Nutrition Specific

Fighting malnutrition from hospital to home. At a Children’s Nutrition Unit in Bangladesh, a screening process has been developed to determine the type of care which should be provided to malnourished children. Malnourished children receive an initial period of full-time medical attention if they exhibit apathy and anorexia, dehydration, severe anemia, life-threatening infection, hypoglycemia, hypothermia, […]

Counselling in a hospital setting. Breastfeeding. In 1990, a lactation management clinic was established at Children’s Hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan, with the goal of promoting exclusive breast feeding for 4-6 months. Mothers who are experiencing problems breast feeding are referred to this specialized service from other units of the hospital. The clinic is staffed by […]

The managerial process as a key to successful breastfeeding for promoting infant health in Thailand. A strengthening of the managerial process within the health care delivery system can facilitate and encourage successful breastfeeding. This process includes problem-based planning, multidisciplinary team approach, leadership development and generation training. The process has proved to be very successful in […]

The principles and strategic steps of a simple nutrition message. High prevalences of protein-energy malnutrition, anemia, vitamin A and iodine deficiencies have persisted since their identification by the National Nutrition Survey of Pakistan, 1966. While diarrhoea can be managed with oral rehydration therapy and iodine deficiency prevented with ionization of salts, no simple tool for […]

Promoting wholesome infant-feeding practices in India. India’s infant nutrition policy is based on the following strategies: 1) promotion of exclusive breastfeeding for the 1st 6 months of life; 2) gradual introduction of supplements such as animal milk and food items from the family’s diet (cereals, dahl, and vegetables) after 6 months, while continuing to breastfeed; […]

Breastfeeding versus infant formula: the Kenyan case. An Infant Feeding Practices Study (IFPS) in 1982 in Kenya, which included a cross-sectional survey of a weighted sample of 980 low and middle income Nairobi mothers who had given birth in the previous 18 months, found that most women breastfeed their infants for long periods, but many […]