Treating severe acute malnutrition with Community Health Workers The evidence from Mali, Pakistan and Kenya
In 2014 Action Against Hunger and the innocent foundation launched a study to explore whether Community Health Workers could successfully treat Severe Acute Malnutrition.
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Action Against Hunger
The study set out to create a robust and reliable evidence base about the implications and impact of treating SAM as part of integrated Community Case Management (iCCM), the package of child health services provided by Community Health Workers in their communities. Mali & Pakistan were the two case sites chosen for the study, which ran from 2014- 2016.