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Issue 2 (August 1997)

Field Article

Selective Feeding Programme for Detainees in Rwanda (page 4)
Production of Pre-cooked Fortified Blended Foods in Kenya: A Success Story (page 6)
Impact of Food Delays on Refugees (page 10)
Therapeutic Feeding in an Insecure Area (page 17)
The Use of BP-5 Biscuits in Supplementary Feeding Programmes (page 20)

Postscript

Postscript to 'Selective feeding programmes for detainees in Rwanda' (page 5)
Postscript to 'Production of fortifed blended foods in Kenya' (page 7)
Postscript to 'Impact of food aid delays on refugees' (page 11)
Postscript to 'Therapeutic Feeding in an insecure area' (page 18)

Research

Emergency Supplementary Feeding (page 3)
A Role for the Knemometer in Emergencies (page 12)
Cost-effective Treatment for Severely Malnourished Children: What is the Best Approach? (page 12)
Nutrition Issues During Emergencies in Europe and the Middle East (page 12)
The Nutrition Situation of Refugees and Displaced Persons (page 13)
Foods for the Treatment of Malnutrition (page 14)
Comparison of Weight-for-Height Based Indices for Assessing the Risk of Death (page 15)
Micro-nutrient Fortification of Food for Displaced Populations in Africa (page 15)
Treatment of Severe Malnutrition with a Therapeutic Spread (page 15)
Estimating Warehouse Storage Capacities (page 16)
Targeting the Vulnerable in Emergency Situations: Who is Vulnerable? (page 16)
Supplementary Feeding Programme - Current Guidelines (page 24)

Agency Profile

Medecins Sans Frontieres - France (page 19)

Letter

News & Views

DFID Workshop on Health in Unstable Situations (page 21)
The Relief and Rehabilitation Network (page 21)
UNHCR issues a guide for commodity distribution (page 21)
WHO Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition (page 21)
Assessing the Nutritional Vulnerability of Older People in Developing Countries: a Symposium (page 22)
Community Supplementary Feeding Programme (CSFP) Evaluation in Zimbabwe (page 22)
FAO's Work on Household Food Security and Nutrition in Emergencies (page 22)
Wageningen Course (page 22)

Other

NGOnut discussion summaries - cassava poisoning, and HIV and breastfeeding (page 9)
What became of ... (page 23)
The Backpage (page 26)