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Diarrhoea: 7 Point Plan
Why children are still dying
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India -
The Right to Information Act is an act to provide for setting out
the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access
to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote
transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority,
the constitution of a Central Information Commission and State Information
Commissions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. The
Government of India enacted the RTI Act 2005, which came into effect on
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Cartograms - Images of the Social and Economic World
On a regular map, the sizes of the countries of the world are in
proportion to their actual sizes on the surface of the planet and their
shapes are the same as their actual shapes. Here are redrawn maps with
the sizes of countries made bigger or smaller in order to represent something
of interest. Such maps are called cartograms and can be an effective
and natural way of portraying geographic or social data. Here are some
examples of Population, Gross domestic product, Child mortality, People
living with HIV/AIDS, Total spending on healthcare, Energy consumption
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Diarrhoea : Why children are still
dying and what can be done
14 October, 2009 -
New UNICEF/WHO Report Focuses Attention on Diarrheal Disease—the Second Leading Killer of Children Under 5—and Outlines 7-point Plan to Control This
Preventable and Treatable Illness
The report highlights the proven diarrheal disease prevention and treatment solutions already available today. Many children in the developing world
cannot access urgent medical care for severe illnesses, making prevention methods—including improved hygiene, sanitation, safe drinking water,
exclusive breastfeeding, and vaccines preventing rotavirus—critical components of diarrheal disease control. When diarrhea occurs, it can be
effectively treated with simple solutions, including oral rehydration therapy/oral rehydration solution, zinc and other micronutrients, and continued feeding.
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Training and tutorial Internet sites for health workers
How to evaluate an Internet-based information source [Article] BIOME, [2005] p 7-19
The Millennium Development Goals report 2006 [Report]
 United Nations, 2006
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Breast Crawl
Initiation of Breastfeeding by Breast Crawl
visit
breastcrawl.org for video and complete dossier.
UNICEF, WHO and WABA along with the scientific community strongly
recommend initiating breastfeeding within an hour of birth. Evidence shows that early initiation can prevent 22% of all deaths
among babies below one month in developing countries.
Every newborn, when placed on the mother’s abdomen, soon after
birth, has the ability to find its mother’s breast all on its own
and to decide when to take the first breastfeed. This is called the
‘Breast Crawl’.
This method is evidence based and has been field tested by us. A
documentary on the ‘Breast Crawl’ has been prepared for training,
advocacy and for wider dissemination. The video has created a very
high level of sensitivity among all the levels of functionaries and
was officially endorsed by senior policy makers as the right
approach for initiating breastfeeding. This dossier provides the
background and a scientific overview to the documentary.
Initiation of breastfeeding by the Breast Crawl is a critical
component of the IYCF (Infant and Young Child Feeding) initiative
for the state of Maharashtra, India. IYCF deals with nutrition of
children from birth to 3 years of age, and also takes into
consideration the nutrition of pregnant and lactating mothers. Two
critical components of IYCF are breastfeeding and complementary
feeding. Improved IYCF practices promote optimal growth and
development, prevent malnutrition and improve child survival. With
40% of the children in the state undernourished, this initiative
becomes extremely critical.
UNICEF has facilitated partnerships with all stakeholders including
the State Government, State Nutrition Mission, the Integrated Child
Development Services (ICDS), Public Health Department, BPNI
(Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India), NGOs, Community Based
Organisations (CBOs) and several academic institutions, for this
major initiative. These partnerships are aimed at creating a
revolution in the state promoting IYCF practices.
We are sure that this documentary and dossier will greatly help
similar initiatives worldwide. It is our strong desire that this
information helps every mother and baby to experience the miracle
of Breast Crawl. If we all could achieve early initiation of
breastfeeding, we will be able to prevent 22% of all deaths among
babies below 1 month.
This can be achieved by training all health care providers to
initiate breastfeeding, by Breast Crawl, to give infants the best
start in life.
visit
breastcrawl.org for video and complete dossier.
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Rajmata Jijau
Mother-Child Health and Nutrition Mission at Aurangabad, Maharashtra
Child Development Center - NRC - Nutrition Rehabilitation Center, child tracking web based system
The State Government has decided to establish the Rajmata Jijau
Mother-Child Health and Nutrition Mission at Aurangabad to tackle the
grave issues of malnutrition and mortality among the children. The
mission would, over a period of five years, aim at significantly
reducing the incidence of severe malnutrition amongst children in 0 to 6
age group. The mission objectives stress on health and nutrition of
pregnant and lactating mothers as well as special attention to children
during the first year of the birth. The mission is headed by a senior
officer of the rank of secretary to the State Government. The mission
would undertake major publicity campaign in all towns and villages of
Maharashtra to stress the importance of health and nutrition, with the
ultimate aim of progressively taking over the responsibility for mother
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Acceptable medical reasons for use of breast-milk substitutes

Authors: WHO Number of pages: 6
Publication date: 2009 |
Overview
Almost all mothers can breastfeed successfully -- initiating breastfeeding within the first hour of life, breastfeeding
exclusively for the first six months and continuing breastfeeding (along with giving appropriate complementary
foods) up to two years of age or beyond. Positive effects of breastfeeding on the health of infants and mothers are observed in all settings.
Nevertheless, a small number of health conditions of the infant or the mother may justify recommending that she does not
breastfeed temporarily or permanently. Whenever stopping breastfeeding is considered, the benefits of breastfeeding
should be weighed against the risks posed by the presence of the specific conditions listed.
This list of acceptable medical reasons for temporary or long-term use of breast-milk substitutes is made available as an
independent tool for health professionals working with mothers and newborn infants, as part of the Baby-friendly Hospitals Initiative.
English [pdf 209kb] |
Portuguese [pdf 73kb] |
Spanish [pdf 115kb] |
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WHO/UNICEF
Joint Statement on home-based care of newborns
Authors: WHO/UNICEF
Number of pages: 8
Publication date: 2009
Languages:
English [pdf 259kb] •
French [pdf 269kb] •
Spanish [pdf 292kb]
WHO reference number: WHO/FCH/CAH/09.02
Every year, about 3.7 million babies die in the first four weeks of life (2004 estimates). Most of these newborns are born in developing countries
and most die at home. Up to two-thirds of these deaths can be prevented if mothers and newborns receive known, effective interventions. A strategy that
promotes universal access to antenatal care, skilled birth attendance and early postnatal care will contribute to sustained reduction in maternal and
neonatal mortality.
While both mothers and newborns need care during the period after birth, this Statement focuses on the care of the newborn child, and the evidence
for the same. Studies have shown that home-based newborn care interventions can prevent 30–60% of newborn deaths in high mortality settings under
controlled conditions. Therefore, WHO and UNICEF now recommend home visits in the baby’s first week of life to improve newborn survival.
