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  • Our new report investigates the gaps in current international targets related to nutrition for children and adolescents 5-19 years and what indicators should be prioritised in national data systems for this age group. Read more here.
  • ENN are looking for partners Interested in collaborating on research that seeks to better identify the pathways that lead to wasting, stunting and/or concurrent wasting and stunting. Read the full research concept here.
The Wasting and Stunting Technical Interest Group Phase 5 workplan (2023- 2025) Gaps in implementation guidance on the prevention and treatment of wasting: stakeholder survey report. Management of small and nutritionally at-risk infants under 6 months & their mothers (MAMI): Activity mapping in West and Central Africa Priority targets and indicators of nutritional status and intervention coverage for children and adolescents (aged 5–19 years) Pathways to wasting and stunting: Research concept to fill a remaining gap in evidence and understanding Improving nutrition during middle childhood and adolescence by 2032: A research roadmap Nutrition of women and adolescent girls in humanitarian contexts - Case study: Madagascar Guidance Note: Infant and young child feeding in the first three days after a nuclear power plant accident Nutrition of women and adolescent girls in humanitarian contexts: Current state of play IFE Core Group Meeting Report 2021 Complementary Feeding in Emergencies Programming in Nigeria Complementary Feeding in Emergencies Programming in Sudan MAMI Communications Guide Covid-19 Learning Series - Practitioner Survey Research methods for studies looking at the relationship between wasting and stunting Covid-19 Scoping Survey Report Covid-19 Learning Series - Case Study 1 Covid-19 Learning Series - Case Study 2 Covid-19 Learning Series - Case Study 3 Covid-19 Learning Series - Case Study 4 Covid-19 Learning Series - Case Study Synthesis Covid-19 Learning Series Technical Briefing Paper from the Wasting and Stunting Technical Interest Group: Updating evidence on the relationship between wasting and stunting Women's nutrition: A summary of evidence, policy and practice including adolescent and maternal life stages Nutrition and Climate Change - Current State of Play: Scoping Review Wasting Reset - Call to Action Bringing new evidence on undernutrition and mortality risk into practice- Protocol for a prospective cohort study Wasting 'Reset'- Catalysing action and accountability on child wasting: Prevention, early detection and treatment MAMI Global Network Strategy 2021–2025 ‘Wasting Reset’: wasting prevention, early detection and treatment to catalyse action and accountability- Solutions from the prevention of wasting working group ‘Wasting Reset’: wasting prevention, early detection and treatment to catalyse action and accountability- Solutions from the financing working group ‘Wasting Reset’: wasting prevention, early detection and treatment to catalyse action and accountability- Solutions from the wasting treatment scale-up working group ‘Wasting Reset’: wasting prevention, early detection and treatment to catalyse action and accountability- Solutions from the products for treating wasting working group ‘Wasting Reset’: wasting prevention, early detection and treatment to catalyse action and accountability- Solutions from the policies and guidelines working group ‘Wasting Reset’: wasting prevention, early detection and treatment to catalyse action and accountability- Solutions from the advocacy working group Frequently asked questions: ‘Reset’ of wasting prevention and treatment to catalyse action and accountability ‘Reset’ of wasting prevention and treatment to catalyse action and accountability Food Systems Scoping Brief Best Practice in Preventing Child Wasting within the Wider Context of Undernutrition IFE Core Group meeting report 2020 Operational Guidance on Breastfeeding Counselling in Emergencies Multi-sectoral Nutrition Programming – Exploring Impact Effects on child growth of a reduction in the general food distribution ration and provision of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements in refugee camps in eastern Chad MAMI Care Pathway Package, Version 3 (2021) Adolescent Nutrition Meeting Report 2021 Scale-up of severe wasting management within the health system: A stakeholder perspective on current progress Zambia’s First 1,000 Most Critical Days Programme: a case study Stronger evidence towards future scale-up of management of at-risk mothers and infants under six months (MAMI): Cluster Randomised Trial in Ethiopia Report on stakeholder update meetings Moving food and reducing waste: Turning challenges into opportunities during COVID-19 in the Philippines Effectiveness of Breastfeeding Support Packages in Low- and Middle-Income Countries for Infants under Six Months: A Systematic Review Frequently asked questions: COVID-19 vaccines and breastfeeding based on WHO SAGE interim recommendations Briefing note on child wasting in South Asia (FEX 63) Adolescent nutrition mapping study: A global stakeholder survey of policies, research, interventions and data gaps Stronger evidence towards future scale up: Cluster Randomised Trial in Ethiopia - Update 1.0, November 2020 Supporting non-breastfed children as part of an Ebola response - Experiences from the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Wasting -Stunting Technical Interest Group Phase 4 Work Plan: June 2020 to June 2022 Supportive Spaces for Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies. Technical Brief September 2020. Wasting and Stunting Technical Interest Group Meeting. 