Monitoring Nutritional status and Food safety events (MNF)
The Monitoring Nutritional status and Food safety events (MNF) Unit defines indicators and nutrition surveillance systems, hosts and maintain nutrition databases, monitors nutrition trends and measures the impact of country food and nutrition policies. The Unit manages INFOSAN and collaborates with WHE for the management of major food safety events including PHEICs.
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All →Strategic framework to guide health and nutrition actions in response to increased malnutrition and health...
The role and added value of the health sector during food crises are crucial in addressing the relationship between poor nutrition, disease and mortality...
Standards for donor human milk banking
This document presents the World Health Organization’s global standards for donor human milk banking, developed to ensure the safety, quality and...
Pesticide residues in food: 2024: toxicological evaluations / Joint Meeting of the FAO Panel of Experts...
This volume presents the toxicological evaluations prepared by the Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR) following its meeting held in Rome,...
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Investing in breastfeeding saves lives and money
Investments in breastfeeding support yield some of the highest returns on human capital, yet proven, evidence-based interventions, including counselling,...
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2026 (SOFI) is the UN system’s flagship assessment of global hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition,...
Joint FAO/WHO expert meeting on microbiological risk assessment on powdered formula for infants and young...
A Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA) on powdered formula for infants and young children was convened in Rome, Italy,...
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