This Joint Statement includes information on how to care for the newborn child at home, specific recommendations for countries, and next steps.
The Statement recommends that home visits occur on days one and three of a newborn's life, and if possible, a third visit should take place before the
end of the first week of life (day seven). During home visits, skilled health workers should perform the following measures:
- promote and support early (within the first hour after birth) and exclusive breastfeeding;
- help to keep the newborn warm (promoting skin-to-skin contact between mother and infant);
- promote hygienic umbilical cord and skin care;
- assess the baby for signs of serious health problems, and advise families to seek prompt medical care if necessary (danger signs include feeding problems, or if the newborn has reduced activity, difficult breathing, a fever, fits or convulsions, or feels cold);
- encourage birth registration and timely vaccination according to national schedules; and
- identify and support newborns that need additional care (e.g. those that are low-birth-weight, sick or have an HIV-infected mother).
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Healthcare Information For All by 2015
(HIFA2015) is a global campaign and 'think-tank' that brings together more than 2400 health professionals, librarians and publishers from 148 countries
worldwide, committed to a common goal: By 2015, every person worldwide will have access to an informed health care provider.
HIFA2015 was launched at the 10th Congress of the Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa, in Mombasa, Kenya, in 2006. The
campaign highlights the link between the lack of relevant, reliable information for healthcare providers in developing countries, and the
daily toll of tens of thousands of deaths. Members share expertise and experience in two dynamic email forums: HIFA2015 and CHILD2015. During
2009, the campaign includes a special focus on the information and learning needs of nurses and midwives in low-resource settings.
Click here to join HIFA2015 and CHILD2015, send your name, email, organisation and brief description of interests. |
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Knowledge for Health Project -
Our mission here at K4Health is to increase the use and dissemination of evidence-based, accurate and up-to-date information
to improve health service delivery and health outcomes worldwide. Using the K4Health platform, we are able to facilitate how this
information is captured, synthesized, shared, adapted, and used. Through virtual collaboration, we are able to monitor and
evaluate K4Health’s products and services to ensure that they meet the needs of key audiences, including policy makers,
program managers, and health service providers working in international public health settings. |
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World Health Statistics 2009
World Health Statistics 2009 contains WHO's annual compilation of data from its 193 Member States, and includes a summary of progress
towards the health-related Millennium Development Goals and targets. This edition also contains a new section on reported cases of selected infectious diseases.
Progress on the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Fact sheet N°290
DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT
Available in 6 languages
Arabic [pdf 9.35Mb] |
Chinese [pdf 6.85Mb] |
English [pdf 6.05Mb] |
French |
Russian [pdf 4.85Mb] |
Spanish
The Child Development Index
South Asia has a high level of deprivation, scoring 26.4; this is 3 times worse than East Asia. It is also making slow progress,
improving child well-being by just 32% over 1990-2006 (compared to East Asia’s 45% improvement). This is because
India (where almost three-quarters of the region’s children live) made the least progress of any country in South Asia; just a 27%
improvement. In this region, child nutrition is a substantial obstacle; almost 1 in 2 children is underweight. Malnutrition levels are
not being reduced rapidly enough; the region’s enrolment indicator improved by 59% while its nutrition indicator improved by only 14%.
Higher levels of economic growth in the region are not widely translating into reduced child deprivation. 30 pages -
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AuthorMapper
AuthorMapper is a free online tool for visualizing scientific research that enables discovery based on author locations and geographic maps. With AuthorMapper you can:
• Explore patterns in scientific research
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AuthorMapper currently searches nearly 2,000 journals in the Springer Journals collection across all subject areas. Users can search by keywords,
browse subject collections, or search for open access articles using Advanced Search. Search results display with complementary graphs,
timelines, and keyword tag clouds that help visually summarize the data and also be used to further refine a search.
Exemplar
Exemplar is a free linguistic tool designed to aid the publishing process for authors, editors and the scientific community at large. Exemplar allows
researchers to quickly see how a particular word or phrase is used in English-language, peer reviewed, published literature.
Users include authors to whom English is a second language and want to check word usage accuracy, authors who want suggestions on how to express
themselves or want to confirm how a particular word or phrase is used in published literature; educators who are looking for authentic phrases and
sentences for teaching and testing; and editors and reviewers who want to confirm whether or not a particular turn of phrase is justified by usage.
Mother-Child Protection Card and Guide
Benefiting
- Families / Program participants
- Anganwadi workers of ICDS
- Integrated Child Development Schemes
- Nurse midwife
- Supervisors of health and ICDS
This guide book is to be used as a reference book by these functionaries of health and ICDS to focus on under three. The components are
- Safe Motherhood
- Care of the New born
- Child Growth and Development
- Nutrition
- Immunisation and
- The Importance of the Mother Child Protection Card
Mother-Child Protection Card
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Dr. R. K.
Anand's Guide to Child Care is for pregnant mothers and
parents of infants, young children, and teenagers. A definitive guide to the
parent on pregnancy and childrearing from infancy to the teenage years.
Authored by one of India's foremost paediatricians and an internationally
renowned authority on breastfeeding, the book combines a knowledge of
traditional childrearing practices with the latest medical developments in child care.
Dr. Anand's Guide to Child Care answers questions such as:
Is there a right age to have a baby?
What can I do when my baby cries?
Can a working mother successfully breastfeed?
How helpful is a joint family in bringing up children?
How should we handle our fussy eater?
Is my child ready for toilet-training?
Are vaccines safe?
When is the right age for sex education?
How can I raise a happy child?
Are drugs overprescribed for childhood illnesses?
How should we handle our teenager?
What should I do in a medical emergency?
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Mother-Child Nutrition Mission, Maharashtra - V Ramani Rajmata Jijau Mother-Child Health & Nutrition Mission, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
Presentation:
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powerpoint 2.2 mb
Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition and Out Patient Therapeutic Program Training Material
- Outpatient Therapeutic Feeding Training Videos
Federal Ministry of Health and UNICEF, Ethiopia, 2009 Oromifa and Tigrinian versions presently under development
If you have any problems with watching the videos, please ensure you have the latest Adobe Flash Player.
