The e-Library of Evidence for Nutrition Actions (eLENA) launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) provides guidance on interventions against all forms of malnutrition, including: appropriate treatment of severe acute malnutrition; promoting breastfeeding; and fortifying staple foods with vitamins and minerals such as iron and folic acid for wheat and maize flours.
10 August 2011: The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched an e-Library of Evidence for Nutrition Actions (eLENA) , a web-based tool making available guidance on interventions against all forms of malnutrition, to assist governments and healthcare providers.
The tool aims to support governments in overcoming challenges arising out of the vast, and often conflicting, array of evidence and advice that exists on effective, preventive and therapeutic nutrition intervention, by prioritizing and presenting the latest advice on tackling the three main forms of malnutrition: undernutrition, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, and overweight and obesity. The eLENA tool describes the health interventions needed to tackle malnutrition, including: appropriate treatment of severe acute malnutrition; promoting breastfeeding; and fortifying staple foods with vitamins and minerals such as iron and folic acid for wheat and maize flours.
The initiative is part of WHO’s global drive to help countries prevent and control malnutrition, which involves multiple UN agencies and other key nutrition stakeholders. [WHO Press Release] [eLENA Web Portal]