Countries
The majority of items included under "Countries" also appear in the main Resources section, under the relevant sub-heading (except for country-specific websites/contacts and specific workshop reports) and are also classified here, under their specific country, for easier reference.
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Afghanistan (3 documents)
Afghanistan: tackling child malnutrition. Save the Children Briefing Paper 2012.
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Urban displacement and vulnerability in Kabul. HPG Working Paper June 2012.
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Algeria (1 document)
The double burden of obesity and malnutrition in a protracted emergency setting: a cross-sectional study of Western Sahara refugees. PLoS Med 2012; 9(10): e1001320. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001320.
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Bangladesh (17 documents)
Alive & Thrive. Nourish, nurture, grow
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Focuses on three areas to save lives, improve health and nutrition and reduce stunting: early initiation of breastfeeding; exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding. Work in Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Viet Nam.
Is mid-upper arm circumference alone sufficient for deciding admission to a nutritional programme for childhood severe acute malnutrition in Bangladesh? Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2013; doi:10.1093/trstmh/trt018.
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Bangladesh; tackling child malnutrition. Save the Children Briefing Paper 2012.
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Complementary feeding training video for frontline health workers (Bangla with English subtitles). Training video 2012.
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Cost-effectiveness of the community-based management of severe acute malnutrition by community health workers in southern Bangladesh. Health Policy and Planning 2012;1-14. doi:10.1093/heapol/czs070
Efficacy of a high-dose in addition to daily low-dose vitamin A in children suffering from severe acute malnutrition with other illnesses. PLoS One 7(3). e33112. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033112.
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Fighting maternal and child malnutrition: analysing the political and institutional determinants of delivering a national multisectoral response in six countries. A synthesis paper. Institute of Development Studies (IDS) 2012.
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Investing in nutrition now: a smart start for our children, our future. Estimates of benefits and costs of a comprehensive program for nutrition in Bangladesh, 2011-2021. PROFILES and Nutrition Costing Technical Report. Washington, DC: Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance III Project (FANTA), FHI 3602012.
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Is measurement of mid upper arm circumference sufficient for admitting children with severe acute malnutrition into nutritional programmes in an urban slum, Bangladesh? MSF Summary, 2012.
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Long term mortality after community and facility based treatment of severe acute malnutrition: analysis of data from Bangladesh, Kenya, Malawi and Niger. J of Public Health and Epidemiology 2012; 4(8):215-225.
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Report of Press Conference Bangladesh Civil Society Network for Promoting Nutrition (BCSNPN). 2012.
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The nutrition agenda in Bangladesh: 'Too massive to handle'? Analysing nutrition governance: Bangladesh country report. Institute of Development Studies (IDS) 2012.
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Community case management of severe acute malnutrition in Southern Bangladesh. Save the Children, Feinstein International Center 2011.
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Infant and young child feeding programme review. Consolidated report of six-country review of breastfeeding programmes. Nutrition Programmes New York, UNICEF, AED 2010.
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Review includes Bangladesh, Benin, The Philippines, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Uzbekistan.
The minimum cost of a healthy diet. Findings from piloting a new methodology in four study locations. Save the Children 2009.
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Module on lactation management training. Helen Keller International/Bangladesh 2007.
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Benin (4 documents)
Projet Pôle DFN: Pole francophone African sur le double fardeau nutritionnelle
Evaluation de la prise en charge de la malnutrition aigue, Benin, 13-26 Février 2010. UNICEF Bureau Régional de l'Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre.2010.
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Infant and young child feeding programme review. Consolidated report of six-country review of breastfeeding programmes. Nutrition Programmes New York, UNICEF, AED 2010.
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Review includes Bangladesh, Benin, The Philippines, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Uzbekistan.
Révision et evaluation: prise en charge de la malnutrition aiguë 18 Janvier-30 Avril 2010. UNICEF Bureau Régional de l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Ouest (Combined report: French). 2010.
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Bolivia (1 document)
Gut hormones, appetite suppression and cachexia in patients with pulmonary TB. PLoS ONE 2013;8(1): e54564. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0054564.
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Botswana (1 document)
Botswana: GUIDELINES FOR THE COMMUNITY-BASED MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE MALNUTRITION IN BOTSWANA (CMAM). Republic of Botswana, UNICEF 2009.
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Brazil (1 document)
Fighting maternal and child malnutrition: analysing the political and institutional determinants of delivering a national multisectoral response in six countries. A synthesis paper. Institute of Development Studies (IDS) 2012.
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Burkina Faso (9 documents)
Projet Pôle DFN: Pole francophone African sur le double fardeau nutritionnelle
Ending the everyday emergency: resilience and children in the Sahel. Save the Children, World Vision 2012.
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Malnutrition in young children of rural Burkina Faso: comparison of survey data from 1999 with 2009. Tropical Medicine and Int Health 2012; 17(6):715-721.
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Mid-upper arm circumference based nutrition programming: evidence for a new approach in regions with high burden of acute malnutrition. PLoS ONE 2012; 7(11): e49320. doi:10.1371.
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Review of community-based management of acute malnutrition implementation in West Africa. Summary Report. AED/FANTA-2. 2011.
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Management of acute malnutrition programme review and evaluation fieldwork from 18th January-30th April, 2010 (combined report). UNICEF West and Central Africa Regional Office (English) 2010
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Rapport d'évaluation de la prise en charge de la malnutrition aigue Burkina Faso 15-26 mars 2010. UNICEF Bureau Régional de l'Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre. 2010.
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Review of community-based management of acute malnutrition implementation in Burkina Faso. November 8-18 2009. AED/FANTA-2. 2010.
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Révision et evaluation: prise en charge de la malnutrition aiguë 18 Janvier-30 Avril 2010. UNICEF Bureau Régional de l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Ouest (Combined report: French). 2010.
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Burundi (2 documents)
Renforcement et évaluation de l'approche prévention de la malnutrition chez les enfants de moins de 2 ans (PM2A) au Burundi: rapport initial. FANTA III 2012.
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Strengthening and evaluating the preventing malnutrition in children under 2 approach (PM2A) in Burundi: baseline report. FANTA III 2012.
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Cambodia (7 documents)
Assessment of initial implementation of management of acute malnutrition, Cambodia. Valid International 2011.
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Cambodia: NATIONAL INTERIM GUIDELINES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE MALNUTRITION. National Nutrition Programme, with technical support from Valid International and Steering Committee on management of acute malnutrition, Dec.2011.