Click here to download
1. Introduction - What is Severe Acute Malnutrition?
English
> high definition YouTube | Amharic
> high definition YouTube
2. Community Mobilization
English
> high definition YouTube | Amharic
> high definition YouTube
3. Screening for Acute Malnutrition
English
> high definition YouTube | Amharic
> high definition YouTube
4. Checking for Complications
English
> high definition YouTube | Amharic
> high definition YouTube
5. Appetite Testing Techniques
English
> high definition YouTube | Amharic
> high definition YouTube
6. Assessment and Classification of a Child with Acute Malnutrition
English
> high definition YouTube | Amharic
> high definition YouTube
7. OTP Admission Procedure
English
> high definition YouTube | Amharic
> high definition YouTube
8. Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition in OTP and Follow Up
English
> high definition YouTube | Amharic
> high definition YouTube
9. Discharge Criteria
English
> high definition YouTube | Amharic
> high definition YouTube
Exercise 1 - Assessing for Presence of Severe Acute Malnutrition
English
> high definition YouTube | Amharic
> high definition YouTube
Exercise 2 - Assessing, Classifying and Taking Action
English
> high definition YouTube | Amharic
> high definition YouTube
- Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition at Health Post level, Quick Reference for Health Extension Workers
Federal Ministry of Health and UNICEF, Ethiopia, 2009
English 26 pages 5 mb
Afar 26 pages 4.2 mb
Amharic 27 pages 5.3 mb
Oromifa 26 pages 4.4 mb
Somali 26 pages 4.8 mb
Tigrigna 27 pages 5.2 mb
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Protocol for the Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition

122 pages 3 mb - Federal Ministry of Health with UNICEF support, Ethiopia, March 2007
- How to Identify Acute Malnutrition in a Child? Screening Poster
Federal Ministry of Health and UNICEF, Ethiopia, 2007
English 1 page 1.2 mb |
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Amharic 1 page 1.2 mb |
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Oromifa 1 page 1.2 mb |
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Somali 1 page 1.1 mb |
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Tigrigna 1 page 1.1 mb |
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National Protocol for the Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition, Patient from 6 months old, Wall Chart

1 page 188 kb - Federal Ministry of Health with UNICEF support, Ethiopia, March 2007
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Outpatient Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition, Flow Chart

1 page 128 kb - Federal Ministry of Health and UNICEF, Ethiopia, 2009
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Emotional Stimulation in the Context of Emergency Food Intervention

36 pages 605 kb - Play Therapy Africa, Ethiopia, August 2009
Ethiopia Links:
Federal Ministry of Health |
UNICEF |
Play Therapy Africa |
The WHO Child Growth Standards
India - National Workshop on Adoption of New WHO Child Growth Standards
The WHO web site presents
complete information on the WHO Child Growth Standards.
These standards were developed using data collected in the WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study. The site presents documentation on how the physical
growth curves and motor milestone windows of achievement were developed as well as application tools to support implementation of the standards.
Backgrounders
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WHO Child Growth Standards - Methods and development
Length/height-for-age, weight-for-age, weight-for-length, weight-for-height and body mass index-for-age
pdf 26.6 mb - 336 pages
In 1993 the World Health Organization (WHO) undertook a comprehensive
review of the uses and interpretation of anthropometric references. The
review concluded that the NCHS/WHO growth reference, which had been
recommended for international use since the late 1970s, did not
adequately represent early childhood growth and that new growth curves
were necessary. The World Health Assembly endorsed this recommendation in
1994. In response WHO undertook the Multicentre Growth Reference Study
(MGRS) between 1997 and 2003 to generate new curves for assessing the
growth and development of children the world over.
The MGRS combined a longitudinal follow-up from birth to 24 months and a
cross-sectional survey of children aged 18 to 71 months. Primary growth
data and related information were gathered from 8440 healthy breastfed
infants and young children from widely diverse ethnic backgrounds and
cultural settings (Brazil, Ghana, India, Norway, Oman and USA). The MGRS
is unique in that it was purposely designed to produce a standard by
selecting healthy children living under conditions likely to favour the
achievement of their full genetic growth potential. Furthermore, the
mothers of the children selected for the construction of the standards
engaged in fundamental health-promoting practices, namely breastfeeding
and not smoking. |
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Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding WHO - UNICEF
pdf 440 kb - 37 pages
WHO and UNICEF jointly developed the Global Strategy for Infant and Young
Child Feeding to revitalize world attention to the impact that feeding
practices have on the nutritional status, growth and development, health,
and thus the very survival of infants and young children.
The Global Strategy is based on the evidence of nutrition’s significance
in the early months and years of life, and of the crucial role that
appropriate feeding practices play in achieving optimal health outcomes.
Lack of breastfeeding – and especially lack of exclusive breastfeeding
during the first half-year of life – are important risk factors for
infant and childhood morbidity and mortality that are only compounded by
inappropriate complementary feeding. The life-long impact includes poor
school performance, reduced productivity, and impaired intellectual and
social development. |
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Management of Severe Malnutrition: A Manual for Physicians and Other Senior Health Workers
pdf 1.2 mb - 68 pages
Malnutrition remains one of the most common causes of morbidity and
mortality among children throughout the world. Approximately 9% of
children below 5 years of age suffer from wasting (weight-for-height
below 22 standard deviations (,22 SD) of the National Center for Health
Statistics (NCHS)/WHO reference values) and are at risk of death or
severe impairment of growth and psychological development.
This manual is based on The treatment and management of severe
protein–energy malnutrition, which was published by WHO in 1981. Since
then, many advances have been made in the treatment of severe
malnutrition. An improved oral rehydration salts (ORS) solution has been
developed for the treatment of dehydration. Advances in knowledge of the
physiological roles of micronutrients have led to improved dietary
management during the initial phase of treatment. It has been shown that
physical and psychological stimulation, as well as care and affection,
are necessary during the rehabilitation phase in order to prevent
retardation of growth and psychological development.
This manual provides guidelines for the treatment of severely
malnourished children (below 5 years of age) in hospitals and health
centres. The treatment of severely malnourished adolescents and adults is
also briefly considered. The manual is intended for health personnel
working at central and district level, including physicians, nurses,
midwives and auxiliaries. |
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Repositioning Nutrition as Central to Development
A Strategy for Large-Scale Action - 2006
pdf 1.6 mb - 272 pages - original at
World Bank site
Persistent malnutrition contributes not only to widespread failure to
meet the first Millennium Development Goal—to halve poverty and
hunger—but also to meet other goals related to maternal and child health,
HIV/AIDS, education, and gender equity. Underweight prevalence among
children is the key indicator for measuring progress on nonincome
poverty, and malnutrition remains the world’s most serious health
problem—as well as the single largest contributor to child mortality.
