Publications to read

Wash Plus weekly

This issue contains some of the most recent studies and resources that discuss the integration of WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) with nutrition. Included are a recent webinar on environmental enteropathy, an online tutorial about nutrition programming that has a WASH component, and studies on child height and open defecation. Another resource is the WASHplus online library of WASH and nutrition, which is still under development but contains the resources listed below as well as other recent studies and reports.

A NEW GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP: ERADICATE POVERTY AND TRANSFORM  ECONOMIES THROUGH SUSTAINABLE  DEVELOPMENT
The Report of the High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on
the Post-2015 Development Agenda

The Economics of Early Response and Disaster Resilience: Lessons from Kenya and Ethiopia

The study uses Kenya and Ethiopia as case studies, comparing the relative costs of late humanitarian response, early response, and building resilience to disasters.

Maternal and child undernutrition serie - Lancet

Maternal and child undernutrition was the subject of a Series of papers in The Lancet in 2008. Five years after the initial series, we re-evaluate the problems of maternal and child undernutrition and also examine the growing problems of overweight and obesity for women and children, and their consequences in low-income and middle-income countries. Many of these countries are said to have the double burden of malnutrition: continued stunting of growth and deficiencies of essential nutrients along with the emerging issue of obesity. We also assess national progress in nutrition programmes and international efforts toward previous recommendations. 

Under-nutrition and Water, sanitation and hygiene Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) play a fundamental role in improving nutritional outcomes. A successful global effort to tackle under-nutrition must include WASH.

Review of evidence on links between undernutrition and WASH by SHARE and Wateraid.

Enough food for everyone - the need for UK action on global hunger

By INGOs - 9 areas for UK action to tackle malnutrition in the world.

How much international variation in child height can sanitation explain?

This publication explores the links between stunting and sanitation. It shows association between stunting and open defecation and presents this association as a potential explanation for higher stunting prevalences in Asia versus Africa.

Nutritional status of young children in Mumbai slums: a follow-up anthropometric study

More, Neena Shah, et al. "Cluster-randomised controlled trial of community mobilisation in Mumbai slums to improve care during pregnancy, delivery, postpartum and for the newborn." Trials 9.7 (2008).

The findings suggest to focus on the younger age group compared to the over 3 years old as the growth faltering is happening early on. This confirms previous research and the need to focus on the under 2 years old.

Aid for Nutrition: Can investments to scale up nutrition actions be accurately tracked?

Investments in aid to tackle the escalating challenge of undernutrition remain inadequate. Action Against Hunger has produced a major report calling for all major donors to disburse more overseas development assistance to programmes which treat undernutrition and address its underlying causes in countries where the need is greatest. 
2 May 2012, ACF International 

Ending Hunger and Malnutrition

IDS Virtual Bulletin 2

Editor Haddad, L.
Publisher IDS