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A national IMAM coverage survey that used a mixed-methods approach provided valuable insights into true service coverage and barriers to accessing IMAM services. The approach leveraged routine programme monitoring data and primary data collection in selected locations. The findings and the strong stakeholder engagement contributed to health system strengthening and enabled quality improvement of services.
The treatment of severe and moderate acute malnutrition is supported by national Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) guidelines. In 2019, a guidance note was issued to enable the use of RUTF for children with severe and moderate acute malnutrition during emergencies. In 2023, approximately 160,000 children were estimated to suffer from wasting, including an estimated 19,775 children who needed life-saving treatment for severe wasting. Due to a lack of investment for essential nutrition supplies and quality improvement, only 10,556 children with severe wasting were treated, which represented the lowest admission rate recorded over the course of the last 7 years. As information about treatment coverage is scarce, a coverage assessment was deemed necessary to assess the IMAM programme access and to identify the barriers and boosters of access to treatment in Zimbabwe.
This Link NCA study was conducted in the Amalima Loko programme intervention area. Commissioned by the International Medical Corps (IMC) and funded by USAID, the study aimed to identify the risk factors of undernutrition in the studied area and improve nutrition security programmes.
This study was conducted in Chivi District, supported by Action Against Hunger and funded by UNICEF and WFP. Its purpose was to identify the risk factors of undernutrition in the area to inform and improve nutrition security programmes.