Nearly one-third of children in the developing world are underweight or
stunted, and more than 30 percent of the developing world’s population
suffers from micronutrient deficiencies. Moreover, new malnutrition
problems are emerging: the epidemic of obesity and diet-related
noncommunicable diseases is spreading to the developing world, and
malnutrition is linked to the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
Repositioning Nutrition as Central to Development: A Strategy for
Large-Scale Action makes the case that development partners and
developing countries must increase investment in nutrition programs. This
case is based on evidence that the scale of the problem is very large and
that nutrition interventions are essential for speeding poverty
reduction, have high benefit-cost ratios, and can improve nutrition much
faster than reliance on economic growth alone. Moreover, improved
nutrition can drive economic growth. The report proposes to the
international development community and national governments a global
strategy for accelerated action in nutrition. |
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Counting on Communication: The Uganda Nutrition and
Early Childhood Development Project - 2005 - World Bank Working Paper No. 59
pdf
3.2 mb - 56 pages - original at
World Bank site
Counting on Communication is part of the World Bank Working Paper series.
These papers are published to communicate the results of the Bank’s
ongoing research and to stimulate public discussion. This publication is
the first in a series of Working Papers sponsored by the Development
Communication Division (DevComm) of the World Bank’s External Affairs
Vice-Presidency. This series is designed to share innovations and lessons
learned in the application of strategic communication in development
projects. Together with other donors, NGOs, and private sector partners,
DevComm seeks to mainstream the discipline of development communication
in development practice.
The Uganda Nutrition and Early Childhood Development Project was one of
DevComm’s first projects to demonstrate the valueadded of strategic
communication. The strategic communication component developed for this
project included the use of formative research about values and attitudes
with respect to child rearing, in order to develop and test effective
messages. The communication strategy was developed in a highly
participatory manner and included nurturing a team of champions for the
project among policymakers, district officials, community leaders, and
grassroots organizations to advocate for the project. It also included
two-way communication activities developed to address the practices and
behaviors that would need to be changed in order for the project to be
successful, rather than merely disseminating messages based on
assumptions of project benefits.
World Bank Working Papers are available individually or by subscription, both in print and online. |
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City Initiative for Newborn Health - Mumbai -
Overview and Protocol
A Collaboration Between SNEHA, MCGM, IPU AND ICICI Bank
pdf
732 kb - 34 pages
Goal
To improve the health and survival of mothers and newborn infants in
underprivileged communities in Mumbai.
Purpose
To work with community members in urban slums to achieve improvements in
maternal and newborn care practices and care seeking.
To work with municipal health service providers to strengthen
decentralised primary care:
- To achieve provision of high quality antenatal and postnatal care
at health posts.
- To encourage continuous quality improvement in maternal and
neonatal services at maternity homes and hospitals and along the
referral chain.
To test replicable and scaleable models of interventions to improve
maternal and newborn health.
Methods
The initiative’s primary strategies are to encourage change through
participation, self-sustaining group activities, ownership, and
appreciative inquiry. The first phase of the initiative will run for 4
years. For the purposes of management and evaluation the package will be
organised into three components. Within each component, strategies will
be devised by groups convened to plan interventions to improve maternal
and neonatal health. Intervention will take place at a number of levels,
from community to tertiary.
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Ranchi Low Birth Weight Project - Study Protocol
Reducing Incidence of Low Birth Weight using a Community based Life Cycle
Strategy
Krishi Gram Vikas Kendra, Child In Need Institute, Social Initiatives
Group, ICICI Bank
pdf
805 kb - 16 pages
The Ranchi Low Birth Weight Project is a quasi-experimental action
research study to evaluate the effectiveness of life-cycle based
community level behavioural interventions in reducing the incidence of
low birth weight and improving maternal and child health in Ranchi
district of Jharkhand state in India.
Aims
Low birth weight (LBW) and childhood malnutrition continue to be major
public health problems in India. It is well recognised that maternal and
child health services as well as a range of behavioural factors need to
work synergistically to break the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition
and improve these key indicators which determine long term prosperity and
productivity of a nation. Both on the partners' and other experiences in
India and elsewhere, interventions in the Ranchi LBW project aim to
improve maternal and infant health outcomes by addressing a range of
medico-social and behavioural determinants of low birth weight. The study
envisages implementing and evaluating the additive effects of community
level behavioural interventions in bringing about positive improvements
in maternal and infant health outcomes in an area where mandated public
health and related services are ensured. |
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Wiesmann, Doris. 2006.
2006 Global
Hunger Index: A Basis for Cross-Country Comparisons. Washington,
DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. - October 13, 2006
The International Food Policy
Research Institute has released its new Global Hunger Index, an
innovative and enhanced approach for measuring hunger in developing and
transitional countries. The index reveals hunger hotspots, shows which
countries and regions have improved over time, and demonstrates the links
between hunger and violent conflict.
Understanding the Links between Agriculture and Health
(a collection of 16 briefs) |
World Food Programme Presentations
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ending child hunger and undernutrition initiative
- Copenhagen, 19 June 2006
overview of issues and moving forward
World Health Organization
Presentation:
flash 785 kb |
powerpoint 2.6 mb |
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Ending Child Hunger in India
Partnering with Local Institutions for National Advocacy
World Food Programme
World Health Organization
Presentation:
flash 70 kb |
powerpoint 179 kb |
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Providing an 'essential package' for child survival:
WFP and UNICEF in Ethiopia
Government of Ethiopia - World Food Programme - UNICEF
World Health Organization
Presentation:
flash
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powerpoint 666 kb |
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End Child Hunger and Undernutrition Initiative in
Latin America and the Caribbean
United in the Battle to End Child Hunger - WFP Global Meeting Copenhagen
- June 2006
World Food Programme - UNICEF
World Health Organization
Presentation:
flash 187 kb |
powerpoint 424 kb |
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India's Undernourished Children
A Call for Reform and Action
pdf
3.2 mb - 116 pages - original at
World Bank site
Michele Gragnolati; Caryn Bredenkamp; Meera Shekar; Monica Das Gupta;
Yi-Kyoung Lee
Publisher: The
World Bank
Keywords: Nutrition;
Anganwadi; Health; India; Food; ICDS; Child; South Asia; Malnutrition |
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The prevalence of child undernutrition in India is among the highest in the
world, nearly double that of Sub-Saharan Africa, with dire consequences for
morbidity, mortality, productivity and economic growth. Drawing on
qualitative studies and quantitative evidence from large household surveys,
this book explores the dimensions of child undernutrition in India and
examines the effectiveness of the Integrated Child Development Services
(ICDS) program, India's main early child development intervention, in
addressing it. Although levels of undernutrition in India declined modestly
during the 1990s, the reductions lagged behind those achieved by other
countries with similar economic growth. Nutritional inequalities across
different states and socioeconomic and demographic groups remain large.
