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  How to conduct a rapid nutrition situation assessment: a guide for health districts and sub-districts in South Africa

  Health Systems Trust, South Africa, 2000

  Produced by the Health Systems Trust, South Africa, this paper provides guidance on performing a nutrition situation assessment (NSA) as an important first step in implementing a national Integrated Nutrition Programme (INP). The INP approach is comprehensive, addressing the socio-economic, environmental, educational and health-related causes of undernutrition.
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  Conclusions of an informal meeting on infant and young child feeding organized by the World Health Organization, Geneva, March 8–10, 2004

  United Nations University, 2004

  This paper, published in Food and Nutrition Bulletin, describes the conclusions of a meeting convened by the World Health Organization (WHO), to identify guiding principles for feeding nonbreastfed children after six months of age.
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  A leadership strategy for reducing hunger and malnutrition in Africa: the agriculture-nutrition advantage

  International Center for Research on Women, USA, 2005

  This paper reviews the aspects and outcomes of the Agriculture- Nutrition Advantage project implemented in Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda, and the United States.
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  Hunger in Africa: the link between unhealthy people and unhealthy soils

  The Lancet, 2005

  This brief discusses the issues around soil and agricultural productivity in Africa.The paper argues against genetically modified crop varieties, emphasising that the key entry point for African food production is the replenishment of soil fertility, coupled with improved water management at the lowest possible cost.
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  Women’s nutrition throughout the life cycle and in the context of HIV and AIDS: training of trainers module

  LINKAGES Project, 2005

  Produced by the Linkages Project, this training module is intended to provide instructors with the basic theory to train health workers on women’s nutrition, with a focus on the complete life cycle.
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  Emergency Nutrition Network special supplement: community-based therapeutic care

  Emergency Nutrition Network, 2004

  This supplement, published by the Emergency Nutrition Network, focuses on community-based therapeutic care (CTC) programmes for the treatment of acute malnutrition. It presents field experiences and case studies from Ethiopia, Malawi, North Darfur in North Sudan, and South Sudan, covering management, technical, and cultural issues.
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  Guiding principles for complementary feeding of the breastfed child

  Pan American Health Organization, 2002

  This document, published by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), provides guidelines for complementary feeding of breastfed children from 6 to 24 months of age.
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  Essential health sector actions to improve maternal nutrition in Africa

  LINKAGES Project, 2001

  This paper, published by the Linkages Project and the Regional Centre for Quality of Health Care at Makerere University, examines the prevalence, causes, and consequences of maternal malnutrition in Africa, and asks what health sector action is needed. It finds that pregnant women in industrialised countries gain on average twice as much weight as their counterparts in Africa.
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  Successful micronutrient programs

  United Nations University, 2004

  Published by the United Nations University, this special issue of the Food and Nutrition Bulletin reports on a study of successful micronutrient programmes in eleven countries across South and South-East Asia, with additional participation from South Africa. Findings reveal a dramatic decrease in iodine deficiency, largely due to iodising of the world’s salt supply.
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  Management of severe malnutrition: a manual for physicians and other senior health workers

  World Health Organization, 1999

  This manual from the World Health Organization provides guidelines for the treatment and management of severe malnutrition, intended for use by healthcare staff at both central and district level, including physicians, nurses, midwives and auxiliaries.

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