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[Severe acute malnutrition in children]
Christian Fabiansen1, Vibeke Brix Christensen, Martin Eklund
1Laeger uden Graenser, Health & Nutrition Section, UNICEF Myanmar og Kobenhavns Universitet Fakultet, Det Biovidenskabelige Institut for Human Ernaring København Ø, Denmark. fabiansen@dadlnet.dk
Ugeskrift for Laeger
|October 6, 2010
Summary
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) impacts millions of young children globally. While ready-to-use foods enable effective community-based treatment, access to this vital care remains limited for many affected children.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Global Health
- Nutrition Science
Context:
- Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) affects approximately 19 million children under five in low and middle-income countries.
- Food scarcity and poor nutritional quality are key contributors to SAM.
- Effective community-based treatment protocols for SAM have been developed.
Purpose:
- To highlight the challenges and potential of treating severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in children.
- To emphasize the gap between available treatment options and actual access to care.
Summary:
- Ready-to-use therapeutic foods and simplified protocols allow successful SAM treatment outside clinical settings.
- This approach significantly reduces the case-fatality rate for SAM.
- Despite advancements, a substantial barrier remains in providing access to this critical treatment for affected children.
Impact:
- Improved survival rates for children suffering from severe acute malnutrition.
- Potential for wider implementation of effective SAM treatment strategies in resource-limited settings.
- Underscores the need to address access barriers to reduce the global burden of childhood malnutrition.
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