Local Advocacy in the Sahel
A 2019 Learning Review article on Action Against Hunger’s strategy to challenge the issue of ensuring the continued delivery of services related to food safety and nutrition.
Mitigating and Preventing Gender-Based Violence in our Fight Against Hunger
An overview of a project piloted in three countries – Bangladesh, Mauritania, and South Sudan – that looked at how Action Against Hunger and its nutrition partners could improve their accountability to mitigate and prevent GBV in the fight against hunger. From the Learning Review 2019.
Sahel: A new approach to guarantee strong and resilient health systems
A summary of findings from a study Assessing Health Systems’ Resilience to Health and Nutritional Emergencies in the Sahel Region, with Case Studies in Mali and Niger.
Effectiveness and Coverage of Treatment for Severe Acute Malnutrition Delivered by Community Health Workers in the Guidimakha Region, Mauritania
Effectiveness and Coverage of Treatment for Severe Acute Malnutrition Delivered by Community Health Workers in the Guidimakha Region, Mauritania
Family MUAC: World Vision in Mauritania
The 'Family MUAC' approach, also known as MUAC for mothers or Mother-MUAC, trains mothers and other caregivers to identify early signs of malnutrition in their children using a simple to use Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) tape. By moving this task to mothers (or other family members), who are able to do it as effectively as Community Health Workers (CHWs), the cases are detected earlier, leading to less hospitalisations. Mothers are empowered to manage their children's health and CHWs have more time to carry out other tasks.