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Collaborating to improve the management of acute malnutrition worldwide
Améliorer la prise en charge de la malnutrition aigüe, en collaboration
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CMAM Forum Resource Update: January / February 2015
The aim of this update is to share some of the newly available nutrition and health resources on the CMAM Forum
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Mise à jour des ressources du Forum PCMA: janvier / février 2015
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Announcements
Annonces
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Call for submissions: nutrition country profile case studies for Global Nutrition Report 2015 required.
Information on review criteria and submission details here including examples of nutrition country profiles here.
Deadline for submissions is 1 April 2015.
Meetings announced
Réunions annoncées
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2nd International Congress Hidden Hunger Univ of Hohenheim (3-6 March 2015, Stuttgart, Germany) Link
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Breastfeeding, Social Justice and Equity: Reflecting, Reclaiming, Re-visioning;10th Breastfeeding and
Feminism Int Conference (19-20 March 2015, North Carolina, USA) Link
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Care Group Approach for Emergencies. IMC (10 April, Save the Children, Washington, US) Link
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Evidence Based Well Child Care Conference (14-16 May 2015, Ankara, Turkey) Int Society for Social Pediatrics Link
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3rd FANUS Conference 2015 FANUS (25-29 May 2015, Arusha, Tanzania) Link Flier
Documentation and resources from meetings held
Documentation et ressources relatives aux réunions tenues
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Growing together: using experience from Burkina Faso to define intersectoral integration (design and
measurement of integration of agriculture and nutrition) SPRING Webinar recording and slides Link
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Key findings of the Global Nutrition Report 2014. WHO, FAO, Global Health Programme of the Graduate
Institute (28 Jan, Geneva) Link1 Link2
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Linking Integrated Community Case Management & Nutrition. Meeting report (11-12 Dec 2014, NY) Link
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Technical Meeting on Nutrition. Meeting report. ENN (7-9 Oct 2014, Oxford) Link
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World Vision’s experience in improving PD/Hearth program quality. Core Group (2 Feb 2015) Link
Training & reference materials
Eléments de référence et supports de formation
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Essential nutrition actions and essential hygiene actions: a training guide for Peace Corps Health Volunteers and
Peace Corps staff. SPRING, USAID/Peace Corps West Africa Food Security Partnership Link
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Keeping the baby warm. Video. Global Health Media Project Link
Garder le bébé au chaud. Vidéo. Global Health Media Project Lien
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Nutrition assessment, counselling and support for adolescents and adults living with HIV. A programming guide.
Food and nutrition in the context of HIV and TB. Guidance note. WFP, PEPFAR/USAID, UNAIDS Link
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Training materials for nutrition care and support of people living with HIV. FANTA III Link
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Transforming nutrition: ideas, policy and outcomes 2015 course. IDS (13 -17 July 2015, Brighton, UK) Link
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Specific resources on acute malnutrition
Ressources spécifiques sur la malnutrition aigüe
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CMAM Forum update: December 2014. CMAM Forum Link
Forum PCMA Mise á jour: décembre 2014. Forum PCMA Lien
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Kwashiorkor: still an enigma – the search must go on. CMAM Forum Link
Le kwashiorkor reste une énigme – la recherche doit continuer. Forum PCMA Lien
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Production of ready-to-use food (RUF): an overview of the steps and challenges involved in the “local” production
of RUF. CMAM Forum Link
Production des aliments prêts à l’emploi (APE) : Un aperçu des étapes de leur production « locale » et des défis à
relever. Forum PCMA Lien
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Summary of identified research topics for management of acute malnutrition v1, Dec.2014. CMAM Forum
Résumé des sujets de recherche identifiés pour la prise en charge de la malnutrition aigüe v1, déc.2014. Forum
PCMA Link
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Community-based management of severe acute malnutrition in India: new evidence from Bihar. Am J Clin Nutr Link
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Features in septic children with or without severe acute malnutrition and the risk factors of mortality. Pediatrics Link
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High oleic ready-to-use therapeutic food maintains docosahexaenoic acid status in severe malnutrition: a
randomized, blinded trial. JPGN [Abstract] Link
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Linking nutrition & (integrated) community case management. A review of operational experiences. Link
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Nutridash 2013. (Global report on the pilot year) [as well as SAM also includes IYCF, MN, salt iodisation] UNICEF Link
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Open review of coverage methodologies. Questions, comments & ways forward. SQUEAC, SLEAC, S3M.