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CMAM in Cambodia - indicators of acute malnutrition for screening . Field Exchange 2010; 39:47.
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National nutrition strategy 2009-2015 [Cambodia]. National Nutrition Program National MCH Center, 2009.
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Results from the initial demonstration of RUTF for the treatment of acute malnutrition in Cambodian children. National Nutrition Program, Cambodia Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative 2009.
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Socio-anthropological investigation related to the acceptability of Plumpy'nut in Cambodia. Institut de recherché pour le développement (IRD). Research document Phnom Penh 2009.
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Baseline assessment for addressing acute malnutrition by public-health staff in Cambodia. J Health Popul.Nutr.2004; 22(2): 212-219.
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Cameroon (1 document)
Evaluation: prise en charge de la malnutrition aigue, Cameroun, 20 août-1 septembre 2012. UNICEF Bureau Regional de l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Ouest 2012.
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Central African Republic (2 documents)
CAR Checklist supervision UNTA. CAR: Le Ministre de la Santé Publique, de la Population et de la Lutte contre le SIDA, UNIECF, OMS 2010.
Central African Republique/La République Centrafricaine: PROTOCOLE NATIONAL DE LA PRISE EN CHARGE DE LA MALNUTRITION AIGUE. Le Ministre de la Santé Publique, de la Population et de la Lutte contre le SIDA, UNICEF, OMS, Janvier 2010.
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Chad (5 documents)
Ending the everyday emergency: resilience and children in the Sahel. Save the Children, World Vision 2012.
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Enquête nutritionnelle et socio-sanitaire auprès des personnes âgées du district du Haraze Albiar, TCHAD, Juin 2012 : Résumé exécutif.
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Évaluation de la prise en charge communautaire de la malnutrition aigue (PCMA). Etude de cas du Tchad. UNICEF Evaluation Office, Chad Country Office, 2012.
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The effect of adding ready-to-use supplementary food to a general food distribution on child nutritional status and mortality: a cluster-randomized control trial. PLoS Med 2012; 9(9):e1001313.
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Congo, Democratic Republic (6 documents)
Efficacy of artesunate plus amodiaquine for treatment of uncomplicated clinical falciparum malaria in severely malnourished children aged 6-59 months, Democratic Republic of Congo. J Clin Exp Pathol 2012; S3:doi.org/10.4172/2161-0681.S3-005.
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Le support pédagogique audiovisuel pour la formation des prestataires prise en charge intégrée de la malnutrition aigue (PCIMA)/ prise en charge communautaire de la malnutrition aigue (PCCMA).
Vidéo créé en République Démocratique de Congo (RDC) pour le prise en charge intégrée de la malnutrition aigue (PCIMA)/ le prise en charge communautaire de la malnutrition aigue (PCCMA).
Video created in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for training specifically on the management of severe acute malnutrition. Translation to English is in process.
RDC: PROTOCOLE NATIONAL DE PRISE EN CHARGE INTEGREE DE LA MALNUTRITION AIGUË (PCIMA) RÉPUBLIQUE DÉMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO. Ministère de la Santé Publique, Secretariat General 2012.
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Evaluation de la prise en charge de la malnutrition aigue, Republique Democratique du Congo, Avril 2010. UNICEF Bureau Régional de l'Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre. 2010.
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Révision et evaluation: prise en charge de la malnutrition aiguë 18 Janvier-30 Avril 2010. UNICEF Bureau Régional de l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Ouest (Combined report: French). 2010.
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The challenge of applying CSAS in DRC. Field Exchange 2006; 27:29.
Cote D'Ivoire (2 documents)
Evaluation de la prise en charge de la malnutrition aigue, Cote d'Ivoire, 27 Février-12 Mars 2010. UNICEF Bureau Régional de l'Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre. 2010.
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Révision et evaluation: prise en charge de la malnutrition aiguë 18 Janvier-30 Avril 2010. UNICEF Bureau Régional de l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Ouest (Combined report: French). 2010.
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Ethiopia (32 documents)
Alive & Thrive. Nourish, nurture, grow
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Focuses on three areas to save lives, improve health and nutrition and reduce stunting: early initiation of breastfeeding; exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding. Work in Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Viet Nam.
Outpatient therapeutic training videos; Ethiopia
Community health workers (CHWs)/Health extension worker (HEWs) in Ethiopia. Global health workforce alliance
Introducing operations research to large-scale program implementation in Ethiopia. 2013
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IYCF in the context of CMAM. Quick reference for health extension workers. Tigray Regional Health Bureau 2013.
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Trainer's guide on CMAM community mobilization and ENA-BCC for health workers and health extension workers. 2013.
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A dangerous delay. The cost of late response to early warnings in the 2011 drought in the Horn of Africa. Save the Children, Oxfam, joint agency briefing paper 2012.
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CMAM rollout in Ethiopia: the 'way in ' to scale up nutrition. Field Exchange: special focus on government experiences of CMAM scale up 2012; 43: 15-20.
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Combating malnutrition in Ethiopia. An evidence-based approach for sustained results. The World Bank Africa Human Development Series. 2012.
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Cost effectiveness of community-based and in-patient therapeutic feeding programs to treat severe acute malnutrition in Ethiopia. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2012; 10(4). doi:10.1186/1478-7547-10-4.
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Ethiopia; tackling child malnutrition. Save the Children Briefing Paper 2012.
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Fighting maternal and child malnutrition: analysing the political and institutional determinants of delivering a national multisectoral response in six countries. A synthesis paper. Institute of Development Studies (IDS) 2012.
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Food by prescription: measuring the impact and cost-effectiveness of prescribed food on recovery from malnutrition and HIV disease progression among HIV+ adult clients in Ethiopia. Feinstein International Center, Tufts University, Save the Children US, USAID 2012.
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Food insecurity and associated factors among HIV-infected individuals receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy in Jimma zone Southwest Ethiopia. Nutrition Journal 2012; 11(51):doi:10.1186/1475-2891-11-51
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From food crisis to nutrition: challenges and possibilities in Ethiopia's nutrition sector. Analysing nutritional governance: Ethiopia country report. Institute of Development Studies (IDS) 2012.
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Milk matters. The impact of dry season livestock support on milk supply and child nutrition in Somali Region, Ethiopia. USAID, Save the Children, Feinstein International Center. 2012.
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Real time evaluation (RTE) - East Africa crisis appeal synthesis report. Disasters Emergency Commission (DEC) 2012.
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The health workforce in Ethiopia: addressing the remaining challenges. A World Bank study. 2012.
