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Acute Malnutrition in Protracted Refugee Situations: A Global Strategy UNHCR/WFP This Global Strategy Report was produced to develop a global strategy to address acute malnutrition rates in protracted refugee situations. Published in 2006, 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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Case study: Development of a Learning Package for the IASC Guidelines on HIV/AIDS in Emergency Settings HIV/AIDS is a complex problem with impacts that extend far beyond the issue of health, into all areas of socio-economic development. One initiative taken by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Task Force (IASC) of the United Nations is the development of Guidelines for HIV/AIDS interventions in Emergency Settings. These guidelines provide valuable... Published in 2005, by |
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Combating Malnutrition - Time to Act The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank joined forces in April 1999 to provide a fresh perspective on the global effort to address malnutrition, focusing on the roles of the two agencies in shaping the agenda and its implementation. The assessment drew upon several complementary strands, including review of UNICEF and World Bank... Published in 2003, 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 Therapeutic Care - A Field Manual This manual reflects the experience gained over five years of implementing and developing Community-based Therapeutic Care (CTC). It is a practical guide that aims to help health and nutrition managers to design, implement and evaluate CTC programmes. It will also be relevant to a variety of others working in relief and development. Published in 2006, by |
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Emergency Field Handbook: A Guide for UNICEF Staff This handbook has been developed as a practical tool for UNICEF field staff to meet the needs of children and women affected by disasters. It is the result of extensive consultation. Published in 2005, by |
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Evaluation of Infant Feeding in Emergencies Training Modules 1 & 2 An evaluation to assess Modules 1 & 2 of Infant Feeding in Emergencies distributed between April 2005 and February 2006. Published in 2006, 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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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 Policy Options: Preventing and Controlling Nutrition Related Non-Communicable Diseases Although diet structure and activity throughout the developing world have shifted drastically over the past several decades, little is known about effective policies to influence the supply and demand for food to control the undesirable effects, such as obesity, heart disease and cancer, of those shifts. Published in 2002, 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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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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From Food Crisis to Fair Trade; Livelihood Analysis, Protection and Support in Emergencies This report supplement aims to collate and analyse recent experiences of livelihoods programming in emergencies. The document provides guidance on livelihoods programming, includes practical examples from the field and summarises recent thinking. It provides an overview of what livelihoods programming is and examples of the range of interventions that are... Published in 2006, 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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Global strategy for infant and young child feeding Joint Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding to revitalize world attention to the impact that feeding practices have on the nutritional status, growth and development, health, and thus the very survival of infants and young children. The document includes an overview of the challenges, the implementation and the responsibilities involved in... Published in 2003, 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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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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Identifying, evaluating, and treating overweight and obesity in adults National Institutes of Health (NIH) of the United States of America recently cooperated on the production of a guide to identifying, evaluating, and treating overweight and obesity in adults. The guide is mainly intended for such health care practitioners as primary care physicians, nurses, registered dietitians, and nutritionists, to help them provide their... Published in 2001, by |
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Improving Nutrition: Issues in Management and Capacity Development The World Bank has not yet defined the main issues in management and capacity development in nutrition, nor has it developed methodologies for governments and project staff to identify and deal with these issues and systematically improve capacity. This issues paper is intended as a starting-point for developing the Bank’s professional capacity in... Published in 2002, by |
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India's Tamil Nadu Nutrition Program: Lessons and Issues in Management and Capacity Development The Tamil Nadu Nutrition Program is one of very few around the world which have reduced malnutrition on a large scale, and over a long period. It did well because it coupled good strategies and strong commitment at the sectoral level with good micro-design at the field level. Published in 2002, by |
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Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies - GIFA/ENN Project Final Report July 2003 To strengthen the evidence base of "Infant Feeding in Emergencies Module 1" and "Infant Feeding in Emergencies Module 2" a project was developed between Geneva Infant Feeding Association (GIFA) and the Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN). ENN undertook to evaluate the application of Module 1 to date, and to collate field experiences, in the form of cases... Published in 2003, 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 and young child nutrition: quadrennial report Following a summary of the global burden of malnutrition, this document reports on progress in protecting, promoting and supporting appropriate feeding, including implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes. Published in 2006, 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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Infant Feeding in Emergencies Module 2 Version 1.1 Module 2 aims to provide health and nutrition workers with the basic knowledge and skills to help both breastfeeding and artificially feeding women. The first task is to support breastfeeding women, so that they do not lose confidence and introduce artificial feeds unnecessarily. The next task is to identify and help women who have feeding difficulties. The... Published in 2007, by |
