Robert S Ackatia-Armah, Christine M McDonald, Seydou Doumbia, Juergen G Erhardt, Davidson H Hamer, and Kenneth H Brown This study found that RUSF was more effective in the management of Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM). The objective of the study was to compare the effects of 4 dietary supplements for the treatment of MAM. Twelve community […]

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A recent systematic review has concluded that the evidence underlying current antibiotic recommendations for uncomplicated SAM is weak. Susceptibility studies favour amoxicillin over cotrimoxazole. However, given that these antibiotics have side-effects, costs, and risks as well as benefits, their routine use needs urgent testing. With reliable monitoring, we believe that there is sufficient equipoise for […]

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Ingrid M le Roux, Karl le Roux, W Scott Comulada, Erin M Greco, Katherine A Desmond, Nokwanele Mbewu, and Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus A study has found that paraprofessional Mentor Mothers are an effective strategy for delivering home visiting programs by providing the knowledge and support necessary to change the behavior of families at risk. The […]

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A list of publications on acute malnutrition is available on the WHO website Use this link to access the list

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Koen F M Joosten, Henrike Zwart, Wim C Hop, and Jessie M Hulst A nationwide study has shown that 19% of children admitted to Dutch hospitals are malnourished at admission. This high prevalence underlines the need for routine screening and treatment of malnutrition in hospitalized children. This prospective observational study investigated the prevalence of malnutrition […]

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Gomila AA, De Grandis ES, Visconti GB, Montero SB, Bertero MI, Marietti G, Crespo D, Pico AN, Bianchi M, Gomila H A. The prevalences of malnutrition and anaemia are high among the children admitted to Hospital de Niños de la Santísima Trinidad. Córdoba The objective of the present study was to describe the nutritional status […]

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Casey Olives, Marcello Pagano, Megan Deitchler, Bethany L. Hedt, Kari Egge and Joseph J. Valadez Cluster sampling schemes offer both time efficient and statistically valid alternatives to the conventional methodology for assessment of acute malnutrition in emergency settings. The study “Cluster Designs to Assess the Prevalence of Acute Malnutrition by Lot Quality Assurance Sampling: A […]

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March 2009, Issue 35 of Field Exchange has been released by Emergency Nutrition Network. Among the Field articles, Research and News & Views presented in this issue were: The CTC advisory service: Supporting the Country-wide scale up of CTC in Malawi New method for assessing acute malnutrition in nomadic pastoralist populations Impact of WHO standards […]

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MM Hossain, MQ Hassan, MH Rahman, A KABIR, AH Hannan AND AKMF Rahman In Bangladesh, Treatment of severe malnutrition with locally adapted ICMH protocol using locally available foods is as efficacious as the WHO protocol. This study compared the effectiveness of locally adapted Institute of Child and Mother Health (ICMH) protocol with the WHO protocol […]

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Hossain MI, Dodd NS, Ahmed T, Miah GM, Jamil KM, Nahar B, Alam B, Mahmood CB. Journal of Health Popul Nutr. 2009 Feb;27(1):72-9 Experience in managing severe malnutrition in a government tertiary treatment facility in Bangladesh has demonstrated the potential of addressing severe acute malnutrition (with complications) effectively with minimum incremental expenditure in Bangladesh. One […]

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