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Treatment of moderate acute malnutrition with ready-to-use supplementary food results in higher overall recovery rates compared with a corn-soya blend in children in southern Ethiopia: an operations research trial. Am J of Clinical Nutrition October 2012; ajcn.029744.
Integrating OTP into routine health services, Concern's experiences. Field Exchange Special Supplement 2011:40:69.
Rapid assessment on storage and handling of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) in Tigray Region, Ethiopia. Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia 2011.
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Special 40th issue: focus on Ethiopia. Field Exchange 2011; 40.
SQUEAC in routine monitoring of CMAM programme coverage in Ethiopia. Field Exchange 2010; 38.
Band aids and beyond: tackling disasters in Ethiopia 25 years after the famine. Oxfam International 2009, Briefing paper 133.
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Decentralisation and scale up of outpatient management of SAM in Ethiopia (2008-2010). Field Exchange Special Supplement 2009; 40:38.
Decentralisation of outpatient management of severe malnutrition in Ethiopia. Field Exchange 2009; 36:12.
Emotional stimulation in the context of emergency food interventions. Final report Addis Ababa. PTA 2009.
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The minimum cost of a healthy diet. Findings from piloting a new methodology in four study locations. Save the Children 2009.
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Review of community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) in the post-emergency context: synthesis of lessons on integration of CMAM into national health systems. Ethiopia, Malawi, Niger, April-June 2007. AED/FANTA-2 2008.
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Ethiopia review of integration of community-based management of acute malnutrition services, April 14-May 5, 2007. FANTA Project.
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Ethiopia: PROTOCOL FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION. Ethiopia Federal Ministry of Health 2007.
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Vitamin D deficiency rickets: socio-demographic and clinical risk factors in children seen at a referral hospital in Addis Ababa. East Afr Med J.1999; 76(8):457-61.
Gambia (2 documents)
Critical windows for nutritional interventions against stunting. Am J Clin Nutr 2013; doi: 10.3945/ajcn.112.052332.
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Mid-upper arm circumference at age of routine infant vaccination to identify infants at elevated risk of death: a retrospective cohort study in Gambia. Publication: Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2012.
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Ghana (2 documents)
Report on the review of the integration of community-based management of severe acute malnutrition into the Ghana health services, August/September 2010. AED/FANTA-2 2011.
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Implementation of WHO guidelines on management of severe malnutrition in hospitals in Africa. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2003; 81:237-243.
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Guatemala (4 documents)
Patterns of stunting and wasting: potential explanatory factor. Adv Nutr 2012; 3:227-233.
Report of formative research conducted in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, to help inform the health-strengthening activities and the social and behavior change. Communication Strategy That Will Be Implemented through the Mercy Corps PM2A Program - PROCOMIDA Washington, DC: FHI 360/FANTA 2012.
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El costo del hambre. Impacto económico y social de la desnutrición infantil. Centroamérica y República Dominicana. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), WFP 2008.
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The cost of hunger: social and economic impact of child undernutrition in Central America and the Dominican Republic. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), WFP 2008.
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Guinea-Bissau (1 document)
Mid-upper-arm-circumference and mid-upper-arm circumference z-score: the best predictor of mortality? European J.of Clinical Nutrition 2012; 66:998-1003; doi:10.1038/ejcn.2012.95.
Haiti (2 documents)
SQUEAC Port au Prince, Haiti, octobre-novembre 2012. Coverage Monitoring Network 2012.
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Age-based preventive targeting of food assistance and behaviour change and communication for reduction of childhood undernutrition in Haiti: a cluster randomised trial. Lancet 2008; 371(9612):588-95. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60271-8.
Honduras (2 documents)
El costo del hambre. Impacto económico y social de la desnutrición infantil. Centroamérica y República Dominicana. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), WFP 2008.
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The cost of hunger: social and economic impact of child undernutrition in Central America and the Dominican Republic. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), WFP 2008.
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India (17 documents)
Nutrition and malnutrition resources for India
Partnerships and opportunities to strengthen and harmonize actions for nutrition in India (POSHAN)
Fighting maternal and child malnutrition: analysing the political and institutional determinants of delivering a national multisectoral response in six countries. A synthesis paper. Institute of Development Studies (IDS) 2012.
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India: OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE MALNUTRITION, Madhya Pradesh State, India. Valid International, April 2012.
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These operational guidelines were developed within the Atal Bal Mission nutrition strategy in Madhya Pradesh state with the State Government of Madhya Pradesh.
Managing severe acute malnutrition in India: prospects and challenges. Field Exchange: special focus on government experiences of CMAM scale up 2012; 43:85-89.
Patterns of stunting and wasting: potential explanatory factor. Adv Nutr 2012; 3:227-233.
Policies without politics: analysing nutrition governance in India. Analysing nutrition governance: India country report. Institute of Development Studies (IDS) 2012.
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Consensus statement: national consensus workshop on management of SAM children through medical nutrition therapy. Indian Pediatr 2010: 47(8):661-665.
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Efficacy and safety of therapeutic nutrition products for home based therapeutic nutrition for severe acute malnutrition: a systematic review. Indian Pediatr 2010; 47(8):709-18.
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Home-based rehabilitation of severely malnourished children in resource poor setting. Indian Pediatr 2010: 47(8):694-701.
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Hospital based nutrition rehabilitation of severely undernourished children using energy dense local foods. Indian Pediatr 2010: 47(8):687-693.
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Locally made ready-to-use therapeutic food for treatment of malnutrition: a randomized controlled trial. Indian Pediatr 2010; 47(8):679-686.
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Management of children with severe acute malnutrition: a national priority. Indian Pediatr 2010: 47(8):651-653.
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Production and distribution of a therapeutic nutritional product for severe acute malnutrition in India: opportunities and challenges. Indian Pediatr 2010; 47(8):702-6.
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Severe acute malnutrition, Indian Pediatrics special edition. Indian Pediatrics 2010; 47(8).
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Perspective: Kapil U, Sachdev HPS. Management of Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition: A National Priority.
Editorial: Briend A, Collins S. Therapeutic Nutrition for Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition: Summary of African Experience.
Guidelines: Sachdev HPS, Kapil U, Vir S. Consensus Statement: National Consensus Workshop on Management of SAM Children through Medical Nutrition Therapy.
Review article: Golden MH. Evolution of Nutritional Management of Acute Malnutrition.