Although the ICDS program appears to be well-designed and well-placed to
address the multi-dimensional causes of malnutrition in India, several
problems exist that prevent it from reaching its potential. The book
concludes with a discussion of a number of concrete actions that can be
taken to bridge the gap between the policy intentions of ICDS and its actual
implementation.
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e-TALC is a
project of Teaching-aids At Low Cost (TALC),
which provides an up-to-date, authoritative source of electronic health
information for health workers in developing countries who have access to
computers but limited access to the internet.
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Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How
Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism
Online Versions:
aa.org
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It's more than a book. It's a way of life. Alcoholics Anonymous-the Big
Book-has served as a lifeline to millions worldwide. First published in
1939, Alcoholics Anonymous sets forth cornerstone concepts of recovery
from alcoholism and tells the stories of men and women who have overcome
the disease. With publication of the second edition in 1955, the third
edition in 1976, and now the fourth edition in 2001, the essential
recovery text has remained unchanged while personal stories have been
added to reflect the growing and diverse fellowship. The long-awaited
fourth edition features 24 new personal stories of recovery. Key features
and benefits ·the most widely used resource for millions of individuals
in recovery ·contains full, original text describing AA program ·updated
with 24 new personal stories
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an informal meeting society for recovering
alcoholics whose primary purpose is to stay sober and help other
alcoholics achieve sobriety.AA suggests that alcoholics follow its
program and abstain from alcohol in order to recover from alcoholism, and
share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may
solve their common problem.AA was the first twelve-step program and has
been the model for similar recovery groups like Narcotics Anonymous.
Al-Anon/Alateen are programs designed to provide support for relatives
and friends of alcoholics. The organization was named after its primary
guidebook Alcoholics Anonymous, also known as The Big Book. Although AA
is not for everyone, there is growing evidence supporting the
effectiveness of AA as a treatment for alcoholism.
575 pages - Alcoholics Anonymous World Services; 4 Revised edition
(February 10, 2002) - English
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Knowledge and Use of Oral Rehydration Therapy for Childhood Diarrhoea in India: Effects of Exposure to Mass Media
Results from these two studies indicate that, despite a
vigorous Oral Rehydration Therapy Programme in India for more than a decade,
knowledge and use of ORT to treat childhood diarrhoea remain quite limited. Very
small percentages of children who fall sick with diarrhoea are treated with oral
rehydration salt (ORS) packets, recommended home solution (RHS), or increased
fluids, despite the fact that 61 percent of these children receive treatment
from a health facility or provider. In the NFHS, among children born 1-47 months
before the survey who had diarrhoea in the last two weeks, 18 percent were given
ORS and 19 percent were given RHS. Considered together, only 31 percent were
given ORS or RHS.
Among those who receive treatment from a health facility or
provider, a very large proportion (94 percent) are treated with antibiotics or
other antidiarrhoeal drugs, contrary to WHO recommendations that drugs not be
used to treat diarrhoea in young children. The use of drugs is common among both
public- and private-sector providers but is more common in the private sector.
The analysis indicates that the electronic mass media are
effective in increasing awareness and use of ORT. Women regularly exposed to the
media are much more likely than unexposed women to know about ORS packets and to
use ORS or RHS. This result is valid even after controlling for the effects of a
number of potentially confounding variables by holding them constant. Results
also indicate some discrimination against girls in the use of ORS.
These findings suggest that both mothers and health-care
providers are not well informed about the proper treatment of childhood
diarrhoea. There is clearly a need to strengthen education programmes for
mothers and to provide supplemental training to health-care providers,
emphasizing the importance of increased fluid intake and discouraging the use of
unnecessary and often harmful drugs. The Oral Rehydration Therapy Programme also
needs to address the problem of gender discrimination in the treatment of
diarrhoea. In all these efforts, the mass media can help.
Audience:
K.V. Rao, Vinod K. Mishra, and Robert D. Hetherford
National Family Health Survey Subject Reports
Number 10 - November 1998
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Gender Differences in Treatment-seeking
Behaviour during Common Childhood Illnesses in
India: Does Maternal Education Matter?
Gender inequalities, in one form or the other, with
considerable contextual differences, are
ubiquitous and all-pervasive in South Asia. In health, these are manifested
in differences in mortality (observed by overall
sex-ratio) in almost every country in this region.
India is no exception in this regard. Discrimination and gender gaps have
been observed even in early years of life. Beside
other factors, discriminatory treatment-seeking practices among children during the post-neonatal and
later childhood period probably contribute to
this.
There are numerous studies which have established the
positive effect of maternal education on child health and survival.
But there are contradictory evidences that whether
maternal education reduces gender bias in
treatment-seeking behaviour or not and the debate over it remains
inconclusive.
By using National Family and Health Survey
(NFHS-2), 1998-99, the present study observed that
the gender bias in treatment seeking behaviour does exist among illiterate
and middle school educated women when child is
affected by acute respiratory infections and
reduces considerably among higher educated mother.
In case of diarrhoea no evidence of gender
differences in treatment seeking behaviour has been found statistically irrespective of the level of maternal education, even
after controlling all other spatial, demographic
and socioeconomic factors.
Audience:
Saswata Ghosh
Research Scholar, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, School of
Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New
Delhi India.
18th European Conference on Modern South Asian Studies
University of Lund, Sweden
6-9 July, 2004
National Family Health Survey Subject Reports
Number 10 - November 1998
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Maharashtra, India
Human Development
Reports
Maharashtra
State - Waterborne Diseases Epidemic Information
For the last 10 years - as at 20 March 2004
Maharashtra
State - ORS Supply Information
For the last 10 years - as at 20 March 2004
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Diarrhea and Hydration Therapy
Training Presentation - Amit Chandra, MD - March 2006 - 25 slides
Niramaya Health Foundation
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flash
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Maharashtra State - Health Status
in Marathi
Audience:
2002
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Health and Healthcare in Maharashtra
A Status Report - 2005
Maharashtra has been in the forefront of healthcare development in the
country. It was among the first states to decentralize primary healthcare
administration through Zilla Parishads as early as1961. Further, under the
Minimum Needs Program Maharashtra was again one of the first states to
achieve the norms mandated for primary health centres, subcentres and
Rural Hospitals. The state also has the largest private health sector in
India whose reach is quite extensive.
While Maharashtra is today also the most affluent state in the country
with the highest per capita income, and contributes over 15% of the
country’s national income and 40% of the tax revenues, it continues to
have high levels of poverty and inequalities which get reflected in health
outcomes which are not the best in the country. Thus Maharashtra has to
still struggle with malnutrition deaths, child mortality and maternal
mortality levels not commensurate with its economic position in the
country, declining child sex-ratios, low and declining levels of public
health spending and investments, high levels of vacant positions of
doctors at PHCs and CHCs, and low levels of access to various health
services like antenatal care, complete child immunization, institutional
deliveries etc.
