SOME USEFUL QUOTES

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SOME USEFUL QUOTES

• You find what you look for (T. Kuhn)
• There is nothing more practical than a good
  theory (A. Einstein)
• We should make it as simple as possible but
  not simpler (A. Einstein)

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SOME USEFUL CLARIFICATIONS

• Science vs. Ethics
• Causality vs. Association
• Necessary but not sufficient condition
• If we dont agree on the causes of the problem,
  we are unlikely to agree on priority actions to
  solve the problem

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KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF A C.F.

• Evidence based and scientific
• Hierarchy of causes (immediate, underlying and
  basic)
• Simple to facilitate communication
• All important causes

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Malnutrition And Death
Insufficient Dietary Intake
Disease
Inadequate Household Food Security
Inadequate Health Service Unhealthy Environment
Inadequate Maternal Child Care
Inadequate Responsibility, Authority and Resources
Social Processes And Generation of
Capacity (Social Trends)
Potential of Society
Social Organization and Relations
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SOME CONCLUSIONS

• Facilitates a focused analysis
• Facilitates a multi-sectoral dialogue
• Improves program preparation, implementation,
  monitoring and evaluation
• Strengthens the advocacy to address basic causes