12-13 May 2020. Guidance To Improve The Collecting And Reporting Of Data On Relapse In Children Following Treatment In Wasting Programmes Antimicrobial and micronutrient interventions for the management of infants under 6 months of age identified with severe malnutrition: a literature review Simplified approaches to the treatment of wasting. Technical Brief. Strengthening the Humanitarian Development Nexus for Nutrition in Protracted Crises IFE Core Group Strategy 2020-2024 Feeding Interventions for Infants with Growth Failure in the First Six Months of Life: A Systematic Review Wasting in the wider context of undernutrition - An ENN Position Paper Reflections on the UN Global Action Plan (GAP) on Child Wasting: How can the GAP on Child Wasting address gaps in continuity of care? Story of change: Wasting and stunting project Wasting and Stunting Technical Interest Group Membership and Governance Ready-to-use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) Scoping Study Strengthening the Humanitarian Development Nexus for Nutrition in Yemen Strengthening the Humanitarian Development Nexus for Nutrition in Ethiopia IFE Core Group meeting report 2019 Review of experiences and direction on Complementary Feeding in Emergencies (CFE): Putting policy into practice Management of At risk Mothers and Infants under six months (MAMI) Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting. 12 and 13 December 2019. Multi-sector programming at the sub-national level: A case study of Chipinge and Chiredzi Districts, Zimbabwe Multi-sectoral Nutrition Programming: A review of current literature and evidence Sub-national, multi-sector nutrition programming: Key findings from eight country case studies Multi-sector programming at the sub-national level: A case study of Gingoog City and Diffun and Saguday Municipalities, Philippines Story of change: ENN's role in Knowledge Management related to the SUN Movement Emerging themes for SUN countries: Nutrition programming in fragile and conflict affected states Emerging themes for SUN countries: Scaling Up nutrition-specific activities Emerging themes for SUN Countries: Building an enabling environment for scale-up Emerging themes for SUN countries: Scaling up nutrition-sensitive activities Emerging themes for SUN countries: Using SUN mechanisms to catalyse scale-up Wasting Stunting Technical Interest Group (WaSt TIG) Sub-Working Group Meeting Report December 2019 A mapping exercise and online survey to investigate continuum of care for acute malnutrition in West and Central Africa A mapping exercise and online survey to investigate continuity of care in acute malnutrition treatment in East Africa Baseline Technical Needs Assessment Report 2019 Synthesis: Multi-sector programmes at the sub-national level: Insights from Ethiopia, Niger and Bangladesh Multi-sector programmes at the sub-national level: A case study of the communes de convergence approach in Maradi, Niger Multi-sector programmes at the sub-national level: Implementation of the National Plan of Action for Nutrition 2 – A case study in Sunamgunj and Rangpur, Bangladesh Multi-sector programmes at the sub-national level: A case study of the Seqota Declaration in Naedir Adet and Ebinat woredas in Ethiopia The WaSt study Protocol and Opportunities for Collaboration: bringing new evidence on undernutrition and mortality risk into practice. Nutrition and Health Integration: A Rapid Review of Published and Grey Literature Time for a change: Can we prevent more children from becoming stunted in countries affected by crisis? A briefing note for policy-makers and programme implementers Informing the management of acute malnutrition in infants aged under 6 months (MAMI): risk factor analysis using nationally-representative demographic & health survey secondary data Anthropometry at birth and at age of routine vaccination to predict mortality in the first year of life: A birth cohort study in Burkina Faso Mapping SUN Movement Networks in 17 fragile and conflict-affected states: A snap shot of developments and progress Bringing humanitarian and development frameworks, financing and programmes closer together Severe malnutrition in infants aged <6 months—Outcomes and risk factors in Bangladesh: A prospective cohort study The Current State of Evidence and Thinking on Wasting Prevention Use of Mid-Upper Arm Circumference by Novel Community Platforms to Detect, Diagnose, and Treat Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children: A Systematic Review REFANI summary and synthesis reports Severe malnutrition in infants aged <6 months—Outcomes and risk factors in Bangladesh: A prospective cohort study The Aetiology of Wasting HIV and Infant Feeding in Emergencies: Operational Guidance Child wasting and stunting: Time to overcome the separation (2018) Making Connections: Joint meeting of WaSt Technical Interest Group and MAMI Special Interest Group Perceptions of Acute