Epicentre Link
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‫ حمل‬SQUEAC ‫ و‬SLEAC: ‫المخ تارة ال تغذية ب رامج في وال تغط ية ال و صول ل تق ي يم الموارد منخ ف ضةطرق‬
Translated into Arabic by the Yemen Nutrition Cluster from the English: SQUEAC & SLEAC : Low resource
methods for evaluating access and coverage in selective feeding programs. Link
General resources on health and nutrition
Ressources générales sur la santé et la nutrition
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Abu Dhabi Declaration for the dignity, health and wellbeing of every woman and every child – in humanitarian and
fragile settings. Link
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Assessing scale-up of mHealth innovations based on intervention complexity: two case studies of child health
programs in Malawi and Zambia. [Abstract] includes nutrition surveillance. J of Health Link
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BMC Nutrition: the voice of nutrition within the BMC series. BMC Nutrition Link
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Capacity for scaling up nutrition: a focus on pre-service training in West Africa and a Ghanaian case study.
[Abstract] Proceedings of the Nutrition Society Link
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Conceptualizing drivers of policy change in agriculture, nutrition, and food security. The kaleidoscope model.
IFPRI, Michigan State Univ, Pretoria Univ Link
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Effects on mortality of a nutritional intervention for malnourished HIV-infected adults referred for antiretroviral
therapy: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Medicine Link
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Emerging issues and controversial issues briefs on global health topics. Global Health Minders Link
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Greater investment in water, sanitation and hygiene is key to the fight against undernutrition. Briefing paper. ACF Int Link
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Growth is dead, long live growth! Why we need to pay urgent attention to the quality of economic growth. Book
AFD, JICA, IDS Includes Does the quality of income growth affect child nutrition status? Link
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Kangaroo mother care to reduce morbidity and mortality in low birthweight infants (Review). The Cochrane
Collaboration Link
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Nutritionally-induced catch-up growth. Nutrients Link
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Premature abandonment of global vitamin A supplementation programmes is not prudent! Int J of Epidem Link
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Saving brains: literature review of reproductive, neonatal, child and maternal health and nutrition interventions to
mitigate basic risk factors to promote child development. Population Studies Center Link
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Strengthening health systems for resilience. IDS Practice Paper in Brief Link
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World Health Organization. Comprehensive implementation plan on maternal, infant, and young child nutrition.
[Extract] Advances in Nutrition: An Int Review J Link
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[EBOLA]
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Prise en charge nutritionnelle des enfants et des adultes atteints de maladie à virus Ebola dans les centres
de traitement. Lignes directrices provisoires. OMS Lien Previously released in English: Nutritional care of
children and adults with Ebola virus disease in treatment centres. Interim guideline. WHO/UNICEF/WFP Link
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L’alimentation du nourrisson dans le contexte du virus Ebola – Mise à jour. UNICEF/OMS/CDC/ENN Lien
Previously released in English : Infant feeding in the context of the Ebola outbreak – updated guidance
UNICEF/WHO/IFE Core Group Link
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Lactating mothers infected with ebola virus: EBOV RT-PCR of blood only may be insufficient. Eurosurveillance Link
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Impact of the West African Ebola Virus disease outbreak on food security. JRC Science and Policy Reports Link
[GUT MICROBIOME]
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Growth promotion and gut microbiota: insights from antibiotic use. Environmental Microbiology Link
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Nutrition and the microbiome 2015. Pediatric Research [closed access] Link
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Pediatric small intestine bacterial overgrowth in low-income countries. Science Direct [Abstract] Link Link2
[MDGs]
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Millennium Development Goals progress report Arch Dis Child 2015 Link includes
Child malnutrition and the Millennium Development Goals: much haste but less speed? Link
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The post-2015 agenda: staying the course in maternal and child survival. Archives of Disease in Childhood Link
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Why focus on nutrition in the final year of the Millennium Development Goals? The Lancet Global Health Blog Link
Country-specific resources related to undernutrition
Ressources spécifiques aux pays liées à la sous-nutrition
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Iron status in malnourished children: a cross sectional study. [Bangladesh] Chattagram Maa-O-Shishu Hospital
Medical College J Link
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Nutrition Background Paper to inform the preparation of the 7th Five Year Plan. [Bangladesh] UN Reach Link
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The other Asian enigma: explaining the rapid reduction of undernutrition in Bangladesh. Science Direct Link
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Determinants of the exclusive breastfeeding abandonment: psychosocial factors. [Brazil] Revista de Saúde
Pública Link
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Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of the Preventing Malnutrition in Children under 2 Approach. [Burundi,
Guatemala] FANTA III Link
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Comparison of the China growth charts with the WHO growth standards in assessing malnutrition of children. BMJ
Open Link
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The relationship between Plasmodium infection, anaemia and nutritional status in asymptomatic children aged
under five years living in stable transmission zones in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Malaria J Link
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Context for food-based approaches for improved feeding of infants and children in Ethiopia [Abstract] Food &
Nutrition Bulletin Link
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Determinants of underweight, stunting and wasting among schoolchildren. [Ethiopia] BMC Public Health Link
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Prevalence of malnutrition and Its associated factors among adult people living with HIV/AIDS receiving antiretroviral therapy at Butajira Hospital, Southern Ethiopia. BMC Nutrition Link
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Prevalence of undernutrition and associated factors among children aged between six to fifty nine months in Bule
Hora district, South Ethiopia. BMC Public Health Link
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Urban-rural differentials in child undernutrition in Ethiopia. Academic Journals Link
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Ready-to-use supplementary food increases fat mass and BMI in Haitian school-aged children. The J of Nutr Link
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Relationship between intra-household food distribution and coexistence of dual forms of malnutrition. [Indonesia]
Nutrition Research and Practice Link
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Intrahousehold allocation, household headship and nutrition of under-fives: a study of western Kenya. AJFAND Link
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Dietary patterns and maternal anthropometry in HIV-infected, pregnant Malawian women. Nutrients Link
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Prevalence of malnutrition in hospital children in federal teaching hospital Abakaliki, Ebonyi state south eastern
Nigeria. African Journals Online Link
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The effects of household food practices and diseases prevalence on nutritional status of under-five children in
Ruhango District, Rwanda. AJFAND Link
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Dehydration and malnutrition as two independent risk factors of death in a Senegalese pediatric hospital.
