Prevention of wasting and nutritional oedema: evidence gaps identified during WHO guideline development
Summary box Inclusion of prevention in the 2023 WHO guideline on wasting and nutritional oedema is a significant and timely addition, aligning with the global development goal of reducing current wasting prevalence from 6.
Authors
- Per Ashorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2311-2593)
- Zita Weise Prinzo
- Marie T. Ruel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9506-348X)
- 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)
- Kate Golden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3114-1730)
Institutions
- International Food Policy Research Institute (US)
- Tampere University (FI)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Concern Worldwide (IE)
- World Health Organization (CH)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Global Health
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-016314
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.24
Funders
- Children's Investment Fund Foundation