Malnutrition: Call For Papers
Fighting Malnutrition Efficiently: Best Practices and Ways Forward
Website: http://www.copenhagenconsensus.com/Default.aspx?ID=1226
‘….Malnutrition among children remains a great challenge in low-income and middle-income countries. The statistics are striking: Maternal and child malnutrition is the underlying cause of 3.5 million annual deaths, and accounts for 35% of the disease burden among children aged under five-years. The largest enduring diseases caused by the lack of micronutrients are brought about by an inadequate intake of vitamin A and Zinc. Low-cost, high-efficiency solutions exist to this challenge, while new and innovative solutions are in the pipeline.
In order to highlight the best practices and survey newer interventions, the
A miminum of five papers will be elected for presentations at each of the two meetings. At each meeting, one paper, elected by the participants including NGOs and policy-makers within the field of nutrition, will receive a price of 25,000 DKK (app. 4,300 or 3,300 EUR) sponsored by Gumlink.
Papers should assess costs and benefits of realistic and/or innovative solutions that combat Vitamin A and Zink deficiency, including the related benefit-cost ratios, and explain the approaches that they use, including field experiences and results.
Abstracts of no more than 300 words, including a short scholarly biography, need to be submitted to cfp.ccc@cbs.dk by August 1, 2009……”
Best Practice Papers from
- Papers released in
Micronutrient Supplements for Child Survival (Vitamin A and Zinc) Sue
http://www.copenhagenconsensus.com/Admin/Public/DWSDownload.aspx?File=%2fFiles%2fFiler%2fCCC%2fBPP_Micronutrient_VitaminA_Zinc.pdf
Micronutrient Fortification (Iron and Salt Iodization) Sue Horton, Venkatesh Mannar & Annie Wesley
http://www.copenhagenconsensus.com/Admin/Public/DWSDownload.aspx?File=%2fFiles%2fFiler%2fCCC%2fBPP_Fortification.pdf
De-worming Andrew Hall & Sue Horton
http://www.copenhagenconsensus.com/Admin/Public/DWSDownload.aspx?File=%2fFiles%2fFiler%2fCCC%2fBPP_Deworming.pdf
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