Malnutrition and Its Management in Infants Under 6 Months of Age: A Qualitative Study in Rural Bangladesh Multi-sector programmes at the sub-national level: A case study in Homa Bay and Makueni counties in Kenya Multi-sector programming at the sub-national level: A case study in Kapilvastu and Jumla districts in Nepal Exploring multi-sector programming at the sub-national level in Senegal, Nepal and Kenya Multi-sector programming at the sub-national level: A case study in the regions of Matam and Kédougou, Senegal Story of Change: ENN’s role in the development of the Operational Guidance on Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies Adolescent Interest Group Meeting 2017 Adolescent Interest Group meeting 12th December 2017: Synthesis of evidence to date, key gaps and opportunities for adolescent nutrition Humanitarian-development nexus: nutrition programming and policy in Kenya Stunting in protracted crises: discussion paper Operational Guidance on Infant Feeding in Emergencies (OG-IFE) version 3.0 (Oct 2017) A review of methods to detect cases of severely malnourished infants less than 6 months for their admission into therapeutic care Impact evaluation of different cash-based intervention modalities on child and maternal nutritional status in Sindh Province, Pakistan, at 6 mo and at 1 y: A cluster randomised controlled trial. C-MAMI Tool, Version 2 (2018) Meeting Report: Management of Acute Malnutrition in Infants under 6 months (MAMI) Interest Group Meeting Stunting in protracted emergency contexts: ENN briefing note Nutrition coordination in Ukraine: Experiences as a sub-cluster of health Philippines Nutrition Cluster: Lessons learnt from the response to Typhoon Haiyan Bangladesh Nutrition Cluster: A case in preparedness Case Study Somalia: Changes to Nutrition Cluster governance and partnership to reflect learning and operational realities in Somalia Scaling up nutrition services and maintaining service during conflict in Yemen: Lessons from the Hodeidah sub-national Nutrition Cluster South Sudan Case Study: Overcoming nutrition information challenges Nutrition and Resilience: A Scoping Study Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices: Standard Operating Procedures for the Handling of Breastmilk Substitutes (BMS) in Refugee Situations for Children 0 - 23 months Research Priorities to Improve the Management of Acute Malnutrition in Infants Aged Less Than Six Months (MAMI) Research on Food Assistance for Nutritional Impact (REFANI): Literature Review Technical Meeting on Nutrition, 7th-9th October, Oxford, UK Technical Briefing Paper: The relationship between wasting and stunting: policy, programming and research implications (2014) Coverage Matters: A collation of content on coverage monitoring of CMAM programmes (June 2014) The effectiveness of blanket supplementary feeding programmes in preventing acute malnutrition Evidence from research carried out in Chad: ENN Briefing Paper Maternal Nutrition in Emergencies: Summary of the state of play and key gaps (2013) What we know now: A decade of community based treatment of SAM: Conference report (2013) The management of acute malnutrition at scale: A review of donor and financing arrangements (2013) UNHCR Standardised Expanded Nutrition Survey (SENS) Guidelines for Refugee Populations Module 2: Anaemia (Version 2) Mid Upper Arm Circumference and Weight-for-Height Z-score as Indicators of Severe Acute Malnutrition (2012) Government experiences of scale-up of Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM): A synthesis of lessons (2012) Conference on government experiences of scaling up the Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) (2012) The impact and effectiveness of emergency nutrition and nutrition-related interventions: a review of published evidence 2004-2010 Development of a Minimum Reporting Package (MRP) for Emergency Supplementary Feeding Programmes: Project Report (2011) UNHCR Operational Guidance on the Use of Special Nutritional Products to Reduce Micronutrient Deficiencies and Malnutrition in Refugee Populations (2011) Management of Acute Malnutrition in Infants (MAMI) Project Summary Report (2009) Integration of IYCF support into CMAM (2009) Guidance on Infant Feeding and HIV in the context of refugees and displaced populations Version 1.1 (2009) Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies: Making it Happen. Report of a regional workshop on IFE (2008) International Workshop on Integration of Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (2008) Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Module 2, Version 1.1 (2007) Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Making it Matter: Report of an international strategy meeting (2006) From food crisis to fair trade, ENN Special Supplement (2006) Operational challenges of implementing community theraputic care (2005) Community-based Therapeutic Care (CTC) Special Supplement (2004) Targeting Food Aid in Emergencies (2004) Community based approaches to managing severe malnutrition: Report of the proceedings of an international workshop, Dublin (2003) Meeting Report: Management of At risk Mothers and Infants under six months (MAMI) Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting 2018
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