State of Acute Malnutrition

Providing an overview of info related to acute #malnutrition at a global & country level. Subscribe to mailing list for more updates.

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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 👉https://t.co/zBLYCdU4BI

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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: https://t.co/KPbk9qINxn

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#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 https://t.co/NqSS9BB5rv

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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: https://t.co/ytBEvDrVek #wasting #SDG2

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Low-literate community health workers can provide treatment for uncomplicated severe acute #malnutrition by using this simple toolkit:

https://t.co/i5DFfHCQEA

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📗 Tubaramure, a food-assisted integrated #health and #nutrition program, reduces child #wasting in #Burundi.

Download the article 👇 https://t.co/rkoh6S14mk

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Find wasting specific information, guidance and tools for #COVID19 response on our COVID-19 Adaptations page!

Head over to https://t.co/gts7ogzfWH

#COVID19 #malnutrition #wasting

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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

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The State of https://t.co/flVxETdkKe 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 [email protected].

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Thank you for joining us! A recording of our first webinar in our #SurveySamplingStrategies series is now available on YouTube 📺➡️https://t.co/0LCmtNm0Yu and Q&A summary is available in the community 📰➡️https://t.co/DjUqyPMcol

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Do you have a survey sampling strategy that you would like to highlight in our webinar series?

Contact us!➡️https://t.co/OXBiizaSfD

Learn more about the #SurveySamplingStrategies webinar series➡️https://t.co/6aGCwRV5DS

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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 https://t.co/ZvxXxD0sFw

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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!

https://t.co/eqlHgWiShi

#healthcare #healthworkers #acutemalnutrition #LeaveNoOneBehind #refugees

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Why we should #invest in community #health worker-led #care to reach more children suffering from #wasting?

#Read our #blog to find out!

👉https://t.co/KdKmD2fLxm

#healthcare #healthworkers #acutemalnutrition #LeaveNoOneBehind

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Did you miss any of the SoAM #webinars?

The #webinar recordings and presentations are now available on our website:

https://t.co/2RCRTpa9tL

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Did you miss our last webinar? The meeting recording is now available on our website!

Visit: https://t.co/I2dc5E2mwh

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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)

https://t.co/s5WtSKM0ja

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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

https://t.co/9UK7m2dNyZ

We want to grow our community: Get in touch to contribute a blog on a wasting-related subject!

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The State of https://t.co/siP3M7WBDR 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 [email protected].

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📢 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

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🇬🇧 📢 SUBMIT your paper for the next edition of #R4NUT 2021 Conference that will be focused in decentralized and innovative approaches for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of desnutrition.

👉To read more: https://t.co/eEyrffrVzH