Table 1 CMAM service provider and overview of point of care service components for children admitted for treatment by country
Country | Primary Implementer | Outpatient Therapeutic Program (OTP) | Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) | Stabilization Center (SC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mali | Ministry of Health (MoH) | - Treat SAM children until full recovery from AM (including through the MAM phase) - Weekly follow-up consultation visits at point of care - RUTF provided | - Treat children who initially present as MAM until full recovery - Bi-weekly follow-up consultation visits at point of care - RUSF provided | - Treat SAM children with medical complications - Around the clock inpatient care provided until child stabilizes and can enter OTP - F75 and F100 provided for acute and transition phases respectively |
Somalia | Combined (MoH + Action Against Hunger) | - Treat SAM children until children transition from the SAM to MAM phase of treatment, at which point they are referred to SFP for the remainder of treatment - Weekly follow-up consultation visits at point of care - RUTF provided | - Treat children referred from OTP and those initially presenting as MAM through full recovery of MAM - Bi-weekly follow-up consultation visits at point of care - RUSF provided | |
South Sudan | Action Against Hunger | - Treat SAM children until children transition from the SAM to MAM phase of treatment, at which point they are referred to SFP for the remainder of treatment - Weekly follow-up consultation visits at point of care - RUTF provided | - Treat children referred from OTP and those initially presenting as MAM through full recovery of MAM - Bi-weekly follow-up consultation visits at point of care - RUSF and corn-soya blend provided |