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Initial Rapid Assessment (IRA) Toolkit An assessment tool that is being developed to be used in rapid onset emergencies in the first 72 hours. Published in 2007, 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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Knowledge Practice and Coverage (KPC) Survey 2000+ : Module 2 on breastfeeding and infant and young child feeding Knowledge Practice and Coverage (KPC) 2000+ aims to assist projects in planning, conducting, and analyzing a KPC survey, it can be adapted to include infants from 0. Module 2 is the specific section on infant and young child feeding with list of questions (from which one can pick and choose), explanations on how to ask questions, list of indicators and how... Published in 2006, by |
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Learning Package on HIV/AIDS Interventions in Emergency settings - A Policy-Level Briefing Session An integrated learning package has been developed to promote and further support the utilization of the IASC Guidelines for HIV/AIDS Interventions in Emergency Settings. The learning package is comprised of three inter-related sets of materials including: 1. a policy-level briefing session 2. one day workshop design and trainer’s guide 3. a self-study... Published in 2005, by |
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Learning Package on HIV/AIDS Interventions in Emergency Settings – Workshop Design and Trainer’s Guide An integrated learning package has been developed to promote and further support the utilization of the IASC Guidelines for HIV/AIDS Interventions in Emergency Settings. The learning package is comprised of three inter-related sets of materials including: 1. a policy-level briefing session 2. one day workshop design and trainer’s guide 3. a self-study... Published in 2005, by |
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Mainstreaming Nutrition in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers: What Does It Take? In December 1999, the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a new approach to development assistance that links debt relief to poverty reduction in low-income countries: the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs). As one of the requirements for receipt of continued concessional lending and/or debt relief under the Heavily... Published in 2006, by |
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Material de Apoyo: Investigando las Causas de Desnutrición Este folleto es un material de apoyo para el curso sobre la Curso de Capacitación sobre la Evaluación del Crecimiento del Niño (2008), que es una herramienta para la implementación del Nuevo Patrón de Crecimiento de la OMS. El curso en su conjunto con todos los materiales se puede ver el la pagina web. El contenido demuestra cómo tomar medidas de... Published in 2008, by |
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Measuring Mortality, Nutritional Status, and Food Security in Crisis Situations - SMART Methodology version 1 A manual detailing a basic integrated method for assessing nutritional status and mortality rate in emergency situations. It includes details of hot to use the Nutrisurvey software for analysing data. The software can be downloaded from http://www.nutrisurvey.de/ena/ena.html. The manual is aimed at host government partners and humanitarian organisations as... Published in 2006, 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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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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NUTRITION - A Guide to Data Collection, Analysis, Interpretation and Use Manual aimed at mid-level managers in all sectors who would like to better understand nutrition information and its use. The manual sets out all the steps involved in nutrition data collection and analysis including practical guidance for use by survey enumerators, health facility workers and other field workers. Additional materials have also been prepared... Published in 2005, 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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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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Programme Strategies for Integration of HIV/AIDS, Food and Nutrition Activities in Refugee Settings In 2003, The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) launched a joint effort to develop, through multi-site field research in refugee communities in Africa, a set of strategies for using food and nutrition-based interventions to support HIV prevention,... Published in 2006, 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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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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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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Schools for nutrition Out of ten children born in developing countries, one will die before his or her fifth birthday, for a disturbing total of more than 10 million young lives lost each year. In more than half of these deaths, undernutrition is an important factor. Clearly, something needs to be done to combat this emergency, and the IAEA is playing its part. With three events... Published in 2007, by |
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SCN News No 15 - Effective Programmes in Africa for Improving Nutrition This SCN News presents an overview of the Symposium 'Effective Programmes in Africa for Improving Nutrition, including Household Food Security' which was held at the SCN's 23rd Session in Accra, Ghana in February 1996. Published in 1997, by |
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SCN News No 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 30 - Closing the Gap on the Right to Adequate Food: The Voluntary Guidelines The focus of this edition of SCN News is on the challenges provided by the new Voluntary Guidelines on realizing the right to adequate food, adopted by the FAO Council last November. The papers include the SCN’s experience of developing case studies on how to strengthen food and nutrition components of national poverty reduction plans. They describe the... Published in 2005, by |
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SCN News No 32 - Tackling the Double Burden of Malnutrition: A Global Agenda SCN News No 32 - Tackling the Double Burden of Malnutrition: A Global Agenda. This issue provides the outcomes of the 33rd Annual Session focusing on Tackling the Double Burden of Malnutrition. This is the first time the SCN addresses malnutrition in all its forms affecting both the developing and industrialized worlds. The objective was to develop clear... Published in 2006, by |
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SCN News No 33 - Diet-related Chronic Diseases and the Double Burden of Malnutrition in West Africa This issue of the SCN News features the papers presented at the Nutrition Forum meeting in Cape Verde. This is the results of a new collaborative arrangement between the SCN and the West African Health Organization (WAHO) of the Economic Community of Western African States (ECOWAS). The Nutrition Forum of ECOWAS brings together the nutrition focal points of... Published in 2006, by |
