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COMMUNITY-BASED MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE MALNUTRITION
Dr. Yousef M. Alflah*
ABSTRACT
Community-based management of acute malnutrition is an evidenced-based model, currently implemented in more than 70 countries worldwide. It is the globally endorsed standard for management of acute malnutrition in development and humanitarian contexts to reduce mortality and morbidity results by providing timely diagnosis and effective treatment of acute malnutrition through building local capacity. Acute malnutrition remains a significant challenge to child survival and development. Malnutrition is a condition that results from deficiencies, excesses, or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy or nutrients. The management of acute malnutrition is critical for child survival and is a key cost-effective component of the scaling up nutrition framework for addressing undernutrition. Because the rapid expansion of community-based treatment programmes worldwide, every year millions of children are treated for acute malnutrition.
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