Issue 39 / English
Editorials
- From the Editor (page 1)
Field Articles
- The Haiti Earthquake - Country and Global level Cluster Coordination Experiences and Lessons Learnt (page 1)
- Trials and tribulations of local RUTF producer in Haiti (page 9)
- Study on hygiene practices and market chain of milk and milk products in Somalia (page 23)
- How to assess and respond to Iraqi refugee needs in Syria (page 25)
- Integration of CMAM into routine health services in Nepal (page 32)
- Interpreting results of field surveys using probability calculators (page 37)
- Suggested New Design Framework for CMAM Programming (page 41)
- CMAM in Cambodia – indicators of acute malnutrition for screening (page 46)
Evaluations
Research
- Patterns of mortality rates in Darfur (page 11)
- Acceptability trial of a novel RUTF based on soy, lentils and rice (page 12)
- ALNAP review of humanitarian system (page 13)
- Child stunting in Brazil (page 15)
- Impact of conditional cash transfers in Mexico (page 15)
- ACF review of humanitarian reform (page 16)
- Simulation model to estimate micronutrient levels in fortified blended foods (page 17)
- Validation of the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale in rural Tanzania (page 17)
- Quantitative and qualitative analysis of CTC programme coverage (page 18)
- The MAMI Project – Key findings and recommendations (page 19)
- Analysis of looting in the Somali war (page 21)
- Evaluation of accelerated Child Survival and Development programme in West Africa (page 22)
- Public financing of health in developing countries (page 22)
Postscripts
Agency Profiles
- Valid Nutrition (page 45)
News & Views
- Humanitarian Studies Conference (page 28)
- Humanitarian Sudies at Tufts University (page 28)
- Nutrition in Emergencies: New Regional Training Courses in Africa, Asia and the Middle East (page 28)
- Updated Nutriset ‘red scoop’ instructions for mixing F75 and F100 (page 28)
- New WHO guidelines on HIV and infant feeding (page 29)
- Trends in malnutrition prevalence and mortality (page 29)
- All in Diary – a practical resource for those working in emergencies (page 30)
- Analysis of benefits of livestock exports from the Horn of Africa (page 30)
- En-net update (page 30)
- Causes of chronic malnutrition: The cultural dimension (page 31)
People in Aid
- People in aid (page 49)
Cartoons
- Pandamonium (page 49)
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A key thematic focus of this issue of Field Exchange is Humanitarian Reform. There have been many reviews and evaluations concerning the level of progress made since the reform process was officially launched some five years ago. The detailed and systematic ‘state of the system’ review by ALNAP (see research section) found that the ‘formal’ international humanitarian system (United Nations (UN), international non-governmental organisations and Red Cross) has grown significantly in financial and human resource terms in recent years. Progress was found in areas such as sector coordination (since the advent of the Cluster Approach – see below), in the mechanisms that provide more reliable and predictable funding and in tools for assessment. Significant gaps in areas such as overall leadership for coordination (non-sectoral) at the country level, in accountability to those affected by emergencies and in investment in national capacity development were identified. In fact, the “top-down orientation of the [humanitarian] system” was found to risk undermining local capacities.