Over the years Oxfam has been involved in a wide variety of
health-related projects. The Practical Health Guides draw on this
experience to put forward ideas on best practice in the provision
of health care and services in developing countries. Where people
are suffering from food scarcity or famine, the obvious response
seems to be food aid. This may indeed be necessary, but handing out
food may not be the best solution, and other actions could be
equally urgent, such as public health or income support measures.
This book provides a new approach to assessing and responding to
situations of food scarcity and gives a comprehensive explanation
of how to assess these situations in order to judge which
interventions will be most effective. This book offers advice on
carrying out initial assessments and nutrition surveys, and
emphasises the importance of finding out the underlying causes of
food scarcity by seeking out the views of those affected. Food
distribution, and how to target the people who need it most,
supplementary and therapeutic feeding programmes, are also covered.
General
| Imprint: |
Oxfam
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Practical Health Guides |
| Release date: |
December 1992 |
| Authors: |
Helen Young
|
| Dimensions: |
210 x 148 x 7mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
132 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-85598-145-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-85598-145-8 |
| Barcode: |
9780855981457 |
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