European PubMed Central Link
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Nutritional status and associated feeding practices among children aged 6-24 months in a selected community in
Sri Lanka: a cross sectional study. European J of Preventive Medicine Link
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Ethnicity and child health in northern Tanzania: Maasai pastoralists are disadvantaged compared to neighbouring
ethnic groups. PLOS One Link
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A cohort study of morbidity, mortality and health seeking behavior following rural health center visits by children
under 12 in Southwestern Uganda. PLOS One Link
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Impact of lipid-based nutrient supplementation (LNS) on children's diet adequacy in Western Uganda. Maternal &
Child Nutrition Link
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Prevalence of intestinal parasites, and its association with severe acute malnutrition related diarrhoea. [Uganda]
J of Biology, Agriculture and Healthcare Link
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Integrating nutrition into health services in Vietnam: a report on FANTA activities from 2008 to 2014. FANTA Link
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Infants and young children feeding practices and nutritional status in two districts of Zambia. Int Breastfeeding J Link
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Factors contributing to malnutrition among HIV positive children aged between 6 and 60 months. [Zimbabwe]
J of Nursing and Health Science Link
Special section on India
Section spéciale sur l’Inde
Many new and useful documents have come out these two months from India so we have grouped them together.
Some are India specific and some have much wider relevance and will be of interest to everyone.
Plusieurs documents proviennent ce mois-ci d’Inde, nous les avons rassemblés indépendamment. Certains d’entre
eux ont un intérêt spécifique pour l’Inde et d’autres un rayonnement plus large.
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A study of predictors of SAM in children of NRC of GUNTAR Medical College. [India] J of Evol of Med and Dent Sci Link
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Anthropometric profile of children attending Anganwadi Centers under integrated child development services
(ICDS) scheme in Doiwala Block. [India] Indian J of Community Health Link
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Clinical profile of severe acute malnutrition in Western Rajasthan: a prospective observational study from India.
J Pediatr Neonatal Care Link
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Community-based management of severe acute malnutrition in India: new evidence from Bihar. Am J Clin Nutr Link
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Composite index of anthropometric failure and its important correlates: a study among under-5 children in a slum
of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Intl J of Med Sci Pub Health Link
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Demographic and socio-economic correlates of acute under-nutrition in the pre-school children of Allahabad,
North India. IJCRR Link
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Effect of severity of malnutrition on pneumonia in children aged 2m-5y at a Tertiary Care Center in Khammam,
Andhra Pradesh: a clinical study. [India] Scholars J of Applied Medical Sciences Link
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Epidemiological and clinical profile of hospitalized children with moderate and severe acute malnutrition in South
India. Indian J of Pediatrics Link
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Growth patterns of HIV infected Indian children in response to ART: a clinic based cohort study. The Indian J of
Paedi Link
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“Magic potion” to tackle India’s silent crisis: severe acute malnutrition in children. Pediatrics [Abstract] Link
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Malnutrition among under-five children in India and strategies for control. [Abstract] Jof Natural Science,Biology
and Medicine Link
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Micronutrient supplementation, dietary intervention and resulting body weight gain of severe acute malnourished
children – a pilot project study of OJUS Medical Institute with existing ICDS project in Nasik District, Maharashtra.
[India] [Abstract] Indian J of Community Health Link
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Nutritional status in multi-drug resistance-pulmonary tuberculosis patients. [India] Indian J of Comm Health Link
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Scurvy: a common co-morbid condition in severe acute malnutrition. [India] The Indian J of Pediatrics
[Abstract] Link
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The intersection of gender, caste and class inequalities in child nutrition in rural India. [Abstract] Asian Population
Studies Link
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