Research Papers:
Singh S, et al. Locally Made Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food for Treatment of Malnutrition: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Mamidi RS, Kulkarni B, Radhakrishna KV, Shatrugna V. Hospital Based Nutrition Rehabilitation of Severely Undernourished Children Using Energy Dense Local Foods.
Patel D, Gupta P, Shah D, Sethi K. Home-based Rehabilitation of Severely Malnourished Children in Resource Poor Setting.
Focus: Beesabathuni KN, Natchu UCM. Production and Distribution of a Therapeutic Nutritional Product for Severe Acute Malnutrition in India: Opportunities and Challenges.
Eureca: Gera T. Efficacy and Safety of Therapeutic Nutrition Products for Home Based Therapeutic Nutrition for Severe Acute Malnutrition: A Systematic Review.
India health information technology (HIT) case study. NBR Center for Health and Aging 2007.
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Indonesia (2 documents)
Donated breast milk substitutes and incidence of diarrhoea among infants and young children after the May 2006 earthquake in Yogyakarta and Central Java. Public Health Nutrition 2011;15(2):307-315.
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High prevalence of acute malnutrition in urban slums [Indonesia]. Indonesia Crisis Bulletin 1999: 1(7).
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Iran, Islamic Republic of (1 document)
Prevalence of malnutrition among preschool children in northeast of Iran, a result of a population based study. Glob J Health Sci. 2013; 5(2):208-12. doi: 10.5539/gjhs.v5n2p208.
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Kenya (27 documents)
A dangerous delay. The cost of late response to early warnings in the 2011 drought in the Horn of Africa. Save the Children, Oxfam, joint agency briefing paper 2012.
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A qualitative investigation of adherence to nutritional therapy in malnourished adult AIDS patients in Kenya. Public Health Nutrition 2012; 15:316-323.
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Evaluation of a blanket supplementary feeding program in two counties in Kenya, August 2011 - March 2012. CDC 2012.
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Feasibility and effectiveness of supplementation with locally available foods in prevention of child malnutrition in Kenya. Public Health Nutr 2012; 15(4):749-56. Epub 2011 Sep 6.
Integrated management of acute malnutrition in Kenya including urban settings. Field Exchange: special focus on government experiences of CMAM scale up 2012; 43:78-82.
Long term mortality after community and facility based treatment of severe acute malnutrition: analysis of data from Bangladesh, Kenya, Malawi and Niger. J of Public Health and Epidemiology 2012; 4(8):215-225.
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Real time evaluation (RTE) - East Africa crisis appeal synthesis report. Disasters Emergency Commission (DEC) 2012.
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Reliability and accuracy of anthropometry performed by community health workers among infants under 6 months in rural Kenya. Tropical Medicine and Int Health 2012; 17(5):622-629.
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Strengthening strategic health information systems in Kenya's North Eastern Province. 2012.
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The world breastfeeding trends initiative (WBTi): KENYA 2012. Republic of Kenya, Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation 2012.
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Diagnostic performance of visible severe wasting for identifying severe acute malnutrition in children admitted to hospital in Kenya. Bull WHO 2011; 89(12): 900-906.
Evaluation of Concern Kenya's Korogocho emergency and food security cash transfer initiative. Final Report. Concern Worldwide, Oxford Policy Management (OPM) 2011.
IMAM BROCHURE. HOW TO PREVENT MALNUTRITION AT HOME. Republic of Kenya MoH, UNICEF 2010.
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Nutrition and baseline survey of older people in three refugee camps in Dadaab, October 2011. HelpAge International 2011.
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Sanctuary in the city? Urban displacement and vulnerability in Nairobi. HPG Working Paper Sept.2011.
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The practical challenges of evaluating a blanket emergency feeding programme in Northern Kenya. Plos One 2011:6(10): e26854. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0026854
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Consultancy to undertake a labour market survey for semi-skilled work force in urban areas. Practical Action Consulting, Concern Worldwide 2010.
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IMAM WALL CHARTS. Kenya Ministry of Medical Services and Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, 2010.
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Kenya health system assessment 2010. Bethesda, MD: Health Systems 20/20 project, Abt Associates Inc.
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Kenya: HANDBOOK. INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE MALNUTRITION. Kenya Ministry of Medical Services and Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, 2010.
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TRAINERS GUIDE. INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE MALNUTRITION. Kenya Ministry of Medical Services and Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, 2010.
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Every child counts: the use of SMS in Kenya to support the community based management of acute malnutrition and malaria in children under five. Millennium Village Project, Columbia University.
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Kenya: NATIONAL GUIDELINE FOR INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE MALNUTRITION. Kenya Ministry of Medical Services and Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation 2010.
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The Nairobi informal settlements: an emerging food security emergency within extreme chronic poverty. A compilation and synthesis of key food security, livelihood, nutrition and public health data. 2009.
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Assessment of severe malnutrition among hospitalized children in rural Kenya. Comparison of weight for height and mid upper arm circumference. JAMA 2005; 294(20).
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Selective feeding programmes in Wadjir: Some reasons for low coverage and high defaulter rate. Field Exchange 1998;5:17.
Liberia (2 documents)
Evaluation of management of acute malnutrition, Liberia, 23 March-5 April 2010. UNICEF WCARO. 2010.
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Révision et evaluation: prise en charge de la malnutrition aiguë 18 Janvier-30 Avril 2010. UNICEF Bureau Régional de l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Ouest (Combined report: French). 2010.
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Madagascar (1 document)
Madagascar's pilot program for community management of acute malnutrition: evaluation highlights. Basic Support for Institutionalizing Child Survival (BASICS) for USAID 2008.
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Malawi (50 documents)
Antibiotics as part of the management of severe acute malnutrition. N Engl J Med 2013; 368:425-35. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1202851
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Children successfully treated for moderate acute malnutrition remain at risk for malnutrition and death in the subsequent year after recovery. J Nutr 2013;143(2):215-220.
Gut microbiomes of Malawian twin pairs discordant for kwashiorkor. Science 2013; 339(6119): 548-554. DOI: 10.1126/science.1229000
Lipid-based nutrient supplements are feasible as a breastmilk replacement for HIV-exposed infants from 24 to 48 weeks of age. J Nutr 2013; jn.112.168245.
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Vitamin D deficiency in medical patients at a central hospital in Malawi: a comparison with TB patients from a previous study. PLoS ONE 2013; 8(3): e59017. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059017.
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A novel fortified blended flour, corn-soy blend "plus-plus," is not inferior to lipid-based ready-to-use supplementary foods for the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition in Malawian children. Am J Clin Nutr 2012;95:212-9.