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Management of Acute Diarrhoea
An update for
the General Medical Practitioner
Audience:
Directorate of Health Services, Govt. of Maharashtra,
Pune
Booklet supported by UNICEF, Bombay
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Diarrhoea - Guide 3
Audience:
Govt. of India, Central Health Education Bureau,
Ministry of health and Family Welfare
May 1984
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Marathi Cookbook
Iron and Vitamin C Rich Recipes
Gharchya Ghari Anaemia Tala
Audience:
June 2002
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Developing an Alternative Strategy for
Achieving Health for All
The ICSSR/ICMR Model - The FRCH Experience
Audience:
Noshir Antia, Seema Deodhar, Nerges Mistry
Foundation for Research in Community Health, Pune / Mumbai
2004
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Management of Critically Sick Child
Audience:
Directorate of Health Services Maharashtra State
Department of Paediatrics, Cama & Albless Hospital, Mumbai
Maharashtra State Health Education Bureau, Aundh, Pune
1997-1998
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Child Mortality Determinants in three Backward Districts of Maharashtra
Nandurbar, Jalna and Yavatmal
2003-2004
By Shyam Ashtekar, Dhruv Mankad, Kranti Raimane
BharatVaidyak Sanstha, NASIK
Courtesy of Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India
January 2004
An array of factors-some antecedents and some determinants -- interplay to
cause child deaths directly or indirectly. We can understand them as
sectors--social sector, environment, health system etc. Each sector is
amenable to different interventions and our main effort here is to see
what can be done through the health system to improve child survival. This
does not mean that other sectors are less important, in fact they can be
more important and economical for interventions, but there are separate
reports on these sectors. It is needless to stress that the sectors
overlap and intermingle and the accompanying figure only serves to bring
clarity in approach.
Our team of 3 researchers studied Child mortality and its determinants in
three low HDI districts of Maharashtra--Nandurbar, Yavatmal, and Jalna.
The study used secondary data, mainly MIS report and qualitative methods
for direct inquiry. The study was undertaken in Sept 2003. Interviews with
district health staff, PHC MOs, LHVs, ANM, TBAs, AWWs, PMPs, families,
NGOs and RH doctors were conducted with help of semi-structured
questionnaires.
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Child Protection: A Handbook for
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Audience: Parliamentarians
UNICEF India
2005
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Diarrhoea - Diagnosis, Treatment & Control
Audience:
Directorate General of Health Services, Government of
India, New Delhi
Central Health Education Bureau, Ministry of Health &
Family Welfare
April 1985
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Training of Doctors on Nutritional Care
During Diarrhoea
Audience:
National Diarrhoeal Diseases Control & O.R.T.
Programmes
Government of India, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, India
prepared by the
National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (ICMR) Calcutta,
India
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The Management of Diarrhoea and Use of Oral
Rehydration Therapy - Second Edition - A Joint WHO/UNICEF Statement
Audience:
prepared by WHO/UNICEF
1992
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National Guidelines on Infant and Young
Child Feeding
Audience:
Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of
Women and Child Development, Food and Nutrition Board, Government of India
August 2004
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National Guidelines on Infant Feeding
Audience:
Food and Nutrition Board, Department of Women and Child Development,
Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India.
1992
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Policy on Control of Nutritional Anaemia
Audience:
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India
January 1991
11 pages -
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Prevention and Control of Nutritional
Anaemia: A South Asia Priority
Audience:
United Nations Children's Fund - Regional Office for South Asia
2002
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Preventing and
Controlling Iron Deficiency Anaemia Through Primary Health Care
Audience: A Guide for Health Administrators and
Programme Managers
E. M. DeMaeyer
Formerly Medical Officer, Nutrition, World Health Organization,
Geneva, Switzerland
with the collaboration of
P. Dallman, J. M. Gurney, L. Hallberg, S. K. Sood & S. G. Srikantia
1989
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Measles Control: An Urban Challenge
Audience:
National Immunization Programme, Government of India
1998
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Sahyogini
Animator to guide Self Help Groups
Audience:
All NGOs, Institutes and Persons working in the Self Help Group Movement.
Abstract:
This book is based on the experiences and achievements of the Maharashtra
Rural Credit Programme. Sahyogini (Animator) is the back bone of this
programme working in the villages with the Self Help Group to Guide & Help
them by providing technical support. This book is focused on the working
procedure of the Self Help Group Dynamics, Formation, Structure, working
procedure etc. This guide answers frequently asked questions.
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Mahilanche Hakk Anni Adhikar
Women's Rights & Laws
Audience:
All NGOs, Institutes and Persons working in the women empowerment and
Development.
Abstract:
This book is published by Women’s Development Cooperation (Mavim), a
Government of Maharashtra undertaking. This book tries to focus on the
Government Resolutions issued by the Government of Maharashtra and on the
various aspects of laws related to women and the rights provided to her.
This book highlights objectives of the Government resolution and about the
Acts. Basic things all should know about legal and judicial system. Its
Objective, Protection for women under the Acts, how the Act can be a useful
for a women etc are presented in the books.
This book is the guideline for the field worker circulated along with the
video film.
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Vitamin A: Frequently Asked Questions
- English
Vitamin A:
Frequently Asked Questions - Marathi -
pdf 49 kb
Vitamin A Marathi brochure -
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WHO Reproductive Health Publications
Managing
newborn problems: A guide for doctors, nurses and midwivesThis
guide, based on the latest available evidence, provides up-to-date,
authoritative clinical guidelines that are relevant to a facility with
basic laboratory facilities, selected essential drugs and supplies, and
the capability to provide safe blood transfusion. In some settings, the
guide will be relevant to large health centres that provide childbirth
care and have the capacity to care for sick or small newborn babies.
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Managing
complications in pregnancy and childbirth
A must for midwives and doctors at the
district hospital who are responsible for the care of women with
complications of pregnancy, childbirth or the immediate postpartum
period, including immediate problems of the newborn. Both physicians and
midwives will find this manual essential for promoting and assessing the
quality of health services, in the training of providers and in
supporting quality services through supervision and performance
feed-back.
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Guidelines
for the management of sexually transmitted infections
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
remain a public health problem of major signifi cance in most parts of
the world. The incidence of acute STIs is believed to be high in many
countries. Failure to diagnose and treat STIs at an early stage may
result in serious complications and sequelae, including infertility,
fetal wastage, ectopic pregnancy, anogental cancer and premature death,
as well as neonatal and infant infections. The individual and national
expenditure on STI care can be substantial.
