76 Community Management

Sometimes referred to as integrated management of acute malnutrition

Started in 2000 in Ethiopia and scaled up since then.

The aim is to maximise access to treatment and coverage.

The treatment needs to occur before SAM and medical complications arise.

Care is given for as long as needed, this includes additional support for seasonal peaks or during a crisis

You need to work out if the patient has medical complications or not.

CMAM is community management but includes that patients who are admitted. It also has community outreach side of things.