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Measuring the effectiveness of supplementary feeding programmes in emergencies
This Network Paper reports on a study to determine the efficacy and effectiveness of emergency SFPs, conducted in 2005/2006 by Save the...
Emergency food security interventions: Good Practice Review
A Good Practice Review on emergency food security interventions published by the Humanitarian Practice Network (HPN) at ODI. It pulls t...
Cognitive behaviour therapy-based intervention by community health workers for mothers with depression and their infants in rural Pakistan: a cluster-randomised controlled trial
Reference: The Lancet, 2008, 372(9642):902-909
A review of water and sanitation provision in refugee camps in association with selected health and nutrition indicators
A review of water and sanitation provision in refugee camps in association with selected health and nutrition indicators - the need for...
Weighing scales for young infants: A survey of relief workers
Field Exchange 29 December 2006, p.11 Survey of weighing scales used for young infants, by staff working in emergencies. This led to t...
Full breastfeeding and hospitalization as a result of infections in the first year of life
Refernence: Paricio Talayero JM, Lizan-Garcia M, Otero Puime A, Benlloch Muncharaz MJ et al. Pediatrics. 2006 Jul;118(1):e92-99 Abstra...
A review of methods to detect cases of severely malnourished children in the community for their admission into community-based therapeutic care programs
Abstract Background: The complexity and cost of measuring weight-for-height make it unsuitable for use by community-based volunteers. ...