State of Acute Malnutrition

Why should we care about relapse into severe acute #malnutrition in Northern #Nigeria (and Beyond)? Find out what the four main reasons are in this #blogpost 👉buff.ly/2WCNoFX

Before #COVID19, 14.3M children were suffering w/ severe acute #malnutrition globally. @UN experts estimate that an additional 6.7M could suffer from #wasting due to the #pandemic. Read 5 urgent actions that can protect children’s right to #nutrition: buff.ly/3fBU3Hp

#Malnutrition involves a plethora of complex technical terminology. Focusing on #undernutrition, Kerac & colleagues argue that a simple umbrella term, ‘Severe Malnutrition’ would benefit future communication and advocacy efforts. 📗 More at buff.ly/3lfixK1

Have you heard of the the 'Family MUAC' approach❔ It trains mothers & other caregivers to identify early signs of acute #malnutrition in their children using a simple-to-use #MUAC tape. Find out more in our Community of Practice: buff.ly/3A3vxGV #wasting #SDG2

Low-literate community health workers can provide treatment for uncomplicated severe acute #malnutrition by using this simple toolkit: buff.ly/3lgEUi3

📗 Tubaramure, a food-assisted integrated #health and #nutrition program, reduces child #wasting in #Burundi. Download the article 👇 buff.ly/3C6wIXF

Find wasting specific information, guidance and tools for #COVID19 response on our COVID-19 Adaptations page! Head over to buff.ly/3yk20Ii #COVID19 #malnutrition #wasting

Check out the Coverage Community of Practice❗ The Coverage CoP is an open forum for all organisations and individuals involved in the implementation of #CMAM programmes to share their experiences of coverage assessments. #nutrition #malnutrition

The State of buff.ly/3fhpXsi provides the most up-to-date data on acute #malnutrition on a single platform. ✅But we need your help as well: Get in touch to contribute resources & information on #acutemalnutrition at info@acutemalnutrition.org.

Thank you for joining us! A recording of our first webinar in our #SurveySamplingStrategies series is now available on YouTube 📺➡️bit.ly/3AsWsw0 and Q&A summary is available in the community 📰➡️bit.ly/3lIaiq6

Do you have a survey sampling strategy that you would like to highlight in our webinar series? Contact us!➡️datafornutrition.org/contact/ Learn more about the #SurveySamplingStrategies webinar series➡️datafornutrition.org/survey-samplin…

Our website hosts @UNICEF NutriDash data on ❕nutrition-specific interventions ❕nutrition programmes ❕performance over time There are 3 ways to access & interact with data on over 30 indicators. #malnutrition #ZeroHunger Try it today at buff.ly/3ylMprY

Why should we empower #refugee communities to identify #malnutrition in the context of #COVID19? #Read this #blog on @GOAL_Global's experience in Gambella, #Ethiopia! acutemalnutrition.org/en/blogs/goal-… #healthcare #healthworkers #acutemalnutrition #LeaveNoOneBehind #refugees

Why we should #invest in community #health worker-led #care to reach more children suffering from #wasting? #Read our #blog to find out! 👉acutemalnutrition.org/en/blogs/inves… #healthcare #healthworkers #acutemalnutrition #LeaveNoOneBehind

Did you miss any of the SoAM #webinars? The #webinar recordings and presentations are now available on our website: acutemalnutrition.org/en/events

Did you miss our last webinar? The meeting recording is now available on our website! Visit: acutemalnutrition.org/en/events/3sNH…

Have you read our latest blog on how can we fight #malnutrition in Timor Leste? Cristina I. Ribas (@MalukTimor) reflects on key challenges that need to be overcome for successful Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) acutemalnutrition.org/en/blogs/IMAM-…

Mortality in SAM is almost always due to infection; thus infection prevention is key, argues @Sophie_Budge from the CAMPI trial in our latest blog acutemalnutrition.org/en/blogs/campi… We want to grow our community: Get in touch to contribute a blog on a wasting-related subject!

The State of AcuteMalnutrition.org provides the most up-to-date data on acute #malnutrition on a single platform. ✅But we need your help as well: Get in touch to contribute resources & information on #acutemalnutrition at info@acutemalnutrition.org.

📢 Does your research have the potential to improve operational interventions for #nutrition? Share your work with experts in the field. @Acontraelhambre is accepting abstracts for #R4Nut conference. 🔴Deadline: July 15