PHM-Exch> The fight against malnutrition: Conference Reader published

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: "Martin Leschhorn Strebel" <mleschhorn at medicusmundi.ch>

*The fight against malnutrition*

*Conference Reader published***



The developing countries are faced with a crisis on two fronts: food prices
skyrocketed in 2007/2008 and the food situation has deteriorated once more
as a result of the economic crisis. We know from previous crises that food
quality suffers above all and that this has long-term consequences for
health.



Health, nutrition and development are all closely interlinked. One third of
under-fives living in the developing countries are behind in their
development. This is due to chronic malnutrition. These children are more
likely to die prematurely because they are less able to fight off common
infectious diseases. Their chances of financial success are also lower
because their performance at school is often poor.



Last November the Network Medicus Mundi Switzerland organised a conference
on this issue. The contributions have just been published.



*ONLINE*: http://bit.ly/ihCiYL



*Content*:

Martin Leschhorn Strebel (D | Medicus Mundi Schweiz):
Editorial



*Nutrition and Health*

Sybille Mooser, Jonas Vollmer (D | Calcutta Project):
Mangelernährung umfassend bekämpfen. Mangel- und Unterernährung in
Entwicklungsländern



Ruth Huber (E | Swiss Development Cooperation):
Nutrition – Bio-fortification – Health – what else? Perspectives of SDC



Pamela Chisanga (E | ActionAid International Sambia):
Fighting Malnutrition – Advocacy for the Right to Food Experiences of
ActionAid International Zambia



Ines Egli (E | Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, ETH Zurich):
Biofortification: A strategy to prevent micronutrient malnutrition. Fighting
micronutrient malnutrition



*Extra food: A successful strategy?*

Tobias Schüth (E | Red Cross Switzerland):
>From people’s mandate to national policy. Introducing Sprinkles in
Kyrgyzstan



Jean-Pierre Papart (E | terre des hommes suisse) :
Management of Moderate Acute Malnutrition. Monitoring report of ambulatory
healthcare facilities in Guinea supported by Terre des hommes



Kadiatou Keita, Maya Natarajan (D | IAMANEH Suisse):
Über den Tellerrand hinaus geschaut: Ernährungssicherung dank Empowerment.
IAMANEH-Ernährungsprojekt in Kangabe / Mali



*Fight against malnutrition and undernourishment*

Rosemarijn de Jong (E | wemos Netherlands):
Feed the children free from commercial pressure. Promotion and protection of
breastfeeding: a key approach in the fight against malnutrition



Immita Cornaz (D):
Das Recht auf angemessene Ernährung – das am meisten vernachlässigte
Menschenrecht. Mangel- und Unterernährung – Überlegungen zum MMS Symposium



*Debate*

Christa Luginbühl (D | Bern Declaration):
Tod-schicke und teuer bezahlte Jeans. Clean Cloth Campaign fordert den Stopp
sandgestrahlter Jeans



*Magazine*

Helena Zweifel HIV (D | Medicus Mundi Switzerland):

Sexualität und Jugendliche. Fachtagung von aidsfocus.ch, 7. April 2011



Thomas Schwarz (E | Medicus Mundi International MMI): “We will make the MMI
Network a real community of change for strengthening health systems”

Medicus Mundi International: Network Strategy 2011-2015



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