Community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) in sub-Saharan Africa: Case studies from Ghana, Malawi, and Zambia

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue , 2014, Pages S34-S38

  Maleta, Kenneth ^a   Amadi, Beatrice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Africa; Case study; Community based management; Severe acute malnutrition

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; DOCUMENTARY SOURCE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; POLICY APPROACH; STAKEHOLDER;

GHANA; MALAWI; ZAMBIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; ECONOMICS; GHANA; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALAWI; MALNUTRITION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZAMBIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; GHANA; GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; INFANT; MALAWI; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION POLICY; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84905903924     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: 15648265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15648265140352S105     Document Type: Article

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