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A single-centre, randomized, single-blind, parallel group clinical trial in rural Malawi, testing the growth promoting effect of long-term complementary feeding of infants with a high-energy, micronutrient fortified spread. FANTA 2 technical report 2012.
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An effectiveness trial showed lipid-based nutrient supplementation but not corn-soya blend offered a modest benefit in weight gain among 6- to 18-month-old underweight children in rural Malawi. Public Health Nutr 2012; 13:1-8.
Creating an enabling policy environment for effective CMAM implementation in Malawi. Field Exchange: special focus on government experiences of CMAM scale up 2012; 43:74-78.
Investigation of food acceptability and feeding practices for lipid nutrient supplements and blended flours used to treat moderate malnutrition. J of Nutr Educ and Behaviour 2012; doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2012.08.001.
Long term mortality after community and facility based treatment of severe acute malnutrition: analysis of data from Bangladesh, Kenya, Malawi and Niger. J of Public Health and Epidemiology 2012; 4(8):215-225.
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Prompt initiation of ART with therapeutic food is associated with improved outcomes in HIV-infected Malawian children with malnutrition. J AIDS 2012; 59(2):173-176. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182405f8f
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Study on new corn-soy blend (CSB++) for treatment of moderate acute malnutrition among children in Malawi. Am J Clin Nutr 2012; 95:212-9.
Use of lipid-based nutrient supplements by HIV-infected Malawian women during lactation has no effect on infant growth from 0 to 24 Weeks. J Nutr 2012; 142(7):1350-1356.
Cost-effectiveness of community-based management of acute malnutrition in Malawi. Health Policy and Planning 2011; 1-11.
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Strengthening CMAM data utilization in the districts. Mzuzu District, June 2011. Fifteenth CMAM learning report 2011; 3(2).
Strengthening facility based CMAM supervision. Machinga, Malawi, March 2011. Fourteenth CMAM learning forum report 2011;3(1).
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A lipid-based nutrient supplement but not corn-soy blend modestly increases weight gain among 6- to 18-month-old moderately underweight children in rural Malawi J Nutr 2010;140(11).
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A ready-to-use therapeutic food containing 10% milk is less effective than one with 25% milk in the treatment of severely malnourished children. J of Nutrition 2010.
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Clinical participation in CTC program; summary of recommendations. Mulanje, Malawi, April 2010. Eleventh CTC Learning Forum 2010.
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Community participation in CTC. Lilongwe, Malawi, December 2010. Thirteenth CTC Learning Forum Report 2010; 2(4).
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Impact of local RUTF manufacture on farmers' incomes in Malawi. Field Exchange 2010:38:18.
Community-based therapeutic care (CTC) national review of the integration of CTC into the Malawi health system. Report on the proceedings of a national workshop February 13, 2009. 2009.
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Effective community participation in CTC. Lilongwe, Malawi, November 2009. Tenth CTC learning forum report 2009; 2(1).
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Integration of community therapeutic care (CTC) into Ministry of Health services in Malawi. The CTC operational plan, Jan.2009-Dec.2012. Technical Working Group CTC Steering Committee, 2009.
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Monitoring and evaluation in CTC. Balaka, Malawi, July 2009. Ninth CTC Learning Forum Report 2009; 1(9).
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Randomized, double-blind controlled clinical effectiveness trial comparing a novel 10% milk ready-to-use therapeutic food with the standard 25% milk ready-to-use therapeutic food in the treatment of severe acute malnutrition in rural Malawian children. FANTA-2 2009.
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Strengthening community outreach. Dedza. Malawi, January 2009. Eighth CTC Learning Forum Report 2009; 2(1).
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Supplementary feeding with fortified spread among moderately underweight 6-18-month-old rural Malawian children. Matern Child Nutr 2009; 5(2):159-70. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2008.00162.x.
Supplementary feeding with fortified spreads results in higher recovery rates than with a corn/soy blend in moderately wasted children. J Nutr 2009; 139(4):773-778.
The CTC advisory service. Supporting the countrywide scale-up of CTC in Malawi. Field Exchange 2009; 35:18.
Using mobile phones to improve child nutrition surveillance in Malawi. UNICEF Malawi and UNICEF Innovations. Govt of Malawi, UNICEF, Columbia SIPA.
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Improving the management of severe acute malnutrition in an area of high HIV prevalence. Oxford J of Tropical Pediatrics 2008.
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Quality supervision of CTC. Dedza, Malawi, August 2008. Seventh CTC Learning Forum Report 2008; 1(7).
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Quality Training for Health Workers. Lilongwe, Malawi, February 2008. Sixth CTC learning forum report 2008; 1(6).
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Review of community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) in the post-emergency context: synthesis of lessons on integration of CMAM into national health systems. Ethiopia, Malawi, Niger, April-June 2007. AED/FANTA-2 2008.
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Uptake of HIV testing and outcomes within a community-based therapeutic care (CTC) programme to treat severe acute malnutrition in Malawi: a descriptive study. BMC Infectious Diseases 2008; 8:106.
A comparison of the programme coverage of two therapeutic feeding interventions implemented in neighbouring districts of Malawi. Public Health Nutrition 2007; 10(9):907-913.
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A large-scale operational study of home-based therapy with ready-to-use therapeutic food in childhood malnutrition in Malawi. Maternal and Child Nutr 2007; 3: 206-215.
Incorporating CTC into district implementation plans.Lilongwe, Malawi, February 2007. Fourth CTC Learning Forum Report 2007; 1(3)
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Integrating HIV Services with CTC; Thyolo District, Malawi, October 2006. Third CTC learning forum report 2007; 1(2).
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Involving communities in the design of clinical trial protocols: the BAN Study in Lilongwe, Malawi. Contemp Clin Trials 2007; 28(1):59-67. Epub 2006 Aug 11.
Logistical management of RUTF for CTC. Nsanje, Malawi, June 2007. Fifth CTC Learning Forum Report 2007; 1(5).
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Malawi review of integration of community-based management of acute malnutrition services. FANTA Project. 2007.
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Community-based Therapeutic Care (CTC), the rationale for scale-up in Malawi. CTC Review Workshop Report, Lilongwe, Malawi, April 19, 2006. Workshop Report, Concern Worldwide, with Malawi Ministry of Health.
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Managing referral networks. Mangochi district, Malawi, September, 2006, Second CTC learning forum report 2006; 1(2); 2006.
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A field trial of a survey method for estimating the coverage of selective feeding programmes. Bulletin of the World Health Organisation 2005; 83:20-26.
