Objectives of the Orientation 1. Describe the evolution and the concept of Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) 2. Discuss a strategy for quality improvement of management of SAM in your hospital 2 Terminology • CMAM: Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition • Others: – Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition, Management of Acute Malnutrition, Community- Based Therapeutic Care (CTC) 3 Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition: Evolving ...
INTRODUCTION • Access to food and adequate nutrition is critical to survival in an emergency situation. • A nutrition emergency exists when there is risk of or an actual rise in mortality due to acute malnutrition. • Malnutrition can be the most serious public health problem in an emergency. • Malnutrition is a pathological condition which arises from the consumption of meals containing excess or ...
INTRODUCTION • Acute Malnutrition (wasting) is a rapid decline of weight while height remains unchanged. • It is a reflection of inadequate dietary intake or acute infection. • It is classified into severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) according to the degree of wasting and the presence or absence of oedema. SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION • It is defined as edema of both ...
Definitions • Nutrition specific interventions: • Nutrition Sensitive Interventions: Are those that address immediate and some intermediate causes of Are interventions of other malnutrition (especially caring for sectors that incorporate children) nutrition with a measurable nutrition objectives. Nutrition Specific Interventions Addressing immediate causes of malnutrition • Treatment of acute malnutrition (moderate and severe) • Disease management (e.g. oral rehydrating salts for diarrheas) • Maternal ...
Conceptual Framework 2 What Makes Programmes Potentially Nutrition-sensitive? They address critical underlying determinants of undernutrition They are implemented at large scale and are effective at reaching the poor who also have the highest malnutrition rates They can be leveraged to serve as delivery platforms for nutrition-specific interventions Accelerating progress in nutrition requires increasing the Accelerating progress in nutrition requires increasing the nutritional impact of effective ...
Malnutrition Protein / Energy Definitions of Malnutrition Kwashiorkor: protein deficiency Marasmus: energy deficiency Marasmic/ Kwashiorkor: combination of chronic energy deficiency and chronic or acute protein deficiency Failure to thrive: marasmus in U. S. children under 3. Definitions of Malnutrition PEM Primary: inadequate food intake Secondary: result of disease FTT In-organic: inadequate food intake Organic: result of disease MARASMUS Marasmus is the term used for severe ...
Background & Context Analysis Prolonged water logging in south western districts of Satkhira, Khulna and Jessore in July/August 2011, affected the vulnerable population. WFP & ACF, with local partners, intervened with emergency interventions, focusing FS/livelihood, WASH & small nutrition surveillance to address their immediate needs A number of assessments and surveys (ACF’s nutrition surveillance, nutrition survey, HKI, FS assessment WFP, FAO ...
Contents Contents • Key impacts and threats in Africa • The Response: Climate Adaptation • Adaptation: The Bank Approach • Adaptation: Bank Policy • Adaptation: Capacity Building (Climate information) • Adaptation: Project Interventions • Conclusions Projected Impacts of Climate Projected Impacts of Climate Change Change Source: Stern Review 1. Climate Change effects and 1. Climate Change effects and impacts impacts • More severe droughts &bull ...
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