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CMAM Forum Resource Update: January 2014
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Announced meetings
Réunions annoncées
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World Health Assembly 2014. WHO (19-24 May, Geneva, Switzerland) Link
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International Symposium on Understanding Moderate Malnutrition in Children for Effective
Interventions. IAEA (27-29 May 2014; Vienna, Austria) Link Flier
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Micronutrient Forum Global Conference (2-6 June 2014, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) Link
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III World Congress of Public Health Nutrition (7-12 Nov 2014, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain) Link
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2nd International Congress Hidden Hunger (3-6 March 2015, Stuttgart, Germany) Flier
Documentation of meetings held
Documentation relative aux réunions tenues
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Implementing and scaling up CMAM in South East Asia. Conference report. (12-15 Dec, Bangkok, Thailand)
Coverage Monitoring Network Link
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Maternal nutrition in emergencies. Summary of the state of play, key gaps and recommendations. Background
technical paper and report of the round table. (12 Nov, Brussels, Belgium) ENN, ECHO, Inspire Consortium Link
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Severe acute malnutrition in children - challenges and enigmas report (9-13 Sept, Copenhagen, Denmark).
University of Copenhagen Link Reading list with abstracts Link
Announcements
Annonces
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Collaborating on CMAM m-health: terms of reference. WVI Link
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Introducing the new Sphere handbook eBook edition. Sphere Project Link
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ERRATUM - Correction to metronidazole dose: SAM and Infection technical brief:
The second paragraph on page 8 should specify “a reduced dose of a total of 12mg/kg/day (compared to a total of
22.5mg/kg/day).” The current version has been revised. Link
ERRATUM - Correction apportée au dosage du métronidazole: Dossier technique sur la MAS et l'infection
Le dernier paragraphe de la page 8 a été modifié comme suit :« une dose totale réduite de 12 mg/kg/jour (contre
un total de 22,5 mg/kg/jour) ». La version actuelle a été révisée. Lien
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Malnutrition e-learning course promotion video. University of Southampton Link
Specific resources on acute malnutrition
Ressources spécifiques sur la malnutrition aiguë
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Accès pour tous. Volume 1: Le traitement communautaire de la malnutrition aiguë sévère (MAS) mis à l'échelle
est-il capable de répondre aux besoins mondiaux? CMN Lien English version uploaded previously: Access for
all. Volume 1: Is community-based management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) at scale capable of meeting
needs? CMN Link
Accès pour tous. Volume 2: Quels sont les facteurs qui influencent l'accès au traitement communautaire de la
malnutrition aiguë sévère? CMN Lien English version uploaded previously: What factors influence access to
community-based treatment of severe acute malnutrition? CMN Link
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Aetiology and management of malnutrition in HIV-positive children. Arch Dis Child Link
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Can prebiotics and probiotics improve therapeutic outcomes for undernourished individuals? Gut Microbes Link
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Developing a sustainable nutrition research agenda in Sub-Saharan Africa - findings from the SUNRAY project.
PLoS Medicine Link
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Health systems strengthening. From diagnosis to programming: a step by step approach. ACF Int Link Tool box Link
Renforcement du système de santé. Du diagnostic à la programmation - une approche étape par étape. ACF
Int Lien Boite à outils. Lien
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Meeting peaks in demand for nutrition services through government health systems: A description of Concern
Kenya’s surge model for community-based management of acute malnutrition. Concern Worldwide Link
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Review of community management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) in Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan. Valid Int Link
Country-specific resources on malnutrition
Ressources spécifiques aux pays sur la malnutrition
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Maternal and childhood undernutrition in Bangladesh: keeping the issue on the agenda. Ibrahim Med Coll J Link
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Association of maternal and child nutritional status in Brazil: a population based cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE Link
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Nutritional status and CD4 cell counts in patients with HIV/AIDS receiving antiretroviral therapy. [Brazil] Rev Soc
Bras Med Trop Link
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Summative evaluation of a malnutrition program for children in the Dominican Republic. Universal J of Public Health Link
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Knowledge, perception and practice of mothers/caretakers and family’s regarding child nutrition (under 5 years of
age) in Nekemte Town, Ethiopia. STAR J Link
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Challenges to the programmatic implementation of ready to use infant formula in the post-earthquake response,
Haiti, 2010: A program review. PLOS One Link
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Spatial analysis of undernutrition of children in Léogâne Commune, Haiti. FNB Link
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Management of children with severe acute malnutrition: experience of nutrition rehabilitation centers in Uttar
Pradesh, India. Indian Pediatrics Link
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Nutrition rehabilitation centers and locally prepared therapeutic food in the management of severe acute
malnutrition: pediatrician’s perspective. [India] Indian Pediatrics Link
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Epidemiology of malnutrition among under five children in rural area in Karnataka, India. Int J of Recent Trends in
Science and Technology Link
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Study of nutritional status among under five children attending out patient department at a primary care rural
hospital, Bareilly (UP). [India] Scholars J of Applied Medical Sciences (SJAMS) Link
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Fetal growth restriction in pregnancy: the significance of maternal body mass index, nutritional status, anemia, and
ultrasonography screening (India). Int J of Reproductive Medicine Link
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Factors associated with malnutrition among tribal children in India: a non-parametric approach. J of Trop
Pediatrics [abstract] Link
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Child undernutrition in Kenya: trend analyses from 1993 to 2008-09. BMC Pediatrics Link
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Barriers to CMAM Services in Central Pokot, Kenya. PRA assessment with users. CMN Link
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Prevalence of malnutrition and its correlates in older adults living in long stay institutions situated in Beirut,
Lebanon. J of Research in Health Sciences Link
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Economic and health determinants of child nutritional status in the Malawian district of Salima. [Malawi] abstract
Eur J of Dev Res Link
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Diagnostic and prognostic value of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein in malnourished children. [Niger]
Pediatrics Link
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Body mass index changes during highly active antiretroviral therapy in Nigeria. EMHJ Link
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Appraisal of nursing mothers’ knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding in Yobe State, Nigeria. J of
Biology, Agriculture and Healthcare Link
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Nutritional status of hospitalized children with nutritional anaemia: a cross sectional study. [Pakistan] Ann Pak Inst
Med Sci Link
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Got milk? The impact of Heifer International’s livestock donation programs in Rwanda on nutritional outcomes.
