Severe Acute Malnutrition

Institutionalising quality of care in inpatient facilities for the management of SAM in India

A winning Learning Competition entry by Meeta Mathur, Shivangi Kaushik and Aakanksha Pandey from India.

Section: Learning
Type: Case study Lessons Paper

OptiDiag

Biomedical Investigations for Optimized Diagnosis and Monitoring of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM): Elucidating the Heterogeneous Diagnosis of SAM by Current Anthropometric Criteria and Moving Beyond

Section: Prevention
Type: Research Paper

Positioning and answers to major criticism on RUTF

This paper aims to answer and rebuff criticism on the use of ready-to-use therapeutic food to treat severe acute malnutrition.

Section: Technical
Type: Briefing

Relactation protocol in Bangladesh

A winning Learning Competition entry by Jubayer Mumin, Technical Programme Manager from Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.

Section: Learning
Type: Case study Lessons Paper

RUTF to treat SAM children: what is the evidence today?

This briefing presents the evidence supporting the use of ready-to-use therapeutic food to treat severe acute malnutrition

Section: Technical
Type: Briefing