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Issue 20 (November 2003)

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Evaluation

Evaluation of MSF Holland mission in Afghanistan (page 20)

Field Article

Lessons From a Microfinance Pilot Project in Rwanda (page 3)
Border Closures and Nutrition in Gaza (page 18)
Targeted Food Distribution to Women and Children in Northern Afghanistan (page 22)
Suspected Thiamine Deficiency in Angola (page 26)

Postscript

Malnutrition on Political Grounds (page 20)

Research

Comparison of the Efficacy of a Solid Ready-to-Use Food and a Liquid, Milk- Based Diet in Treating Severe Malnutrition (page 5)
Infant Formula Distribution in Northern Iraq (page 6)
What Triggers Humanitarian Intervention? (page 7)
Destitution in Ethiopia’s Northeastern Highlands (page 8)
Famine Avoided Despite Drought and ‘Zud’ in Mongolia (page 9)
Government versus NGO efficiency, Bangladesh (page 10)
Women’s Contributions to Reducing Micronutrient Deficiencies (page 10)
Hidden Famine in Madagascar (page 11)
Implementation of WHO Guidelines on the Management of Severe Malnutrition in South Africa and Ghana (page 12)

Agency Profile

Terre des hommes (page 25)

Letter

Letter on background to 1999 WHO guidelines on malnutrition, by Mike Golden (page 18)

News & Views

Antiretroviral Therapy and Nutrition (page 13)
JustWrite (page 13)
VitaGoat (page 13)
Local Production of Plumpy’Nut (page 14)
Training Course on Ageing in Africa (page 14)
Facing up to the storm (page 15)
HIV-Positive Mothers in Uganda Return to Breastfeeding (page 15)
INASP Health Directory 2003/2004 (page 15)
New FAO/WHO Manual on Living Well with HIV/AIDS (page 15)
Caring for Severely Malnourished Children: Book Review (page 16)
Debate on the Management of Severe Malnutrition (page 16)
Debate on the Management of Severe Malnutrition : A Response (page 17)

People in Aid

People in Aid (issue 20) (page 29)

Cartoon Strip

Pandamonium (issue 20) (page 30)