Abstract
Severe acute malnutrition is a devastating condition afflicting under-5 children in many developing countries, but concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper examines the development of home-based lipid-nutrient therapeutic foods for the treatment of acute malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa and the adoption of these therapies as a standard of care for non-complicated cases of acute malnutrition. Several of the early key clinical and operational effectiveness trials are discussed as well as the adoption of home-based treatment as a standard operating procedure in regions where malnutrition is present.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 271-278 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Paediatrics and International Child Health |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 1 2014 |
Keywords
- Home-based therapy
- Malnutrition
- Ready-to-use therapeutic food