Resources
Wasting and stunting—similarities and differences: Policy and programmatic implications
Abstract Wasting and stunting are often presented as two separate forms of malnutrition requiring different interventions for preventi...
Use of Mid-Upper Arm Circumference by Novel Community Platforms to Detect, Diagnose, and Treat Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children: A Systematic Review
Abstract Background: A stubborn persistence of child severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and continued gaps in program coverage have made ...
Training Guide for Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM), 2018 Version
The CMAM training guide is available here. It is designed for health care managers and providers who manage, supervise, and implement s...
The Current State of Evidence and Thinking on Wasting Prevention
A synthesis of published, grey literature and stakeholder opinion on what works to prevent wasting produced by the ENN, through the MQS...
Severe malnutrition in infants aged <6 months—Outcomes and risk factors in Bangladesh: A prospective cohort study
Abstract Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) affects ~4 million infants under 6 months (u6m) worldwide, but evidence underpinning their ca...
Research prioritisation exercise for improving wasting prevention: Project summary
ENN is embarking on a Research Prioritisation (RP) exercise, for the UK Department for International Development (DFID) through the MQS...
Making Connections: Joint meeting of WaSt Technical Interest Group and MAMI Special Interest Group
A joint meeting of WaSt Technical Interest Group and MAMI special Interest Group was held on 16th January 2018. The aim of the meeting ...
Letter of concern: WHO Guideline for management of overweight and obesity in childhood
The attached is the text to a letter sent to officials and program officers at the World Health Organization (WHO) in February 2018, i...
Innovations in Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM)
The implementation of community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) as the standard model of care for children with acute mal...
Children who are both wasted and stunted are also underweight and have a high risk of death: a descriptive epidemiology of multiple anthropometric deficits using data from 51 countries
Abstract Background: Wasting and stunting are common. They are implicated in the deaths of almost two million children each year and a...