This CMAM training guide is designed for health care managers and providers who manage, supervise, and implement services for the management of acute malnutrition, including those involved in...
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Meeting Report: Reconsidering, Refining, and Extending the World Health Organization Infant and Young Child Feeding Indicators (June 20-22, 2017)
Introduction The global Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Indicators were published in 2008 and related operational guide was introduced in 2010. In the years since their introduction, IYCF...
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Multisectoral Nutrition Programming: FANTA Achievements & Lessons Learned-Aug 2017
What Is Multisectoral Nutrition Programming and Why Is It Important? In May 2014, the U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) released the 2014–2025 Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Strategy, the...
Stratégie Nationale de Communication pour le Changement des Normes Sociales et des Comportements (CCNSSC) pour la Promotion de Pratiques Optimales de Nutrition en Côte d’Ivoire
INTRODUCTION La communication pour le changement des comportements est une des stratégies adoptées par le Gouvernement ivoirien en vue de l’amélioration de l’état nutritionnel des populations. Elle a...
Interagency review of selective feeding programs in South, North and West Darfur States, Sudan, 08 Mar - 10 Apr 2008
Introduction In March 2008, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Program (WFP), and the Academy for Educational Development's Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance (FANTA)...
Cluster Designs to Assess the Prevalence of Acute Malnutrition by Lot Quality Assurance Sampling: A Validation Study by Computer Simulation - Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A
To assess acute malnutrition with a population based survey a large sample size is generally required. This is true even when lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS), an otherwise time and cost...
A New Method to Estimate Mortality in Crisis-Affected Populations: Validation and Feasibility Study
In emergency settings, data on mortality rates and the causes and circumstances of death are crucial to guide health interventions and monitor their effectiveness. Current methods to collect such...
Training Guide for Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition
A significant gap remains between need and capacity for management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in children. This is despite clear advances in the development and implementation of...
Emergencies in Urban Settings: A Technical Review of Food-Based Program Options, No. 6 in FFP's Occasional Paper Series
The objective of this paper is to provide technical information and lessons learned to support the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and its partners to effectively design...
Dietary Diversity as a Measure of Women's Diet Quality in Resource-Poor Areas: Results from Rural Bangladesh Site
In developing countries, where low-quality, monotonous grain- and tuber-based diets are the norm, the risk for micronutrient deficiencies is high. Women of reproductive age are among those most...
Review of Incorporation of Essential Nutrition Actions into Public Health Programs in Ethiopia
The Essential Nutrition Actions (ENA) package is an approach to expand the coverage of seven affordable and evidence-based actions to improve the nutritional status of women and children, especially...
Sudan food assistance transition study
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This study was designed to assess the impact of stability resulting from the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) on the most food insecure and nutritionally vulnerable areas and...
Trigger Indicators and Early Warning and Response Systems in Multi-Year Title II Assistance Programs
In geographic areas and populations chronically vulnerable to food insecurity, early warning and response (EWR) systems can provide necessary information to help modify program interventions and...
Developing and Validating Simple Indicators of Dietary Quality and Energy Intake of Infants and Young Children in Developing Countries: Summary of findings from analysis of 10 data sets
The lack of simple indicators of appropriate feeding practices has hampered progress in measuring and improving infant and young child feeding in developing countries. In response to these concerns,...
Measuring Household Food Consumption: A Technical Guide (2005)
Many private voluntary organizations (PVOs) are engaged in projects aimed at improving food security and household nutrition worldwide. Increasingly they are being asked to monitor and evaluate the...
Improving the Quality of Life through Nutrition: A Guide for Feeding People Living with HIV/AIDS
There are many of us living with conditions that demand that we improve our food intake. This includes those who have HIV/AIDS, TB, and other chronic debilitating conditions. These conditions...
HIV/AIDS and Food Aid: Assessment for Regional Programs and Resource Integration - Workshop Report
The Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance (FANTA) Project and the Regional Centre for Quality of Health Care (RCQHC) convened an HIV/AIDS and Food Aid: Assessment for Regional Programs and Resource...
HIV/AIDS: A Guide for Nutritional Care and Support
This guide provides information for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-affected households and communities on how nutrition can help HIV-positive people...
Community Therapeutic Care (CTC): A New Approach to Managing Acute Malnutrition in Emergencies and Beyond
Community Therapeutic Care (CTC) is a new approach to managing acute malnutrition in emergencies and beyond. Conceived by Valid International, CTC seeks to address some of the challenges that...
Nutrition and HIV/AIDS: Evidence, Gaps, and Priority Actions
In Africa, where more than 25 million people are living with HIV/AIDS, malnutrition and food insecurity are endemic. Today, nearly 40% of African children < 5 years old are stunted due to chronic...