Marie McGrath

Role: Technical expert
Position: ENN
Country: UK
Date joined: 21/01/2009
Email address: marie@ennonline.net

Nutritionist with the Emergency Nutrition Network. Sub-edit ENN publication, Field Exchange. Coordinator of the IFE Core Group, an interagency collaboration on infant and young child feeding in emergencies. Over the years,have been involved in developing policy guidance, training and resources, facilitating meetings on IFE and research (most recently, the managment of acute malnutrition in infants (MAMI) Project). Particularly interested in the operational challenges of IFE.

Questions

TopicForum areaDate posted
Measuring infants < 6 months of age - trainingAssessment29 April 2009
Precision of equipment to assess infants in surveysAssessment21 December 2009
Nutrition in Emergencies Training Network (NIETN)General / other5 January 2010

Replies

TopicForum areaDate posted
Sampling Assessment25 February 2009
Prevalence of moderate malnutrition in infantsInfant and young child feeding interventions25 February 2009
Treatment of Preg/Lact women with F100/RUTF?Prevention and treatment of severe acute malnutrition4 March 2009
Is there a protocol/algorithm developed for the management of children who fail to respond to treatment in Supplementary feeding programme.Prevention and treatment of moderate acute malnutrition20 March 2009
Assessing 'FASS' criteria in order to appropriately target BMSInfant and young child feeding interventions20 March 2009
Assessing 'FASS' criteria in order to appropriately target BMSInfant and young child feeding interventions20 March 2009
Feeding children older than 6 months with severe cleft palatInfant and young child feeding interventions22 March 2009
Implementation of blanket SFP for 6-24 months alongside existing targeted SFP for 6-59 monthsPrevention and treatment of moderate acute malnutrition25 March 2009
Therapeutic feeding for infant younger than 6 month with HIV positive care giverPrevention and treatment of severe acute malnutrition7 July 2009
Integrating CMAM and IYCFPrevention and treatment of moderate acute malnutrition16 July 2009
IYCF TrainingsInfant and young child feeding interventions16 July 2009
Integrating CMAM and IYCFPrevention and treatment of moderate acute malnutrition16 July 2009
Plumpy doz for chronic malnutrition preventionPrevention and treatment of moderate acute malnutrition10 August 2009
Cholera and Nutrition Prevention and treatment of moderate acute malnutrition10 August 2009
Precision of equipment to assess infants in surveysAssessment22 December 2009
IEC/BCC materialsInfant and young child feeding interventions6 January 2010
Breastfeeding and its benefitsInfant and young child feeding interventions7 January 2010