Nutrition and health needs in drought-stricken Africa.

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• Alternative Title:
  Public Health Rep
• Personal Author:
  Dondero, Timothy J.
• Description:
  This paper is adapted from his July 25, 1985 testimony before the Select Committee on Hunger of the U.S. House of Representatives. The testimony was based on personal observations of refugee camps in Sudan during March 1985 and on the findings of other Public Health Service personnel in Africa. Since 1984, a total of 16 PHS representatives partici- pated in assessments of nutrition and health needs in the drought-affected African nations of Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, Guinea, Mauritania, Niger, and Sudan. These epidemiologic assessments were requested and supported by the Agency for International Development, including its Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, the Department of State Bureau for Refugee Programs, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
  
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• Subjects:
  Child Child, Preschool Deficiency Diseases Developing Countries Epidemiologic Methods Humans Infant Measles Measles Vaccine Protein-Energy Malnutrition Refugees Research Article Risk Vitamin A Weather

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• Source:
  Public Health Rep. 100(6):634-638
• Pubmed ID:
  3934699
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMCnull
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Africa ; Sudan
• Volume:
  100
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Public Health Reports
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c87a08076317b06b713c375ae96ab1be6bc49103dfaa884b6fa6ae120f5c23ac
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/66275/cdc_66275_DS1.pdf
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