Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM)

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'About the CMAM Forum', an interactive initiative that promotes sharing of information
 

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This project is funded by European Union humanitarian aid and supports the scale up of quality interventions to address acute malnutrition.

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Announcements

  • August 2016: New on the CMAM Forum Link
  • No Wasted Lives iniative announced at the United Nations General Assembly, read a blog about it link
  • Learning Meeting from Barrier Analysis and The Cost of the Diet Assessments 27th September 2016 Register to attend in person or online Link
  • For the 7th African Nutrition Epidemiology Conference (ANEC VII) 9-14th October 2016 Conference website Link
  • Core Group Global Health Practioner Conference; Community Health Transitions: Leading for Impact October 13-14th 2016 (Washington D.C, USA) Link
  • 6th Regional Training Course On Nutrition In Emergencies ADPC 10-21st October 2016 (Bangkok, Thailand) Link 
  • New Course in November 2016: ‘Acute Malnutrition: improving treatment through research’ by the University of Copenhagen, taking place in Kampala, Uganda Link
  • ACF Annual Science Conference, 'Research for Nutrition: operational challenges and uptake in prevention and treatment of undernutrition' 9th November 2016 Link
  • Integrated Nutrition Conference; responding with the private sector for greater nutrition impact,14th-16th November 2016 CRS Link
  • Breastfeeding: Advocacy and Practice Course: 27 Febraury to 11 March 2017 (George Town, Penang, Malaysia) Link
  • 3rd International Congress Hidden Hunger 20-22nd March 2017 Link

Highlights

Recently Published Articles & Items

  • Taking severe acute malnutrition treatment back to the community: practical experiences from nutrition coverage surveys Frontiers in Public Health Link
  • Challenges of Estimating the Annual Caseload of Severe Acute Malnutrition: The Case of Niger PLOSone Link
  • Mothers screening for malnutrition by mid-upper arm circumference is non-inferior to community health workers: results from a large-scale pragmatic trial in rural Niger Archives of Public Health Link
  • Accompanying blog post to above resource - Teaching mothers to detect malnutrition can have a major impact in earlier diagnosis ALIMA Link
  • Children with moderate acute malnutrition have inflammation not explained by maternal reports of illness and clinical symptoms: a cross-sectional study in Burkina Faso BMC Nutrition Link
  • The missing ingredients: are policy-makers doing enough on water, sanitation and hygiene to end malnutrition? WaterAid Link
  • New CIMDER measuring tapes for screening nutritional status in children less than 5 years of age Nutrition Bulletin Link
  • Weight Estimation Tool for Children Aged 6 to 59 Months in Limited-Resource Settings PLOSone Link
  • Chronic disease outcomes after severe acute malnutrition in Malawian children (ChroSAM): a cohort study The Lancet Global Health Link
  • Accompanying comment: Long term health status of children recovering from severe acute malnutrition The Lancet Global Health Link
  • Thiamine Deficiency in Tropical Pediatrics: New Insights into a Neglected but Vital Metabolic Challenge Frontiers in Nutrition Link
  • Determining a Global Mid-Upper Arm Circumference Cutoff to Assess Malnutrition in Pregnant Women FANTA Project Link
  • Daily co-trimoxazole prophylaxis to prevent mortality in children with complicated severe acute malnutrition: a multicentre, double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial The Lancet Link

CMAM Forum Produced Items

  • CMAM Forum. A digest of the paper from Bahwere et al., 'Milk-free formulation compared to standard RUTF for treatment of SAM' Link
  • CMAM Forum. A digest of the paper from Isanaka et al., 'Routine Amoxicillin for uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition in children' Link
  • CMAM Forum. J.L. Alvarez, N. Dent, L. Browne, M. Myatt and A. Briend., 'Putting Child Kwashiorkor on the Map.' CMAM Forum Technical Brief, March 2016 Link
  • CMAM Forum. K. Phelan, S. Shepherd, and C. Fabiansen, M., 'Should we have height cut offs to define treatment for children with acute malnutrition.' CMAM Forum FAQ, April 2016 Link
  • CMAM Forum. H. Delisle, 'A plea for improved knowledge sharing on malnutrition in French for Africa; policy brief' CMAM Forum Technical Brief, Feb 2016 Link

 

 

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Severe malnutrition: building on the past for a brighter future and other articles.FNB Special Supplement LinKey resources for acute malnutrition.CMAM Forum LinRessources clés pour la prise en charge de la malnutrition aigüe. Juin 2014.Forum PCMALienModerate acute malnutrition: A decision tool for emergencies. Updated June 2014 GNC  LinkDevelopment and acceptability testing of ready-to-use supplementary food made from locally available food ingredients in Bangladesh. BMC Pediatrics LinkIntegration of Nutrition Assessment, Counseling, and Support into Uganda’s Routine Health Service Delivery. Spring LinkInterim operational considerations for feeding support of infants and young children under 2 years of age in refugee and migrant transit settings in Europe. UNHCR, UNICEF, WHO, SCF, ENN Link 

The CMAM approach 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)