RE: [pronut-hiv] Advice on developing STANDARD NutritionGuidelines for PLWHA (13)

["Joseph Mutuku" <joemtuku@yahoo.com>]

Thanks Roy for underscoring the need for evidence
based Nutrition/medicine in development of HIV/AIDS
guidelines. And thanks to George for echoing those
sentiments. Which then leads to the question, do we
have existing database for research conducted in the
field of Nutrition and HIV/AIDS, particularly in
developing and countries in transition? 
While acknowledging that we cannot wait for all the
clinical trials to be completed, I do appreciate that
we have a substantial amount of data that could be
quite valuable. I agree with you George that
connectivity is poor in most African countries; Harare
is just a case in point, but then how do we make this
information available to them in a more user-friendly
manner?
George, your offer for support is highly welcome but
you need to put it more explicitly
Best wishes,
Joseph 
A member of the Evidence-based task force of the
International Union of Nutritional
Sciences (IUNS).

--- "RD. Kennedy" <rkennedy@medunsa.ac.za> wrote:
> 
> A lot of people are doing good work in nutrition,
> and I have met Lynde
> Francis, who is a dedicated person to the cause of
> nutrition and
> HIV/AIDS.
> 
> I pick up some points of concern in the message
> though. PLEASE, PLEASE,
> PLEASE ensure that all guidelines for people living
> with HIV/AIDS are
> evidence-based. There is much confusion created by
> anecdotal messages
> floating around.
> 
> Roy Kennedy
> Department of Human Nutrition
> Medical University of South Africsa
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: George M. Carter [mailto:fiar@verizon.net] 
> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 3:58 PM
> To: Nutrition and HIV/AIDS
> Subject: Re: [pronut-hiv] Advice on developing
> STANDARD
> NutritionGuidelines for PLWHA (3)
> 
>    Dear Daisy and all--
>    Your message is very important and I have a great
> resource for you!
> My
>    dear  friend  Lynde  Francis, who directs the
> Centre, has been
> working
>    for  12  years  on  nutritional  issues  and has
> recently published
> an
>    EXCELLENT  book  entitled  "Positive Living: Food
> & Us" written by
> her
>    with  Jim  Rose.  She  has also worked on
> nutritional guidelines for
> a
>    number  of  countries, including Malawi and
> Zambia, as well as one
> for
>    Zimbabwe.  The  work  on the guidelines in
> Zimbabewe has been
> underway
>    for  about  4  years  but  has  not yet been
> approved as she has had
> a
>    dispute  with  one  of  the local experts who
> keeps insisting that
> the
>    guidelines  include  the use of cooking oil,
> sugar and red meat.
> These
>    can all have deleterious effects on digestion and
> should be avoided
> or
>    minimized drastically where possible. Of course,
> nutritional
> decisions
>    are  VERY  personal  and we can't tell anyone
> what to do--merely
> offer
>    the information in a way that can help to empower
> choices.
>    And  of course, as others have noted, those of us
> in the United
> States
>    can  help  by  demanding  that  agricultural
> tariffs against Africa
> be
>    eased.  The  horrible  poverty  that  arises due
> to this block is
> only
>    exacerbated  by  such  brutal  policies.  This,
> combined with the
> best
>    possible  local  management  of resources and
> grain storage, etc.,
> can
>    help  to  offset the frightening famines that
> afflict too many
> regions
>    globally--very  often  avoidably.  Those
> countries that have
> sustained
>    both adequate stockpiles and excellent
> distribution systems have
> often
>    managed to prevent the worst of famines from
> developing.
>    Please  do  get  in  touch with Lynde--she is
> travelling right now
> but
>    should  be back the 19th. The Centre is located
> at 24 van Praagh
> Ave.,
>    Milton Park, Harare. The telephone number is
> 732-966.
>    George M. Carter
> 
> ---------------------------------------------
>    At 09:21 AM 5/7/2004 +0200, you wrote:
> 
>      Dear Nutritionists,
>      A lot has been written on Nutrition and
> HIV/AIDS. However, I wanted
>      some
>      advice  on how I can come up with standard
> nutrition guidelines for
>      PLWHA,
>      which  I  intend  to  submit/recommend  to my
> government as soon as
>      possible.
>      Apparently  our  Ministry  of Health has not
> yet developed these as
>      yet.
>      Your help is greatly appreciated.
>      Daisy Chasauka
>      Programme Officer -(HIV/AIDS and Nutrition
> Officer)
>      ActionAid in Zimbabwe
>      16 York Avenue, Newlands, Harare
>      P.O. Box CY2451, Causeway,Harare,
>      Zimbabwe
>      Tel:  +263-4-788122/776850/776127
>      Fax: +263-4-7881124
>      E-mail: DaisyC@aafrica.org.zw
> <[1]mailto:DaisyC@aafrica.org.zw>
>      "A world without poverty is an Africa without
> poverty. The capacity
>      and
>      determination  of  the  people  in  Africa 
> make this an achievable
>      goal."
> 
>    George M. Carter
>    Director, FIAR
>    [2]http://aidsinfonyc.org/fiar
>    "Our lives begin to end the day we
>    become silent about things that matter" -- MLK,
> Jr.
> 
> References
> 
>    1. mailto:DaisyC@aafrica.org.zw
>    2. http://aidsinfonyc.org/fiar
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=====
General Secretary, 
Kenya Coalition for Action in Nutrition (KCAN) 
P.O Box, 60066-00200, 
Nairobi, Kenya. 
Email: kcansecretariat@ccfkenya.org,
joemtuku@yahoo.com 



 




	
		
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