The International Paediatrics Association has announced the 26th Congress of Paediatrics 2010 to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 4-9 August 2010. Call for Abstracts The abstract submission for IPA 2010 is now open. Participants wishing to propose papers for oral or poster presentations are invited to submit their abstracts via the congress website. […]
This new book by Burgess, Bijlsma and Ismael is intended for health and other development professionals who work at community and district level, as well as teachers and students of nutrition. The book covers nutrients and foods, feeding the family and the causes, diagnosis and control of malnutrition through the life cycle. It deals with […]
Isabelle Defourny, Andrea Minetti, Ge´za Harczi, Ste´phane Doyon, Susan Shepherd, Milton Tectonidis, Jean-Herve´ Bradol, Michael Golden This study demonstrated the potential for distribution of fortified spreads to reduce the incidence of severe wasting in large population of children 6–36 months of age in a District of the Maradi Region, Niger. This study evaluated a large-scale […]
“India has asked UNICEF to stop distributing millions of dollars worth of nutrition aid to children, saying it had been done without permission and at the expense of local food to fight hunger,” Reuters reports. Since August 2008, UNICEF has invested about $2.4 million importing “a high energy relief treatment known as ‘Ready to Use […]
Nutrition in Emergencies is an intensive five day course designed to introduce participants to the latest knowledge and best practice in the sector. The aim of the course is to give participants an overview of nutrition in humanitarian emergencies, including the types of malnutrition, both direct and underlying causes of malnutrition, how malnutrition is measured, […]
The current issue (issue 141) of HIV and AIDS Treatment in Practice (HATiP) publication discusses Nutrition in ART programmes A palliative care perspective on nutritional support Food and nutrition at the 2009 HIV Implementers’ Meeting Nutrition in ART programmes would be of interest to IMTF website visitors as it presents among other topics “Interventions for […]
Kerac M, Bunn J, Seal A, Thindwa M, Tomkins A, Sadler K, Bahwere P, Collins S. In Malawi, Synbiotic2000 Forte did not improve severe acute malnutrition outcomes. The aim of this study was to assess the clinical and nutritional efficacy of a probiotic and prebiotic functional food for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition in […]
This study by Lapidus and colleagues showed that among children being treated for malnutrition in Niger, Weight-for-Height indicators calculated using WHO standards were more accurate for predicting mortality risk than those calculated using the NCHS reference. The findings are of great significance because it means that more children at risk of dying can be identified […]
UMESH KAPIL This editorial discusses the issues surrounding Home-based management of Severe Acute Malnutrition with Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food. It also outlines advantages of Home-Based against hospital-based management of SAM. Professor Kapil explains that presently, there is indigenously made RUTF which meets the requisite criteria viz., caloric dense, high in proteins, vitamins and minerals; simple to […]
In India, 48% of children under five years of age are stunted and 43% are underweight: almost 8 million children suffer from Severe Acute Malnutrition. Dr Prasad and colleagues are of the view that “the current thinking – that a centrally produced and processed Ready to use Therapeutic Foods should supplant the locally prepared indigenous […]