November 2003

Issue 20 / English

Editorials

Issue 20 Editorial (page 1)

Field Articles

Lessons From a Microfinance Pilot Project in Rwanda (page 2)
Border Closures and Nutrition in Gaza (page 17)
Targeted Food Distribution to Women and Children in Northern Afghanistan (page 21)
Suspected Thiamine Deficiency in Angola (page 25)

Evaluations

Evaluation of MSF Holland mission in Afghanistan (page 19)

Research

Comparison of the Efficacy of a Solid Ready-to-Use Food and a Liquid, Milk- Based Diet in Treating Severe Malnutrition (page 4)
Infant Formula Distribution in Northern Iraq (page 5)
What Triggers Humanitarian Intervention? (page 6)
Destitution in Ethiopia’s Northeastern Highlands (page 7)
Famine Avoided Despite Drought and ‘Zud’ in Mongolia (page 8)
Government versus NGO efficiency, Bangladesh (page 9)
Women’s Contributions to Reducing Micronutrient Deficiencies (page 9)
Hidden Famine in Madagascar (page 10)
Implementation of WHO Guidelines on the Management of Severe Malnutrition in South Africa and Ghana (page 11)

Postscripts

Malnutrition on Political Grounds (page 19)

Agency Profiles

Terre des hommes (page 24)

News & Views

Antiretroviral Therapy and Nutrition (page 12)
JustWrite (page 12)
VitaGoat (page 12)
Local Production of Plumpy’Nut (page 13)
Training Course on Ageing in Africa (page 13)
Facing up to the storm (page 14)
HIV-Positive Mothers in Uganda Return to Breastfeeding (page 14)
INASP Health Directory 2003/2004 (page 14)
New FAO/WHO Manual on Living Well with HIV/AIDS (page 14)
Caring for Severely Malnourished Children: Book Review (page 15)
Debate on the Management of Severe Malnutrition (page 15)
Debate on the Management of Severe Malnutrition : A Response (page 16)

Letters

Letter on background to 1999 WHO guidelines on malnutrition, by Mike Golden (page 17)

People in Aid

People in Aid (issue 20) (page 28)

Cartoons

Pandamonium (issue 20) (page 29)