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National Family Health Survey,
India 1998-1999 (NFHS-2)
A large-scale National Family Health Survey (NFHS) in most of larger states and
National Capital Territory of Delhi in 1992-1993. The repeated survey NFHS-2,
1998-1999. Both have focus on fertility and child mortality, family planning and
health. NFHS 2 was funded by USAID through ORC Macro and UNICEF.
Clinical Management of Acute Diarrhoea - WHO/UNICEF Joint Statement
pdf 348 kb
Consensus Statement of IAP National Task Force:
Status Report on Management of Acute Diarrhea
pdf 376 kb
Census India - 2001
Rural - Urban distribution of population - India and states/Union territories
Demographics
and Health Surveys [DHS] - India
Publications
India Country Statistics - Indicators 1992/93 & 1998/99
Review of National Immunization Coverage
1980-2002, India
WHO/UNICEF -
October, 2003
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The Free And Compulsory Education Bill, 2004
- India
A Bill to provide free
and compulsory education to all children from the age of six to fourteen
years.
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention CDC Related Resources
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Health and Healing is for first contact or primary health care
workers. It is about both health and healing at the primary level.
It offers a broad and comprehensive range of health topics from
personal health to national health programmes, from system-wise
illnesses to health problems of at-risk groups like women,
children and old persons. By Dr. Shyam Ashtekar |
Off-site links
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i-Quench.org/eDevelopment is a recent web portal dedicated to
exploring new and emerging ICTs for development in India in the areas of
health, education, poverty alleviation, agriculture, micro-finance,
e-governance, trade of goods and services, market-based information
dissemination - all leading to ICTs-supported holistic community
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The Nutrition Transition Is Underway in
IndiaPaula L. Griffiths, Margaret E. Bentley
Nutrition research in India has previously focused on the serious problem of undernutrition related to nutrient deficit and high rates of
infection. Recent data from the National Family Health Survey 1998/99
(NFHS 2), however, identified a significant proportion of Indian
women as overweight, coexisting with high rates of malnutrition.
This paper examines the emerging nutrition transition for women
living in rural and urban communities of Andhra Pradesh, India.
NFHS 2 provides nationally representative data on women’s weight
and height. In this paper, we examine representative data from the
state of Andhra Pradesh (n = 4032 women). Logistic regression
analyses are applied to the data to identify socioeconomic, regional
and demographic determinants of overweight and thinness. The major
nutrition problem facing women continues to be undernutrition, with
37% having a low body mass index [(BMI) < 18.5 kg/m2]; 8%
of these women are severely malnourished (BMI < 16 kg/m2).
However, 12% of the women can be classified as overweight (BMI
> 25 kg/m2) and 2% are obese (BMI > 30 kg/m2).
Furthermore, in the large cities of the state in which 4% of the
sample live, 37% of women are overweight or obese, whereas in the
rural areas in which 74% reside, 43% have a low BMI. Women from
lower socioeconomic groups are also significantly more likely to
have a low BMI. Findings from the logistic regression models
reveal socioeconomic status to be a more important predictor of
both over- and underweight than location of residence.
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Where There Is No Doctor
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Where There Is No Doctor
A village health care handbook
by David Werner with Carol Thuman and Jane Maxwell
Updated 2003 - 512 pages, illustrated - English ed. ISBN: 0-942364-15-5
Hesperian's classic manual, Where There Is No Doctor, is perhaps the most
widely used health care manual for health workers, clinicians, and others
involved in primary health care delivery and health promotion programs
around the world. With millions of copies in print in more than 70
languages, the book is an irreplaceable health resource in communities
worldwide.
As with all Hesperian books, the manual provides practical, easily
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Front matter: Cover, How to Use This Book, Acknowledgements
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Table of Contents: Introduction, Note About This New Edition
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Brown Pages: Words To The Village Health Worker
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Chapter 1: Home Cures and Popular Beliefs
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Chapter 2: Sicknesses that are Often Confused
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Chapter 3: How to Examine a Sick Person
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Chapter 4: How to Take Care of a Sick Person
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Chapter 5: Healing Without Medicines
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Chapter 6: Right and Wrong Use of Modern Medicines
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Chapter 7: Antibiotics: What They Are and How To Use Them
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Chapter 8: How To Measure and Give Medicine
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Chapter 9: Instructions and Precautions for Injections
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Chapter 10: First Aid
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Chapter 11: Nutrition: What to Eat to Be Healthy
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Chapter 12: Prevention: How to Avoid Many Sicknesses
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Chapter 13: Some Very Common Sicknesses
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Chapter 14: Serious Illnesses That Need Special Medical Attention
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Chapter 15: Skin Problems
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Chapter 16: The Eyes
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Chapter 17: The Teeth, Gums, and Mouth
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Chapter 18: The Urinary System and the Genitals
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Chapter 19: Information for Mothers and Midwives
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Chapter 20: Family Planning- Having the Number of Children You Want
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Chapter 21: Health and Sicknesses of Children
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Chapter 22: Health and Sicknesses of Older People
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Chapter 23: The Medicine Kit
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The Green Pages: The Uses, Dosage, and Precautions for Medicines
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The Blue Pages: New Information
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Vocabulary: Explaining Difficult Words
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Information: Addresses for Teaching Materials, Dosage Blanks, Patient
Report, Information on Vital Signs, Abbreviations, Weight, Volume
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Index (Yellow Pages)
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Páginas marrones: Palabras a los Trabajadores de Salud Rural
Capítulo 1: Curaciones Caseras y Creencias Populares
Capítulo 2: Enfermedades que Se Confunden con Frecuencia
Capítulo 3: Cómo Examinar a un Enfermo
Capítulo 4: Cómo Cuidar a un Enfermo
Capítulo 5: Curando sin Medicinas
Capítulo 6: El Buen Uso y el Mal Uso de las Medicinas Modernas
Capítulo 7: Los Antibióticos: Qué Son y Cómo Usarlos
Capítulo 8: Cómo Medir y Dar las Medicinas
Capítulo 9: Instrucciones y Precauciones para Inyectar
Capítulo 10: Primeros Auxilios
Capítulo 11: Nutrición: Lo que se Debe Comer para Tener Buena Salud
Capítulo 12: Medicina Preventiva: Cómo Evitar Muchas Enfermedades
Capítulo 13: Algunas Enfermedades Muy Comunes
Capítulo 14: Enfermedades Graves Que Necesitan Atención Médica Especial
Capítulo 15: Enfermedades de la Piel
Capítulo 16: Los Ojos
Capítulo 17: Los Dientes, las Encías y la Boca
Capítulo 18: Las Vías Urinarias y las 'Partes Ocultas'
Capítulo 19: Información para Madres y Parteras
Capítulo 20: Planificación Familiar-Tener el Número de Hijos que Desea
Capítulo 21: Salud y Enfermedades de los Niños
Capítulo 22: Salud y Enfermedades de la Gente Mayor
Capítulo 23: El Botiquín
Páginas Verdes: Usos, Dosis y Precauciones para las Medicinas
Páginas Azules: Nueva Información
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Vocabulario: Explicación de Palabras Difíciles
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Enfermo, Información sobre las Señas Vitales, Contraportada
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Where Women Have No Doctor
A health guide for women
by A. August Burns, Ronnie Lovich, Jane Maxwell, and Katharine Shapiro
paperback - 596 pages, illustrated - English ed. ISBN: 0-942364-25-2
Where Women Have No Doctor combines self-help medical information with
the tools for organizing against the poverty and discrimination that
impacts women's health and access to medical care. The first
community-based health book for women, Where Women Have No Doctor serves
as an essential resource for any woman or girl wanting to improve her
health. Developed with the help of community-based groups, village health
workers, and women's health experts in more than 30 countries, the manual
gives treatment information for many health problems that affect only
women or affect women differently from men. Topics covered include: ways
to stay healthy; understanding the reproductive parts of women's bodies;
mental health; politics of women's health; nutrition; pregnancy, birth,
and breastfeeding; HIV/AIDS and other STI's; rape and violence against
women; health concerns of girls, women with disabilities, refugee women,
and older women; how to use medicines safely. Click here to see the
complete table of contents.
