Health conditions
WHO/Marko Kokic
Undernutrition is the largely preventable cause of over a third of all child deaths
Nutrition interventions can have a positive impact on micronutrient deficiencies and undernutrition as well as on acute infections like diarrhoea, malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis.
These conditions negatively impact the most vulnerable population groups such as pregnant women and young children.
Diet is also a risk factor for noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and certain types of cancer.
Diarrhoea
- Deworming to combat the health and nutritional impact of soil-transmitted helminths
- Water, sanitation and hygiene interventions to prevent diarrhoea
- Zinc supplementation in the management of diarrhoea
HIV/AIDS
- Infant feeding for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV
- Micronutrient supplementation for HIV-infected women during pregnancy
- Nutrition counselling for adolescents and adults with HIV/AIDS
- Nutritional care for HIV-infected children
- Treatment of severe acute malnutrition in HIV-infected children
- Vitamin A supplementation for HIV-infected adults
- Vitamin A supplementation for HIV-infected women during pregnancy
Malaria
- Insecticide-treated nets to prevent malaria and anaemia in pregnant women
- Iron supplementation for children in malaria-endemic regions
Respiratory conditions
- Vitamin A supplementation for children with respiratory infections
- Vitamin D supplementation for children with respiratory infections
- Zinc supplementation for children with respiratory infections
Tuberculosis
Undernutrition
- Food supplementation for children with moderate acute malnutrition
- Micronutrient supplementation in children with severe acute malnutrition
- Treatment of dehydration in children with severe acute malnutrition
- Treatment of hypoglycaemia in severely malnourished children
- Treatment of hypothermia in severely malnourished children
- Treatment of severe acute malnutrition in HIV-infected children
