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This #newsletter marks the end of an era & the closure of the CMAM 2.0 grant supported by @CIFFchild that financed @nowastedlives.
Find key outputs, a summary of the impact of this work on the sector, & our thoughts on the direction moving forward here: nowastedlives.org/news-no-mo…
📢 Join us in 1⃣ hour, at 1⃣pm London time❗️
📢 Registration closing soon❗️
📅 Join us on March 17
As we prepare to close out @nowastedlives, we will look back at five years of research to reflect on the state of the evidence today.
Register now: acutemalnutrition.org/en/eve…
How have we changed the research landscape for child #wasting❓
Join us tomorrow at 1pm (London time) for the @nowastedlives closing webinar❗️
📢 Registration closing soon❗️
📅 Join us on March 17
As we prepare to close out @nowastedlives, we will look back at five years of research to reflect on the state of the evidence today.
Register now: acutemalnutrition.org/en/eve…
Recent systematic reviews demonstrate that #relapse to severe #wasting after receiving treatment may be a significant problem, but there is strong variation in definitions, measurement, and admission and discharge criteria.
Read our Landscape Review: nowastedlives.org/documents-…
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#Didyouknow?
Acute# malnutrition is an umbrella term that includes #wasting & more complicated cases including bilateral pitting #oedema, persistent diarrhea, high fever, severe dehydration, vomiting, no appetite, and convulsions.
👉nowastedlives.org/wasting-fa…
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📅Join us on March 17❗️
As we prepare to close out No Wasted Lives, we will look back at five years of research to reflect on the state of the evidence today.
Register now: acutemalnutrition.org/en/eve…
Caretakers across the globe are trained to identify early signs of malnutrition by using the MUAC tape to reach more children. Find out more on the new Family MUAC page acutemalnutrition.org/en/Fam….
How does it relate to #NoWastedLives' research priorities? nowastedlives.org/news-famil…
#NoWastedLives Coalition member @acfusa is bringing malnutrition treatment closer to families:
Parents learn how to detect signs of malnutrition in their children & community health workers are trained to treat children with wasting in their communities: ow.ly/Z2Wp50wIBTz
Reviews of managing dehydration in severely wasted #children with #diarrhoea suggest that guidelines for rehydration are inappropriate and potentially harmful.
To learn more read our Landscape Review: nowastedlives.org/documents-…
#wasting #acutemalnutrition #malnutrition
#MUAC should be used as the primary tool for the detection, diagnosis & discharge of acute malnutrition in children 6-59 months of age in the community.
This is the recommendation by our technical advisory group CORTASAM. Read in full here: nowastedlives.org/documents-…
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Appropriate entry and discharge criteria for treatment of acute #malnutrition can help us reach more #children and ensure optimum outcomes. #LeaveNoOneBehind #SDGs
Before #COVID19, 14.3M children were suffering with severe acute #malnutrition globally. @UN experts have estimated that an additional 6.7M could suffer from #wasting due to the #pandemic.
Read 5 actions that can protect children’s right to #nutrition: bit.ly/2X1FmnG
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Reduced dosage of RUTF➡️Reduced cost of product required to successfully treat a child with acute #malnutrition.
Read the #NoWastedLives Research Agenda: nowastedlives.org/documents-…
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Why should #wasting be a development priority?
Children threatened & affected by wasting are up to 11x more likely to die than well-nourished children.
Failure to prevent & treat #malnutrition at-scale undermines efforts to progress on all @SDGoals
👉nowastedlives.org/wasting-fa…
Failure to prevent & treat #malnutrition at-scale undermines the effectiveness of efforts to progress on all 12 Sustainable Development Goals.
#GlobalGoals #SDG2 #ZeroHunger #SDG3 #HealthForAll
nowastedlives.org/the-issue-…
Wasting needs to be recognised as a development priority.
There is no time to waste. Read our Advocacy Brief here: nowastedlives.org/documents-…
For a #ZeroHunger world. #SDG2
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🗂️Explore our portfolio of operational #research to build the evidence of ways to improve programmes for acute #malnutrition across the🌎
👉nowastedlives.org/portfolio
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The use of community #health workers to detect & treat severe acute #malnutrition in #Mali resulted in an increase in treatment coverage from 43.9% to 86.7%
Learn more about the C-Project and how this innovative approach can help reach more children: nowastedlives.org/research-c…
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#NoWastedLives' technical advisory group CORTASAM recommends MUAC as the primary tool for the detection, diagnosis & discharge of acute malnutrition in children 6-59 months in the community.
This recommendation is supported by this systematic review: nowastedlives.org/muac
ALT Photo by Ben Stevens