Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM)

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Latest Items (acute malnutrition):   

  • The global crisis of severe acute malnutrition.  The Lancet  Link
  • Guideline: Updates on the management of severe acute malnutrition in infants and children. WHO  Link  Document
  • Management of oedematous malnutrition in infants and children aged >6 months: a systematic review of the evidence.  Link 
  • Predictors of oedema among children hospitalized with severe acute malnutrition in Jimma University Hospital, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study. BMC Pediatrics  Link
  • Utilization of mid-upper arm circumference versus weight-for-height in nutritional rehabilitation programmes: a systematic review of evidence.  Link
  • Impact of HIV/AIDS on mortality and nutritional recovery among hospitalized severely malnourished children before starting antiretroviral treatment.  Open J of Pediatrics Link
  • Impact of multivitamin and mineral supplements on mortality and nutritional status of hospitalized severely malnourished HIV/AIDS infected children. Open Journal of Epidemiology   Link
  • National CMAM scale-up costing report, 2013–2017 [Ghana]. FANTA  Link
  • A common agenda to fight SAM: London conference 2013. CMN Video   Presentations

General (health & nutrition)

  • Effect of micronutrient supplementation on disease progression in asymptomatic, antiretroviral naive, HIV-infected adults in Botswana. JAMA  Link
  • Nutritional care and support for patients with tuberculosis. WHO  Link
  • Providing technical assistance to ministries of health: lessons learned over 30 years.Glob Health Sci Pract  Link
  • e-transfers in emergencies: implementation support guidelines. CaLP  Link
  • Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of lay health workers programmes to improve access to maternal and child health: qualitative evidence synthesis. Cochrane Library  Link

Training

  • Nutrition in emergencies packages in Arabic. Yemen Nutrition Cluster, IOCC Link
  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea: inpatient management of severe acute malnutrition training package 2013. DPRK Ministry of Health  Link
  • Online courses in reducing maternal anaemia, reducing childhood anaemia and reducing childhood stunting. World Vision.  Free for first time users.  Start Nov.2013.  Link   Flier  Registration (free)

Grant Announcement: 

  • Nutrition embedding evaluation programme (NEEP). Path, DfID.  Flier

CMAM Forum Publications

  • Severe acute malnutrition and infection. (Jones KDJ, Berkley JA) Link  Malnutrition aiguë sévère et infections. Lien
  • Assessment of coverage in CMAM. (Guevarra E, Norris A, Guerrero S, Myatt M) Link
  • Use of MUAC for severe acute malnutrition. (Briend A) Link   L’utilisation du périmètre brachial... malnutrition aiguë sévère.  Lien
  • Estimating caseload for SAM and MAM in children 6-59months Link  Comment évaluer le nombre de cas MAS et/ou MAM chez les enfants de 6-59 mois. Lien  (Myatt M)
  • Estimating caseload for pregnant & lactating women. Link  Comment évaluer le nombre de femmes enceintes et allaitantes. Lien (Myatt M) 
  • CMAM Forum resource updates: June, July., Aug.,Sept / CMAM Forum mise à jour des ressources: juin, juillet, aout, sept. 2013   Link

What is the CMAM Forum?

The CMAM Forum was established in 2012 by a group of experts and practitioners with the aim to:

Support scale-up of quality services for the management of acute malnutrition through the collation of existing technical guidance, evidence and learning from the wider nutrition and health community.

Specific objectives are to:

1. Ensure relevant up-to-date resources on management of acute malnutrition are accessible to practitioners, policy makers and other key stakeholders.  
2. Produce Technical Briefs (current thinking on priority themes), summaries of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Updates relating to acute malnutrition.
3. Synthesise learning of effective ways to disseminate CMAM-related resources through conducting specific country case studies.
4. Promote and support advocacy efforts on the management of acute malnutrition. 

Important Meetings 

  • Implementing & Scaling up CMAM in South-East Asia. CMN  (12-13 Dec 2013. Bangkok, Thailand)  Flier
     
  • International Symposium on Understanding Moderate Malnutrition in Children for Effective Interventions. IAEA (27-29 May 2014, Vienna, Austria)  Registration open: free. Closing date for abstracts extended to 15 December.  Link   Flier
  • Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2). FAO, WHO (19-21 Nov. 2014, Rome,Italy)  Link

CMAM includes:

  • Community outreach for community involvement and early detection, referral of cases of acute malnutrition and follow up of problem cases,
  • Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in outpatient care for children 6-59 months without medical complications,
  • Management of SAM in inpatient care for children 6-59 months with medical complications and children under 6 months with acute malnutrition,
  • Management of Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) for children 6-59 months,
  • The comprehensive CMAM model links with maternal, newborn, and child health and nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene, food security and livelihood, and other community outreach initiatives.

CMAM is also referred to as IMAM (Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition) or CTC (Community-based Therapeutic Care).