Malnutrition continues to threaten the lives of millions across the world, with children being
hardest hit. Although inadequate access to food and infectious disease are the primary …

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines malnutrition as ''the cellular imbalance
between the supply of nutrients and energy and the body's demand for them to ensure …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 GUIDELINE UPDATES ON THE MANAGEMENT OF SEVERE
ACUTE MALNUTRITION IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN Page 3 WHO Library Cataloguing-in-Publication …

Background: Severe acute malnutrition contributes to 1 million deaths among children
annually. Adding routine antibiotic agents to nutritional therapy may increase recovery rates …

Despite tremendous advances in care for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and
increased funding for treatment, morbidity and mortality due to HIV/AIDS in developing …

Objective: Malnutrition is a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. To identify and
target those at highest risk, there is a critical need to characterize biomarkers that predict …

Childhood malnutrition is a major public health concern, as it is associated with significant
short-and long-term morbidity and mortality. The objective of this review was to …

Background Moderate acute malnutrition, also called moderate wasting, affects around 10%
of children under five years of age in low‐and middle‐income countries. There are different …

This guideline will have new recommendations on the prevention of wasting and on the
clinical management of moderate wasting. It will also update and consolidate the …

Background Children with uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) are treated at
home with ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTFs). The current RUTF dose is prescribed …