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SCN News No 34 - Working Together to End Child Hunger and Undernutrition This SCN News features papers based on presentations made at the Symposium at the 34th SCN Session at FAO, Rome 26 February 2007. The Symposium focused on what we know in theory and what are best practices for creating increased system cohesiveness at all levels in order to accelerate progress towards ending child hunger and undernutrition. Published in 2007, by |
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Shared experiences in infant and young child feeding in emergencies The following compilation of case studies was compiled in the course of an ENN/GIFA project on behalf of the Core group who are currently developing training materials for field staff working in infant feeding in emergencies. Published in 2003, by |
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Small-scale Cereal Milling and Bakery Products - Production methods, equipment and quality assurance practices The purpose of this manual is to guide the small-scale cereal miller and baker in Uganda to optimize their processing methods and implement GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) and quality assurance schemes and build their technical capacity for improved market access and competitiveness. This manual covers technical aspects of cereal processing to produce... Published in 2004, by |
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Small-scale Fruit and Vegetable Processing and Products Production methods, equipment and quality assurance practices The purpose of this manual is to guide small-scale processors in the Ugandan fruits and vegetables sector to optimize their processing methods and implement quality assurance schemes and GHP (Good Hygienic Practices) and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) programmes thus building their technical capacity for improved market access and competitiveness. ... Published in 2004, by |
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Small-scale Root Crops and Tubers Processing and Products Production methods, equipment and quality assurance practices The purpose of this manual is to guide the small-scale root crop and tuber processor in Uganda to optimize their processing methods and implement quality assurance schemes and GHP (Good Hygienic Practices) and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) programmes thus building their technical capacity for improved market access and competitiveness. This... Published in 2004, 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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Strengthening Country Commitment to Human Development: Lessons from Nutrition Malnutrition remains widespread and serious in more than 80 developing countries. If interventions exist that are capable of having a big impact on malnutrition, why does it persist? Published in 2005, by |
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Strengthening Monitoring and Evaluation in the World Bank's Nutrition Portfolio Recent developments in the World Bank towards a greater emphasis on results based management, on achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and a shift away from vertical programs towards programmatic lending and poverty reduction strategy credits (PRSCs) provided a backdrop to this discussion meeting on monitoring and evaluation for nutrition. The... Published in 2003, by |
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Thailand's National Nutrition Program: Lessons in Management and Capacity Development Thailand’s community nutrition program has been the most successful in Asia. This paper looks at what made it work from a management and capacity development point of view. Published in 2002, by |
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The Bangladesh Integrated Nutrition Project Effectiveness and Lessons The Bangladesh Integrated Nutrition Programme (BINP) represented the first large-scale government intervention in nutrition. The program began in 1995; it was followed in 2002 by the National Nutrition Programme (NNP) and is being followed up now with a sector wide health approach. Nutrition also features significantly in the draft poverty reduction... Published in 2005, by |
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The World Bank's Nutrition Toolkit The World Bank's Nutrition Toolkit aims to help World Bank staff design and supervise effective and feasible nutrition projects and project components and to carry out comprehensive analysis of sectoral and policy issues affecting nutrition. Published in 2009, by |
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Thematic Guidelines, Nutrition and Health; Guidelines for the use of Nutritional Information in VAM Guidelines developed for VAM staff on how to collect and interpret nutrition information. Useful for staff unfamiliar with nutrition indicators and includes how to assess nutrition status and the importance of indicators in understanding the food security situation of a population, but does not describe in detail how to conduct a nutrition survey. Gives... Published in 2006, by |
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Training course on Child Growth Assessment This course has been designed for health care providers who measure and assess the growth of children or supervise these activities. It teaches the skills and knowledge needed to measure the weight and length/height of children; plot and interpret growth measurements; and counsel mothers about growth and feeding. Course participants may include... Published in 2006, 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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Training Package of Materials for the Course Food and Nutrition Surveillance and Emergency - Unit I This training course provides an understanding of the nutritional outcomes of emergencies (malnutrition, mortality and morbidity); and also the causes of malnutrition and mortality in emergencies (the process and dynamics of an emergency). The course has an operational focus, and at the same time incorporates relevant applied research.. The course itself is... Published in 2005, by |
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Training Package of Materials for the Course Food and Nutrition Surveillance and Emergency - Unit II This training course provides an understanding of the nutritional outcomes of emergencies (malnutrition, mortality and morbidity); and also the causes of malnutrition and mortality in emergencies (the process and dynamics of an emergency). The course has an operational focus, and at the same time incorporates relevant applied research.. The course itself is... Published in 2005, by |
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Training Package of Materials for the Course Food and Nutrition Surveillance and Emergency - Unit III This training course provides an understanding of the nutritional outcomes of emergencies (malnutrition, mortality and morbidity); and also the causes of malnutrition and mortality in emergencies (the process and dynamics of an emergency). The course has an operational focus, and at the same time incorporates relevant applied research.. The course itself is... Published in 2005, by |