Food Policy [abstract] Link
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The power of nutrition impact and positive practice (NIPP) circles. [South Sudan] South Sudan Medical J Link
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Effect of high active antiretroviral therapy and multi-vitamin minerals supplement on the nutritional status and
growth pattern of HIV infected children [Tanzania] p24 LISHE Tanzania Food and Nutrition J Link
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Contribution of care, hygiene and sanitation to maternal and child nutrition status in Kilosa district. [Tanzania]
LISHE Tanzania Food and Nutrition J p63 Link
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Sensory acceptability of sorghum peanut blend (SPB) and corn soy blend plus (CSB+) by young children with
moderate acute malnutrition in Karamoja, Uganda. J of Food Research Link
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Wasting among Uganda men with pulmonary tuberculosis is associated with linear regain in lean tissue mass
during and after treatment in contrast to women with wasting who regain fat tissue mass: prospective cohort study.
BMC Infectious Diseases Link
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Acceptability of two ready-to-use-therapeutic foods among HIV-positive patients in Vietnam. FANTA Link
General resources on health and nutrition
Ressources générales sur la santé et la nutrition
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Analysis of body composition: a critical review of the use of bioelectrical impedance analysis. Int J of Clin Nut Link
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Challenges in infant and young child nutrition in the context of HIV. AIDS Link
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Confronting crisis: transforming lives through improved resilience. Concern Worldwide’s learning from the Sahel
and the Horn of Africa. Concern Worldwide Link
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Every child's potential: integrating nutrition and early childhood development interventions. Annals of the New
York Academy of Sciences Link
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Evolution of the Child Health Day strategy for the integrated delivery of child health and nutrition services. FNB Link
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Gender-age marker toolkit. ECHO Link
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“Good enough to eat" index. Where in the world are the best and worst places to eat. OXFAM Media Briefing Link
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Health Organization infant and young child feeding indicators and their associations with child anthropometry: a
synthesis of recent findings. Maternal and Child Health Link
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Integrated care as a means to improve primary care delivery for adults and adolescents in the developing world: a
critical analysis of integrated management of adolescent and adult illness (IMAI). BMC Medicine Link
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Introducing solid foods to infants in the Asia Pacific Region. Nutrients [abstract] Link
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Livestock production, animal source food intake, and young child growth: the role of gender for ensuring nutrition
impacts. Social Science & Medicine [abstract] Link
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Maternal micronutrients, omega-3 fatty acids and placental PPARγ expression. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and
Metabolism [abstract] Link
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Malnutrition and catch-up growth during childhood and puberty. In “Nutrition and Growth” Karger publishers Link
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Nutrition assessment, counseling, and support (NACS): a user's guide. FANTA-III Link
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Nutrition of adolescent girls in low- and middle-income countries. Sight and Life p26 Link
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Professionalizing health logistics in Burkina Faso: challenges, implementation and sustainability. Public Health
Research Link
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Region-wide assessment of the capacity for human nutrition training in West Africa: current situation, challenges,
and way forward. Global Health Action Link
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Routine vitamin A supplementation for the prevention of blindness due to measles infection in children. The
Cochrane Library Link
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Scaling up scaling down: overcoming malnutrition in developing countries. BOOK. Thomas J Marchione Link
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Seasonality: the missing piece of the undernutrition puzzle? ACF Link
Saisonnalité : la pièce manquante du puzzle de la sous-nutrition ? ACF Lien
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Strengthening health-system emergency preparedness: toolkit for assessing health system capacity for crisis
management. WHO Link
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The potential use of chickpeas in development of infant follow-on formula. Nutrition Link
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The state of the world’s children 2014 in numbers. Every child counts. Revealing disparities, advancing childrens’
rights. UNICEF Link
La situation des enfants dans le monde 2014 en chiffres. Chaque enfant compte. Dévoiler les disparitiés,
promouvoir les droits de l’enfant. UNICEF Lien
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Towards sustainable nutrition for all. Tackling the double burden of malnutrition in Africa. Sight and Life Link
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UNICEF–CDC global assessment of home fortification interventions 2011: Current status, new directions, and
implications for policy and programmatic guidance. FNB Link
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WHO guidelines on fluid resuscitation in children: missing the FEAST data. BMJ Link WHO response. BMJ Link
Rapid response Link WHO guidelines on fluid resuscitation in children with shock [Duke and Mason] Lancet Link
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