decade's achievements and its setbacks, highlights best practices and lessons learned, describes the... Published in 2001, by |
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Weekly Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) in women of reproductive age: its role in promoting optimal maternal and child health This position statement is based on the consensus of a World Health Organization (WHO) Global Consultation on Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) for Preventing Anaemia in Women of Reproductive Age held in Manila, Philippines, 25-27 April 2007 and summarizes recommendations based on a desk review commissioned by the WHO Regional Office for the... Published in 2009, by |
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Why infant formula causes deaths due to diarrhoea in emergencies Explains the causes of diarrhoea, how breastfeeding prevents diarrhoea and how infant formula makes infants vulnerable to diarrhoea and the risks during emergencies. Published in 2007, by |