Issue 13: August 2001

  • Scurvy outbreak in Afghanistan
  • The dangers of rapid assessment – Darfur
  • The coping strategies index
  • Cash for work in Uganda

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Field Articles
Strengthening analysis of the nutrition situation through linking food security and nutrition information: Pitfalls and potentials
Scurvy outbreak and erosion of livelihoods masked by low wasting levels in drought affected Northern Afghanistan
The dangers of rapid assessment
A food-based strategy to improve nutrition in emergencies

Research
Food security early warning systems in the greater horn of Africa
Cash transfers in emergencies: a review of recent experiences
The Coping Strategies Index: monitoring food security status in emergencies
HIV and nutrition: recommendations for nutritional care and support
Management of shigellosis in undernourished children
Linkages between HIV/AIDS and food insecurity
Nutritional surveys in Iraq: a call for improved quality
Emergency relief workers: what skills do you need to be effective?

News & Information
Emergencies in developed countries: are aid organisations ready to adapt?
Infant feeding in emergencies: new resources
WFP committed to improving quality of food needs assessments
WFP pilot study on community level fortification mills
Food security: minimum standards to be included into Sphere
Assessment of adult malnutrition
Global crisis - global action: an international effort to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS
Epicentre: consultancy register being updated
Nutritionist wanted
Nutritionists, food specialists, food logisticians
ACC/SCN working group on nutrition in emergencies

Letters

Agency Profile
HelpAge International

Embracing cultures

Evaluations
A cash for work programme in Uganda
Universal appreciation for women's involvement in food aid

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