Sheila Isanaka, BA, Eduardo Villamor, MD, DrPHa, Susan Shepherd, MDc and Rebecca F. Grais, PhD, The World Health Organization standards with the z-score criterion might become a useful tool for the early detection of acute malnutrition in children, although additional research on the resource implications of this transition is required OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study […]
Thandi Puoane, Katie Cuming, David Sanders, and Ann Ashworth Despite training and support aimed at implementing the WHO case-management guidelines for SAM, some hospitals reduced their case-fatality rates by at least half, whereas others did not. Pouane and colleagues found that staff in the successful hospitals were more attentive and assiduous than staff in the […]
Mark J Manary, Heidi L. Sandige A review of how best to manage cases of acute childhood malnutrition in light of recent changes in standard recommendations have been published. The standard protocol for managing SAM is the WHO 10 steps to managing SAM. Treatment of acute malnutrition takes into consideration the severity (that is, whether […]
A study carried out in Niger showed that children who received energy-dense fortified ready to use food had a 58% lower chance of suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition. Click this link for a news report on this study.
Bahwere P, Piwoz E, Joshua MC, Sadler K, Grobler-Tanner CH, Guerrero S, Collins S. In Malawi and other high HIV prevalence countries, studies suggest that more than 30% of all severely malnourished children admitted to inpatient nutrition rehabilitation units are HIV-infected BACKGROUND: In Malawi and other high HIV prevalence countries, studies suggest that more than 30% […]
Bachou H, Tumwine JK, Mwadime RK, Ahmed T, Tylleskar T. Management according to the WHO protocol for severe malnutrition can reduce the need for blood and IV infusions AIM: To test whether standardising the use of blood transfusions and intravenous (IV) infusions could reduce fatality in severely malnourished children admitted to Mulago Hospital, Kampala. METHODS: […]
Philip Bejon, Shebe Mohammed, Isaiah Mwangi, Sarah H Atkinson, Faith Osier, Norbert Peshu, Charles R Newton, Kathryn Maitland, and James A Berkley Data among children from Kenya have shown that malnutrition is a common predisposing factor to death from malaria, Lower Respiratory Tract Infections, diarrhoeal deseases and gastroenteritis and interventions that reduce malnutrition will reduce […]
Carlos Bernal, Claudia Vela´squez, Gloria Alcaraz, and Jorge Botero By implementing the WHO guidelines, low mortality rates were achieved in children with severe acute malnutrition in class I hospitals Objective: To evaluate the implementation of theWorld Health Organization guidelines for the treatment of children with severe acute malnutrition in a class I hospital. Paitents and Methods: Descriptive […]
Intensive medical treatment of SAM can substantially reduce case mortality from the 30% to the 4% range. However, community based management using fortified ready-to-use foods for all but the most severe cases offers a better overall public health solution The 297 issue of Clinical Nutrition Updates presented findings from three studies on “Implementing the WHO […]
Susan Thurstans , Marko Kerac , Kenneth Maleta , Theresa Banda and Anne Nesbitt Severe malnutrition in childhood associated with HIV infection presents a serious humanitarian and public health challenge in Southern Africa. Background Severe malnutrition in childhood associated with HIV infection presents a serious humanitarian and public health challenge in Southern Africa. The aim of […]