Technical briefs on MAM
- Management of MAM: current knowledge and practice (Annan RA, Webb P, Brown R)
This focuses on current principles and approaches to MAM management, highlighting key constraints, gaps in knowledge and areas still lacking consensus. - Preventing MAM through nutrition-specific interventions (Jimenez M, Stone-Jimenez M)
This reviews current practice and evidence on nutrition-specific preventive approaches to MAM. - Preventing MAM through nutrition-sensitive interventions (Mucha N)
This examines current evidence, knowledge and practice relating to the prevention of MAM through nutrition-sensitive interventions in various sectors. - Standards of evidence for research on ‘what works’ in the management of MAM (Webb P)
This presents an overview of classic systematic reviews and statistical meta-analyses which form the backbone of scientific assessments of the quality of evidence around public health interventions. It explains how these approaches contribute to current knowledge on the effectiveness of MAM interventions.
All are available in English and French and can be accessed at www.cmamform.org
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Technical briefs on MAM. Field Exchange 49, March 2015. p59. www.ennonline.net/fex/49/mam
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