title: Home-based therapy for severe acute malnutrition with ready-to-use food.
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.
authors: Ellen
authors: E
authors: Murray
authors: Mark
authors: M
authors: Manary
mesh_terms: D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004032:Diet / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Home-based therapy; Malnutrition,; Ready-to-use therapeutic food,