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Comparison of home-based therapy with ready-to-use therapeutic food with standard therapy in the treatment of malnourished Malawian children: a controlled, clinical effectiveness trial. Am J of Clinical Nutrition 2005;82:864-70.
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Mali (8 documents)
MALI HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE WEBSITE 2012. http://mali.humanitarianresponse.info/clusters/nutrition
Ending the everyday emergency: resilience and children in the Sahel. Save the Children, World Vision 2012.
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Review of community-based management of acute malnutrition implementation in West Africa. Summary Report. AED/FANTA-2. 2011.
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Screening for acute childhood malnutrition during the national nutrition week in Mali increases treatment referrals. PLoS ONE 2011; 6(6).
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Management of acute malnutrition programme review and evaluation fieldwork from 18th January-30th April, 2010 (combined report). UNICEF West and Central Africa Regional Office (English) 2010
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Rapport d'évaluation de la prise en charge de la malnutrition aigue, Mali. UNICEF Bureau Régional de l'Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre 2010.
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Review of community-based management of acute malnutrition implementation in Mali. AED/FANTA-2. 2010.
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Révision et evaluation: prise en charge de la malnutrition aiguë 18 Janvier-30 Avril 2010. UNICEF Bureau Régional de l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Ouest (Combined report: French). 2010.
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Mauritania (5 documents)
Ending the everyday emergency: resilience and children in the Sahel. Save the Children, World Vision 2012.
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Review of community-based management of acute malnutrition implementation in West Africa. Summary Report. AED/FANTA-2. 2011.
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Evaluation de la prise en charge de la malnutrition aigue Mauritanie, 4-13 Février 2010. UNICEF Bureau Régional de l'Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre. 2010.
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Review of community-based management of acute malnutrition implementation in Mauritania. AED/FANTA-2. 2010.
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Révision et evaluation: prise en charge de la malnutrition aiguë 18 Janvier-30 Avril 2010. UNICEF Bureau Régional de l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Ouest (Combined report: French). 2010.
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Mozambique (2 documents)
Community management of acute malnutrition in Mozambique. Field Exchange: special focus on government experiences of CMAM scale up 2012; 43:45-50.
Mozambique: MANUAL DE TRATAMENTO E REABILITACAO NUTRICIONAL Volume I [Portuguese] Ministério da Saúde, with UNICEF, Valid International, Save the Children, FANTA-2/AED, PMA, CUAMM, EGPAF, MSF, OMS USAID/Mozambique, 2011.
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FANTA-2 was one of a group of partners that assisted the Mozambique Ministry of Health in developing national protocols, training materials, and job aids for the national Nutrition Rehabilitation Program (Programa de Reabilitação Nutricional [PRN]). The PRN is based on the Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) approach.
Myanmar (3 documents)
Association of BMI category change with TB treatment mortality in HIV-positive smear-negative and extrapulmonary TB patients in Myanmar and Zimbabwe. PLoS One 2012; 7(4): e35948.
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The minimum cost of a healthy diet. Findings from piloting a new methodology in four study locations. Save the Children 2009.
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Myanmar: INTERIM GUIDANCE ON MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE MALNUTRITION Myanmar IASC Nutrition Cluster May 2008.
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Nepal (4 documents)
SQUEAC Report, Saptari District, Nepal, February/March 2013. Coverage Monitoring Network 2013.
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Evaluation of community management of acute malnutrition (CMAM): Nepal country case study UNICEF Evaluation Office and Nepal Office 2012.
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Integration of CMAM into routine health services in Nepal. Field Exchange 2011:39:33.
Final evaluation of Concern Worldwide/MoHP Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) pilot programme, Bardiya District, Nepal, February 2nd - 19th, 2010. Concern Worldwide 2010.
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Niger (19 documents)
Evaluation de différentes stratégies de distributions préventives de la malnutrition au Niger. District de Madarounfa, Région de Maradi. Août 2011-Octobre 2012. Final report 2013.
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Effect of mass supplementation with ready-to-use supplementary food during an anticipated nutritional emergency. PLoS One 2012; 7(9):e44549. Epub 2012 Sep 12.
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Ending the everyday emergency: resilience and children in the Sahel. Save the Children, World Vision 2012.
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Intra-household use and acceptability of ready-to-use-supplementary-foods distributed in Niger between July and December 2010. Appetite 2012; 59(3):698-705.
Long term mortality after community and facility based treatment of severe acute malnutrition: analysis of data from Bangladesh, Kenya, Malawi and Niger. J of Public Health and Epidemiology 2012; 4(8):215-225.
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Management of acute malnutrition in Niger: a countrywide programme. Field Exchange: special focus on government experiences of CMAM scale up 2012; 43:51-57.
Niger: PROTOCOLE NATIONAL DE LA PRISE EN CHARGE INTEGREE DE LA MALNUTRITION AIGUE. République du Niger,UNICEF, OMS Février 2012.
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Prise en charge de la malnutrition aiguë au Niger: un programme national. Field Exchange: special focus on government experiences of CMAM scale up 2012; 43:51-57.
Estimates of the duration of untreated acute malnutrition in children from Niger. Am J of Epidemiology 2011; 173(8).
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Review of community-based management of acute malnutrition implementation in Niger. AED/FANTA-2. 2011.
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Review of community-based management of acute malnutrition implementation in West Africa. Summary Report. AED/FANTA-2. 2011.
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Revue de la mise en ouvre du programme de prise en charge à base communautaire de la malnutrition aiguë au Niger, 13-28 Octobre 2010. FANTA-2 2011.
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Effectiveness of ready-to-use therapeutic food compared to a corn/soy-blend-based pre-mix for the treatment of childhood moderate acute malnutrition in Niger. J of Tropical Pediatrics 2010.
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Management of acute malnutrition programme review and evaluation fieldwork from 18th January-30th April, 2010 (combined report). UNICEF West and Central Africa Regional Office (English) 2010
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Reducing wasting in young children with preventive supplementation: a cohort study in Niger. Pediatrics 2010; 126(2):e442-50. Epub 2010 Jul 26.
Révision et evaluation: prise en charge de la malnutrition aiguë 18 Janvier-30 Avril 2010. UNICEF Bureau Régional de l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Ouest (Combined report: French). 2010.
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Effect of preventive supplementation with ready-to-use therapeutic food on the nutritional status, mortality, and morbidity of children aged 6 to 60 months in Niger a cluster randomized trial. JAMA 2009; 301(3):277-285.
