Field Exchange issue 75

Discussing challenging issues, in challenging times

Feature articles on emerging and under recognised topics from the gut microbiome to tuberculosis as well as practical issues in nutrition programming, such as relapse, disability, diagnostics and survey methods. Plus more!

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en-net summary - April 2025

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Commentary: Reflecting on the current foreign aid climate

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A journey through Field Exchange: Marie McGrath’s reflections on over two decades of learning and impact

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Risk factors associated with severe acute malnutrition relapse in Sudan

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Six women dressed in simple PPE (face masks, doctors coats, gloves etc) sit on a floor siving, measuring up and filling plastic bags with a flour mixture.

Locally produced supplementary food and drivers of relapse in northeast Nigeria

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Digitalising Myanmar’s Nutrition Promotion Month

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A group of men and children sit and stand outside on a floor mat while looking on to one man who is taking notes. A MUAC tape can also be seen.

Community mass MUAC screening in emergency contexts: Lessons from Afghanistan

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Benefits of an integrated stunting prevention programme in Afghanistan

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A group of women with their children sit around a room listening to a man standing and talking. In the foreground there is an open suitcase with multiple files and a weighing scale

Thriving Together: Improved nutritional outcomes in children with disabilities in Zimbabwe

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Beyond catch-up growth: A wellbeing approach to assessing adolescent nutrition interventions

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Four women sit on the floor with their young children with four bowls of complementary food, a lit oillamp and a decorated coconut in front of them

Pathways to improve complementary feeding in Odisha, an Eastern State in India

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Shifting perspectives: Views of experts on changes most needed in global nutrition

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Opportunities to improve undernutrition and tuberculosis management in paediatric care

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Home made 'Dahi', a fermented milk product. Lots on a plate.

Gut-healthy diets: A promising pathway to enhancing child nutrition

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Using foot length measurement as a proxy for low birth weight in rural Pakistan

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The next 1000 days: The call for early investment in child health and development

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Pre-trial feasibility study on integration of care for vulnerable infants in Ethiopia

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Food environments and diet quality in traditional urban markets in Kenya

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Effect of heat stress in the first 1000 days of life on foetal and infant growth

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A commentary: Is it time to revisit antenatal supplements?

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A person in medical gloves is holding the arm of a young child, measuring the mid-upper arm circumference. The measurement is far into the red area.

Review of “non-response” to wasting treatment

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Boy getting his arm circumference measured

Mass azithromycin and child mortality prevention in Burkina Faso: A subgroup analysis

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Global policy guidance on care of vulnerable infants under six months and their mothers

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A little girl washes her hands under a tap

Can WASH factors and interventions prevent severe wasting relapse? A systematic review

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Appetite assessment in severe acute malnutrition management: A narrative review

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A close-up of an Ethiopian mother holding her baby

Optimising maternal and child nutrition using a simulation-based approach

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Monitoring the cost and affordability of a healthy diet within countries

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Report summaries

To achieve ‘zero hunger’ we need to address colonialism, racism, and climate change

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Woman and son in doorway to their house, rural Sudan

Rates and risk factors for relapse: A three-country prospective cohort study

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A family sitting eating outside of a tent in a refugee camp

Nutrition programming for school-age children and adolescents in humanitarian contexts

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A brief guide to updating national guidelines on child wasting

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Field Exchange issue 75

Discussing challenging issues, in challenging times

Index

Field Exchange 75 Editorial

Find out more

Editorials

en-net summary - April 2025

Commentary: Reflecting on the current foreign aid climate

A journey through Field Exchange: Marie McGrath’s reflections on over two decades of learning and impact

Original articles

Risk factors associated with severe acute malnutrition relapse in Sudan

Locally produced supplementary food and drivers of relapse in northeast Nigeria

Digitalising Myanmar’s Nutrition Promotion Month

Community mass MUAC screening in emergency contexts: Lessons from Afghanistan

Benefits of an integrated stunting prevention programme in Afghanistan

Thriving Together: Improved nutritional outcomes in children with disabilities in Zimbabwe

Beyond catch-up growth: A wellbeing approach to assessing adolescent nutrition interventions

Pathways to improve complementary feeding in Odisha, an Eastern State in India

News & Views

Shifting perspectives: Views of experts on changes most needed in global nutrition

Opportunities to improve undernutrition and tuberculosis management in paediatric care

Gut-healthy diets: A promising pathway to enhancing child nutrition

Research snapshots

Using foot length measurement as a proxy for low birth weight in rural Pakistan

The next 1000 days: The call for early investment in child health and development

Pre-trial feasibility study on integration of care for vulnerable infants in Ethiopia

Food environments and diet quality in traditional urban markets in Kenya

Effect of heat stress in the first 1000 days of life on foetal and infant growth

A commentary: Is it time to revisit antenatal supplements?

Review of “non-response” to wasting treatment

Mass azithromycin and child mortality prevention in Burkina Faso: A subgroup analysis

Global policy guidance on care of vulnerable infants under six months and their mothers

Can WASH factors and interventions prevent severe wasting relapse? A systematic review

Appetite assessment in severe acute malnutrition management: A narrative review

Optimising maternal and child nutrition using a simulation-based approach

Monitoring the cost and affordability of a healthy diet within countries

Report summaries

To achieve ‘zero hunger’ we need to address colonialism, racism, and climate change

Rates and risk factors for relapse: A three-country prospective cohort study

Nutrition programming for school-age children and adolescents in humanitarian contexts

A brief guide to updating national guidelines on child wasting

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