Resources
Informing the management of acute malnutrition in infants aged under 6 months (MAMI): risk factor analysis using nationally-representative demographic & health survey secondary data
Background Tackling malnutrition is a global health priority, helping children both survive and thrive. Acute malnutrition (wasting) i...
Anthropometry at birth and at age of routine vaccination to predict mortality in the first year of life: A birth cohort study in Burkina Faso
Abstract Background The World Health Organization currently defines severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in infants aged under 6 months of...
Treatment of severe acute malnutrition in infants aged <6 months in Niger
J Pediatr. 2013 Mar;162(3):515-521
The right ingredients: the need to invest in child nutrition
http://www.unicef.org.uk/Latest/Publications/The-right-ingredients-the-…
The global crisis of severe acute malnutrition in children
www.thelancet.com The Lancet. Vol 382. December 7, 2013
The Community infant and young child feeding package: UNICEF
A variety of materials for running and supporting this UNICEF training package on community IYCF counselling.
SENS Nutrition Survey Report - Kakuma Refugee Camo
This report summarises the results of a nutrition survey conducted from 15th - 21st November 2012, coordinated by UNHCR and UCL in coll...
Protecting and improving breastfeeding practices during a major emergency: lessons learnt from the baby tents in Haiti
Case Example: Bull World Health Organ. 2013 August 1; 91(8): 612-617. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3738309/