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Review of community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) in the post-emergency context: synthesis of lessons on integration of CMAM into national health systems. Ethiopia, Malawi, Niger, April-June 2007. AED/FANTA-2 2008.
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Niger review of integration of community-based management of acute malnutrition services. FANTA Project 2007.
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Nigeria (5 documents)
From pilot to scale-up: the CMAM experience in Nigeria. Field Exchange: special focus on government experiences of CMAM scale up 2012; 43:90-94.
Nigeria; tackling child malnutrition. Save the Children Briefing Paper 2012.
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Outpatient therapeutic programme (OTP) refresher training for health workers. Trainer's module, Yobe State, Nigeria.
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Pakistan (6 documents)
SQUEAC Report; Tando Mohammad Khan District, Sindh Province, Pakistan, January - February 2013. Coverage Monitoring Network 2013.
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Evaluation of community management of acute malnutrition (CMAM): Pakistan country case study. UNICEF Evaluation Office and Pakistan Country Office 2012.
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Pakistan; tackling child malnutrition. Save the Children Briefing Paper 2012.
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Scaling up CMAM in the wake of 2010 floods in Pakistan. Field Exchange: special focus on government experiences of CMAM scale up 2012; 43:67-74..
Nutrition cluster evaluation of Pakistan flood response. September 2011. 2011.
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Pakistan: NATIONAL GUIDELINES 2010, COMMUNITY-BASED MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE MALNUTRITION (CMAM). Nutrition Wing MoH Govt.Pakistan, UNICEF, WHO, Save the Children US 2010.
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Palestinian Territory, Occupied (1 document)
Sanctuary in the city? Urban displacement and vulnerability in the Gaza Strip. HPG Working Paper Dec.2012.
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Panama (2 documents)
El costo del hambre. Impacto económico y social de la desnutrición infantil. Centroamérica y República Dominicana. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), WFP 2008.
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The cost of hunger: social and economic impact of child undernutrition in Central America and the Dominican Republic. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), WFP 2008.
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Philippines (1 document)
Infant and young child feeding programme review. Consolidated report of six-country review of breastfeeding programmes. Nutrition Programmes New York, UNICEF, AED 2010.
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Review includes Bangladesh, Benin, The Philippines, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Uzbekistan.
SAHEL (3 documents)
Guide pratique pour concevoir et évaluer le renforcement de la résilience dans les politiques et les programmes de nutrition. Février 2013.
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Practical guide to design and evaluate resilience the strengthening of resilience into nutrition policies and programs. February 2013.
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Ending the everyday emergency: resilience and children in the Sahel. Save the Children, World Vision 2012.
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Senegal (1 document)
Ending the everyday emergency: resilience and children in the Sahel. Save the Children, World Vision 2012.
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Sierra Leone (4 documents)
Capacity development of the national health system for CMAM scale up in Sierra Leone. Field Exchange: special focus on government experiences of CMAM scale up 2012; 43:39-45.
Evaluation of management of acute malnutrition, Sierra Leone. UNICEF WCARO. 2010.
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Révision et evaluation: prise en charge de la malnutrition aiguë 18 Janvier-30 Avril 2010. UNICEF Bureau Régional de l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Ouest (Combined report: French). 2010.
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Sierra Leone - investing in nutrition to reduce poverty: a call to action. Public Health Nutrition; 6(7):653-657.
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Somalia (12 documents)
Mortality among populations of southern and central Somalia affected by severe food insecurity and famine during 2010-2012. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health 2013.
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Study Suggests 258,000 Somalis died due to severe food insecurity and famine.
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A dangerous delay. The cost of late response to early warnings in the 2011 drought in the Horn of Africa. Save the Children, Oxfam, joint agency briefing paper 2012.
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Integrated management of acute malnutrition (IMAM) scale up: lessons from Somalia operations. Field Exchange: special focus on government experiences of CMAM scale up 2012; 43:27-35.
Somalia: XER-QORAAL ISKUDHAFAN OO LOOGU TALAGALAY MAAREYNTA NAFAQO-XUMADA EE SOOMAALIYAA (National Guidelines Somali). Translated by DIAL 2012.
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Somalia nutrition cluster mapping. Mapping of nutrition activities and capacity development requirements in Somalia. IASC nutrition cluster.
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Somali nutrition strategy 2011 - 2013. Towards the Millennium Development Goals. 2010.
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South Africa (4 documents)
A pilot study assessing the impact of a fortified supplementary food on the health and well-being of creche children and adult TB patients in South Africa. PLoS ONE 2013;8(1): e55544. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0055544.
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Effect of nutritional supplementation of breastfeeding HIV positive mothers on maternal and child health: findings from a randomized controlled clinical trial. BMC Public Health 2011; 11:946.
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HIV/AIDS, TB and nutrition. Scientific inquiry into the nutritional influences on human immunity with special reference to HIV infection and active TB in South Africa. Assembly of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) Report. 2007.
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Implementation of WHO guidelines on management of severe malnutrition in hospitals in Africa. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2003; 81:237-243.
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South Sudan (5 documents)
SOUTH SUDAN NUTRITION CLUSTER WEBSITE
Sanctuary in the city? Urban displacement and vulnerability in Yei, South Sudan. HPG Working Paper Dec.2011.
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Situation analysis of nutrition in Southern Sudan: analysis based on June 2009 assessment. Washington, DC: AED/Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance II Project (FANTA-2), 2010.
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Situation analysis of nutrition in Southern Sudan: analysis based on June 2009 assessment. FANTA-2 2010.
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Sri Lanka (2 documents)
Community-based management of severe and moderate acute malnutrition during emergencies in Sri Lanka: challenges of implementation. Food Nutr Bull. 2012; 33(4):251-60.
Infant and young child feeding programme review. Consolidated report of six-country review of breastfeeding programmes. Nutrition Programmes New York, UNICEF, AED 2010.
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Review includes Bangladesh, Benin, The Philippines, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Uzbekistan.
Sudan (7 documents)
Using mid-upper arm circumference to end treatment of severe acute malnutrition leads to higher weight gains in the most malnourished children. PLoS ONE 201; 8(2): e55404. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0055404
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Improving blanket supplementary feeding programme (BSFP) efficiency in Sudan. Field Exchange 2012; 42:59-61.
Prevention of acute malnutrition during the lean season: comparison of a lipid-based nutrient supplement and an improved dry ration, South Darfur, Sudan. A quasi-experimental study. J Nutr Disorders Ther 2012; 2(3).
