Addressing prevention and management of wasting and nutritional oedema in children requires an improved evidence base on resource use and cost-effectiveness of interventions
Summary box Effectiveness studies on the prevention and management of wasting and nutritional oedema should ideally include the evaluation of resource use and cost-effectiveness (CE) to allow future guideline development to appreciate this dimension.
Authors
- Kathryn G. Dewey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4185-3451)
- James Alexander Berkley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1236-849X)
- Lieven Huybregts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3068-2853)
- 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)
- Mary Christine Castro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4289-7253)
- Julie Jemutai
- Kate Golden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3114-1730)
Institutions
- Western Cape Department of Health (ZA)
- International Food Policy Research Institute (US)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
- Ghent University (BE)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Concern Worldwide (IE)
- World Health Organization (CH)
- Nutrition Center of the Philippines (PH)
- Moving the GoalPosts (KE)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Global Health
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-016220
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.94
Funders
- Children's Investment Fund Foundation