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Preventing malnutrition in post-conflict, Food insecure settings: A case study from South Sudan [1]

Decades of civil conflict compound the challenges of food insecurity in South Sudan and contribute to persistent, high levels of child malnutrition. As efforts to prevent child malnutrition continue, there is a critical need for strategies that effectively supplement the diets of pregnant women and young children in transitional, highly food insecure settings like South Sudan.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
07/07/2014
Amy Paul [3], Shannon Doocy [4], Hannah Tappis & et al [5]
PLoS Currents Disasters [6]
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Tags:
Conflicts [7], Food Security [8], Sudan [9], Malnutrition [10], Droughts [11], Food Aid [12], Refugees [13], Maternal Health [14], Women [15]
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[2] http://currents.plos.org/disasters/article/preventing-malnutrition-in-post-conflict-food-insecure-settings-a-case-study-from-south-sudan/
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/amy-paul
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/shannon-doocy
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/hannah-tappis-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-currents-disasters
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/conflicts
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sudan
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/malnutrition
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/droughts
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-aid
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/refugees
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maternal-health
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/women