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Government of Sudan CMAM training course on inpatient management of severe acute malnutrition: training materials.
Preventing acute malnutrition in South Darfur, Sudan: two blanket distribution approaches in two internally displaced persons camps [Presentation]. LNS research network meeting; April 2011; in collaboration with state MoH and WFP.
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Community outreach for community-based management of acute malnutrition in Sudan: a review of experiences and the development of a strategy. FANTA-2 2010.
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Interagency review of selective feeding programs in South, North and West Darfur States, Sudan. FANTA-2. 2009.
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Tanzania, United Republic of (5 documents)
A lipid-based nutrient supplement mitigates weight loss among HIV-infected women in a factorial randomized trial to prevent mother-to-child transmission during exclusive breastfeeding. Am J Clin Nutr 2012; 95(3):759-765.
Ready to use therapeutic foods (RUTF) improves undernutrition among ART-treated, HIV-positive children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Nutrition Journal 2012; 11:60.
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Tanzania: tackling child malnutrition. Save the Children Briefing Paper 2012.
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Nutritional status and mortality among HIV infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in Tanzania. J Infect Dis 2011; 204(2):282-290. doi:10.1093/infdis/jir246.
The minimum cost of a healthy diet. Findings from piloting a new methodology in four study locations. Save the Children 2009.
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Togo (1 document)
Révision et evaluation: prise en charge de la malnutrition aiguë 18 Janvier-30 Avril 2010. UNICEF Bureau Régional de l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Ouest (Combined report: French). 2010.
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Uganda (8 documents)
Suspected outbreak of Riboflavin deficiency among populations reliant on food assistance: a case study of drought-stricken Karamoja, Uganda, 2009-2010. PLoS ONE 2013; 8(5): e62976. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0062976.
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Examination of facilitators and barriers to home-based supplemental feeding with ready-to-use food for underweight children in western Uganda. Matern Child Nutr 2012;8(1):115-29. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2010.00260.x.
Nutrition advocacy training: strengthening advocacy capacity to scale up nutrition investments and outcomes in Uganda. Uganda Profiles, FANTA III, 2012.
Sub-optimal vitamin B-12 levels among ART-naïve HIV-positive individuals in an urban cohort in Uganda. Plos One 2012; 7(7): e40072.
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Undernutrition among HIV-positive children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: antiretroviral therapy alone is not enough. BMC Public Health 2011; 11:869.
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Infant and young child feeding programme review. Consolidated report of six-country review of breastfeeding programmes. Nutrition Programmes New York, UNICEF, AED 2010.
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Review includes Bangladesh, Benin, The Philippines, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Uzbekistan.
Uganda: INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE MALNUTRITION GUIDELINES. The Republic of Uganda Ministry of Health, December 2010.
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Impact of community mobilisation activities in Uganda. Field Exchange 2008; 34:15.
Uzbekistan (1 document)
Infant and young child feeding programme review. Consolidated report of six-country review of breastfeeding programmes. Nutrition Programmes New York, UNICEF, AED 2010.
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Review includes Bangladesh, Benin, The Philippines, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Uzbekistan.
Vietnam (14 documents)
Alive & Thrive. Nourish, nurture, grow
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Focuses on three areas to save lives, improve health and nutrition and reduce stunting: early initiation of breastfeeding; exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding. Work in Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Viet Nam.
National Institute of Nutrition [Vietnam]. Viên Dinh Durõng. The leading institute responsible for nutrition in whole of Viet Nam
A six-month intervention with two different types of micronutrient-fortified complementary foods had distinct short- and long-term effects on linear and ponderal growth of Vietnamese infants. J Nutr 2012; 142(9):1735-1740.
IMAM training for community-based workers. Lao cai, 28 - 29 June 2012. Samaritan's Purse Vietnam. National Institute of Nutrition 2012.
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Development of institutional capacity and systems for integrated management of acute malnutrition in Viet Nam with potential application for South-East Asia. Innovation 2011.
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UNICEF-supported programme brings hope to severely malnourished children in Viet Nam. UNICEF case study 2011.
Viet Nam: INTERIM GUIDELINES ON THE INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE MALNUTRITION IN VIET NAM. National Institute of Nutrition, UNICEF Viet Nam Country Office 2010.
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Video of UNICEF's nutrition project in Vietnam.
Video focussing on management of acute malnutrition and local product development.
Vietnam nutrition poster (Vietnamese): "Bring malnourished children to the nearest health facility for care and treatment." Vietnam MOH, UNICEF.
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What you should know about care and treatment of SAM (Vietnamese): Vietnam nutrition leaflet (back page). Vietnam MOH, UNICEF.
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What you should know about care and treatment of SAM (Vietnamese): Vietnam nutrition leaflet (front page). Vietnam MOH, UNICEF.
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A take-home flyer for mothers/caregivers that provides information on signs of acute malnutrition, what services are available, RUTF messages and other nutrition messages (breastfeeding, complementary feeding, growth monitoring).
Yemen (9 documents)
YEMEN HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE CLUSTER WEBSITE
SQUEAC Report, Sana'a, Beni Matar, Sanhan and Belad Al-Ros: Yemen, January 2013. Coverage Monitoring Network 2013.
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Mapping of nutrition activities and capacity development requirements in Yemen. Yemen Nutrition Cluster, with support from Global Nutrition Cluster, 2011.
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Yemen: NATIONAL GUIDELINE FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. (English and Arabic). Ministry of Public Health and Population 2011.
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National nutrition strategy for Yemen (Draft). Ministry of Public Health and Population Primary Health Care 2009.
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Yemen: GUIDELINES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE SEVERELY MALNOURISHED IN YEMEN. Republic of Yemen Ministry of Public Health and Population, UNICEF, WHO 2008
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Zambia (3 documents)
A second chance: focusing Zambia's nutrition sector in the context of political change. Analysing nutrition governance: Zambia country report. Institute of Development Studies (IDS) 2012.
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Fighting maternal and child malnutrition: analysing the political and institutional determinants of delivering a national multisectoral response in six countries. A synthesis paper. Institute of Development Studies (IDS) 2012.
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Cost effectiveness of community-based therapeutic care for children with severe acute malnutrition in Zambia: decision tree model. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2009; 7:2.
Zimbabwe (3 documents)
Association of BMI category change with TB treatment mortality in HIV-positive smear-negative and extrapulmonary TB patients in Myanmar and Zimbabwe. PLoS One 2012; 7(4): e35948.
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