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A Book for Midwives
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A Book for Midwives
Care for pregnancy, birth, and women's health
by Susan Klein, Suellen Miller, and Fiona Thomson
paperback - 544 pages, illustrated - English ed. ISBN: 0-942364-23-6 -
Revised 2005
Originally published in 1995, A Book for Midwives has proved a vital
resource for practicing midwives and midwifery training programs around
the world. This new edition, just released, preserves the original book's
clear language, medical accuracy, and focus on simple, low-cost
treatments, but has been reorganized and extensively revised to better
support care during labor and management of obstetric emergencies.
Chapters have been expanded and/or updated to cover lifesaving
reproductive health information, and to recognize the broad role of
midwives in providing women's health care.
Heavily illustrated, clearly written, and developed with the
participation of community-based midwives, midwifery trainers, and
medical specialists around the world, it is equally useful in a rural
village or urban clinic, as a training manual for students or as a
reference for an experienced midwife.
Here is a packet of selected chapters on
women's reproductive health
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Table of Contents
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Introduction-Chapter 3: Words to midwives, Treating health problems, A
woman's body in pregnancy
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Chapters 4-6: Helping women stay healthy, Preventing infection, Common
changes in pregnancy
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Chapters 7-8: Learning a pregnant woman's health history, Prenatal
checkups
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Chapters 9-11: Getting ready for labor and birth, Giving good care
during labor and birth, Opening: stage 1 of labor
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Chapters 12-13: Pushing: stage 2 of labor, The birth of the placenta:
stage 3 of labor
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Chapters 14-16: The first few hours after the birth, The first weeks
after the birth, Breastfeeding
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Chapters 17-18: Family Planning, Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
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Chapter
19: Advanced skills for pregnancy and birth
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Chapters 20-21: The pelvic exam: How to examine a woman's vagina and
womb, How to insert an IUD
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Chapter
22: Helping a woman after a pregnancy ends early
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Chapter
23: Manual vacuum aspiration
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Chapter 24-25; Appendices: Getting medical help, Homemade tools and
teaching materials, Medicines (green pages), To learn more, Technical and
medical words, Index (yellow pages), Due date calculator
HIV, Health, and Your Community
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HIV, Health and Your Community:
A Guide for Action
by Reuben Granich and Jonathan Mermin
Updated 2006 - 248 pages, illustrated - English ed. ISBN: 0-942364-40-6
This comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide to combating HIV is equally
useful in a rurual village in southern Africa, a major city in Thailand,
or a Peace Corps worker's backpack. Designed for people confronting HIV
in places with few medical resources, it is easily accessible to those
without advanced technical knowledge and without prior training in the
care of people with AIDS or in the prevention of HIV. Interventions and
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world who have HIV, and focus on community-based solutions that are
possible in poor communities.
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and epidemiology of the disease, counseling for people with HIV and their
families, how to care for people with HIV, and even writing grant
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Table of Contents and Introduction
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Chapters 1, 2, and 3: What is HIV? The Symptoms of HIV infection, Who
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Chapters 4 and 5: HIV around the world, Counseling about sexual
behavior
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Chapters 6 and 7: The spread of HIV by ways other than sex, HIV testing
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Chapters 8 and 9: Counseling about HIV testing, Social and cultural
factors that affect the spread of HIV
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Chapters 10 and 11: How to support and care for a person with HIV,
Training HIV health workers
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Chapter 12: Starting community-based HIV projects
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Chapter 13 and Appendix: Getting resources for an HIV project, Treating
advanced HIV disease - medicines for HIV, and common infections and their
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Glossary, Resources, and Index
Helping Children Who Are Deaf
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Helping Children Who Are Deaf
Family and community support for children who do not hear well
by Sandy Neimann, Devorah Greenstein and Darlena David
paperback - 250 pages, illustrated - English ed. ISBN: 0-942364-44-9
Children who are deaf need extra help learning either a spoken or sign
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for both a child's specific abilities and needs, and a family's unique
circumstances. The book also explores how deafness affects a child's
ability to learn language, as well as develop mentally and socially.
Developed in partnership with families of children who are deaf or cannot
hear well, community-based disability organizations, deaf adults,
teachers, health workers and other experts in over 17 countries, Helping
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Work dangers and solutions
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The Women's Health Exchange
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(published in Spanish), are free resources for education and training in
women's health. These newsletters are designed to help women and community
groups from around the world learn more about each other, share training
ideas and information, and promote popular education on women's health.
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Nutrition for Health and Development (NHD)
Reproductive Health and Research (RHR
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The international code of marketing of breast-milk substitutes. Frequently asked questions ISBN 92 4 159429 2
Community-based management of severe malnutrition in children
UNICEF and WHO joint statement on HIV and infant feeding
Feeding the non-breastfed child 6–24 months of age
WHO/FCH/CAH/04.13
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women
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of current scientific knowledge
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Breastfeeding and maternal tuberculosis
UPDATE, N 23 February 1998
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Breastfeeding and the use of water and teas
UPDATE, N 9 November 1997
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Not enough milk
UPDATE, N 21 March 1996
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Hepatitis B and breastfeeding
UPDATE, N 22 November 1996
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Breastfeeding counselling: A training course
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