Infants and children 6–59 months of age with moderate wasting: evidence gaps identified during WHO guideline development
SUMMARY BOX The 2023 WHO guideline on wasting and nutritional oedema provides the first systematically developed evidence-informed set of recommendations and good practice statements for children 6–59 months of age with moderate wasting.
Authors
- Bindi Borg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2764-9788)
- Zita Weise Prinzo
- Robert Bandsma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6358-4750)
- Michael McCaul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2730-6478)
- Celeste Naude (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9114-1452)
- Allison I Daniel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1774-1214)
- Kirrily de Polnay
- Mary Christine Castro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4289-7253)
- Indi Trehan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3364-6858)
- Jaden Bendabenda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6231-1224)
- Debbie Thompson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6781-7646)
- Kate Golden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3114-1730)
Institutions
- University of Toronto (CA)
- University of Washington (US)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- Concern Worldwide (IE)
- World Health Organization (CH)
- Nutrition Center of the Philippines (PH)
- University of the West Indies (JM)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Global Health
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-017228
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.36
Funders
- Children's Investment Fund Foundation