Mija Ververs
Biographic Data
| ID | 7549566 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mija Ververs |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mija |
| FAMILY NAME | Ververs |
| SIGNATURE | VERVERS M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7182-2998 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Wartime food availability in the Gaza Strip, October 2023 to August 2024
OBJECTIVES: To estimate food availability and the contribution of different food sources during the first 10 months (7 October 2023 to 31 August 2024) of the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip. DESIGN: Retrospective statistical modelling analysis. SETTING: War-affected population in the Gaza Strip, occupied Palestinian Territories, with stratification into northern and south-central governorates. PARTICIPANTS: Entire population. MAIN OU…
Gaza's Infant Malnutrition Crisis Needs More Than Just Infant Formula
In recent months, media reports have highlighted the crisis of malnourished infants in Gaza with an infant formula shortage commonly presented as causal. Infant formula has become a symbol of the blockade, the war, and the need to end both. As practitioners in infant and young child feeding in emergencies, including with first-hand experience in Gaza (Qudieh et al. 2025), we find this messaging concerning. It risks promoting donations and untarge…
Critical research gaps in treating growth faltering in infants under 6 months
In 2020, 149.2 million children worldwide under 5 years suffered from stunting, and 45.4 million experienced wasting. Many infants are born already stunted, while others are at high risk for growth faltering early after birth. Growth faltering is linked to transgenerational impacts of poverty and marginalization. Few interventions address growth faltering in infants under 6 months, despite a likely increasing prevalence due to the negative global…
A comparison of total cost estimates between exclusive breast-feeding and breast milk substitute usage in humanitarian contexts
Objective: Using a model-based analysis, we calculated the total costs associated with the exclusive breast-feeding (EBF) and breast milk substitute (BMS) usage for one infant for six months within select humanitarian contexts to (a) determine if there is a notable difference in costs and (b) use these results to inform future creation of data-informed humanitarian response standard operating procedures. Design: The inputs and costing data were d…
Use of mid-upper arm circumference to screen for thinness among sub-Saharan African male detainees
Objective: BMI is a time-intensive measurement to assess nutritional status. Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) has been studied as a proxy for BMI in adults, but there is no consensus on its optimal use. Design: We calculated sensitivity, specificity and area under receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROCC) of MUAC for BMI 2 . We designed a system using two MUAC cut-offs, with a healthy (non-thin) ‘green’ group, a ‘yellow’ group requiring …
Guidance materials from 2014 to 2019 on nutritional care for Ebola patients in Ebola Treatment Units
Objective: To evaluate the inclusion and exclusion of nutritional content in guidance materials related to nutritional care for hospitalised Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) patients of any age with the aim to provide recommendations for future revised nutritional care guidelines in Ebola Treatment Units (ETU). Design: Qualitative and quantitative analyses of ETU protocols and other guidance materials were conducted. Materials were obtained from practit…
Global mid-upper arm circumference cut-offs for adults
Since 2009, mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) has become an accepted measure for screening children for acute malnutrition and determining eligibility for services to manage acute malnutrition. Use of MUAC has increased the reach and enhanced the quality of community-based management of acute malnutrition services. Increasingly, MUAC is also used to assess nutritional status and eligibility for nutrition support among adolescents and adults, inc…
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Global mid-upper arm circumference cut-offs for adults
Since 2009, mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) has become an accepted measure for screening children for acute malnutrition and determining eligibility for services to manage acute malnutrition. Use of MUAC has increased the reach and enhanced the quality of community-based management of acute malnutrition services. Increasingly, MUAC is also used to assess nutritional status and eligibility for nutrition support among adolescents and adults, inc…
Use of mid-upper arm circumference to screen for thinness among sub-Saharan African male detainees
Objective: BMI is a time-intensive measurement to assess nutritional status. Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) has been studied as a proxy for BMI in adults, but there is no consensus on its optimal use. Design: We calculated sensitivity, specificity and area under receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROCC) of MUAC for BMI 2 . We designed a system using two MUAC cut-offs, with a healthy (non-thin) ‘green’ group, a ‘yellow’ group requiring …
Guidance materials from 2014 to 2019 on nutritional care for Ebola patients in Ebola Treatment Units
Objective: To evaluate the inclusion and exclusion of nutritional content in guidance materials related to nutritional care for hospitalised Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) patients of any age with the aim to provide recommendations for future revised nutritional care guidelines in Ebola Treatment Units (ETU). Design: Qualitative and quantitative analyses of ETU protocols and other guidance materials were conducted. Materials were obtained from practit…
A comparison of total cost estimates between exclusive breast-feeding and breast milk substitute usage in humanitarian contexts
Objective: Using a model-based analysis, we calculated the total costs associated with the exclusive breast-feeding (EBF) and breast milk substitute (BMS) usage for one infant for six months within select humanitarian contexts to (a) determine if there is a notable difference in costs and (b) use these results to inform future creation of data-informed humanitarian response standard operating procedures. Design: The inputs and costing data were d…
Critical research gaps in treating growth faltering in infants under 6 months
In 2020, 149.2 million children worldwide under 5 years suffered from stunting, and 45.4 million experienced wasting. Many infants are born already stunted, while others are at high risk for growth faltering early after birth. Growth faltering is linked to transgenerational impacts of poverty and marginalization. Few interventions address growth faltering in infants under 6 months, despite a likely increasing prevalence due to the negative global…
Wartime food availability in the Gaza Strip, October 2023 to August 2024
OBJECTIVES: To estimate food availability and the contribution of different food sources during the first 10 months (7 October 2023 to 31 August 2024) of the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip. DESIGN: Retrospective statistical modelling analysis. SETTING: War-affected population in the Gaza Strip, occupied Palestinian Territories, with stratification into northern and south-central governorates. PARTICIPANTS: Entire population. MAIN OU…
Gaza's Infant Malnutrition Crisis Needs More Than Just Infant Formula
In recent months, media reports have highlighted the crisis of malnourished infants in Gaza with an infant formula shortage commonly presented as causal. Infant formula has become a symbol of the blockade, the war, and the need to end both. As practitioners in infant and young child feeding in emergencies, including with first-hand experience in Gaza (Qudieh et al. 2025), we find this messaging concerning. It risks promoting donations and untarge…
Child Nutrition and Water Access (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (3 works) · Pediatrics (3 works) · Breast feeding (2 works) · Breast milk (2 works) · Health and Conflict Studies (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Malnutrition (2 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (1 works)