Implementation of community-based management of severe acute malnutrition in conflict affected regions: a case of South Kordofan, Sudan

Archives of Public Health · 5 authors, 3 centres

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The study details the current structure: of 230 health facilities, 140 provide outpatient therapeutic programs (OTP) for severe acute malnutrition, and 103 provide targeted supplementary feeding programs (TSFP) for moderate acute malnutrition, with services delivered by a mix of the State Ministry of Health and international NGOs.

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THE STUDY DETAILS THE CURRENT STRUCTURE

of 230 health facilities, 140 provide outpatient therapeutic programs (OTP) for severe acute malnutrition, and 103 provide targeted supplementary feeding programs (TSFP) for moderate acute malnutrition, with services delivered by a mix of the State Ministry of Health and international NGOs. Implications focus on the need for political commitment and resource allocation to ensure program sustainability in this conflict context.

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pediatrics

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ORIGINAL PAPER

PMC10052251

Implementation of community-based management of severe acute malnutrition in conflict affected regions: a case of South Kordofan, Sudan

Archives of Public Health

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ABSTRACT

Abstract Malnutrition is the major cause of mortality and morbidity globally with undernutrition contributing about 45% of all deaths of under five children. Besides the direct effects of protracted conflicts, the macroeconomic crisis that has greatly increased the national inflation rate hence devastating the purchasing power, the COVID-19 outbreak, flooding, and the Desert Locusts have contributed to a food security emergency. Besides being among the most under resourced states, South Kordofan has experienced years of conflict resulting in displacement of people and extensive infrastructure destruction with high rates of malnutrition. The state currently has 230 health facilities and out of these, only 140 are providing outpatient therapeutic programme centres with 28.6% (40) of these being operated by the state ministry of health and the rest by the international non-governmental organizations. Limited resources leading to donor dependence, limited accessibility due to insecurity and floods, poor referral system and gaps in continuity of care, lack of operational and implementation research data and limited integration of management of malnutrition in other health services have negatively affected effective implementation. Ensuring effective and efficient community based management of acute malnutrition, implementation needs action beyond the health sector with a multi-sectoral and integration approach. Federal and state development frameworks should ensure a comprehensive multi-sectoral nutrition policy with strong political commitment and allocation of adequate resources to ensure integrated and quality implementation. Keywords: Malnutrition, CMAM, OTP, Conflict- affected, Community-based management

CITATION EXPORT

Quraish Sserwanja, Osman Omer Adam, Eissa Hassan Mohamed et al.. Implementation of community-based management of severe acute malnutrition in conflict affected regions: a case of South Kordofan, Sudan. Archives of Public Health. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-023-01060-z

AUTHORS

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Quraish Sserwanja, Osman Omer Adam, Eissa Hassan Mohamed, Mohammed Bashir Adam, Linet M Mutisya

1Programmes Department, GOAL Global, 65 House No. 227, Khartoum, Sudan
2Programmes Department, MSF, Khartoum, Sudan
3Maternal and Child Health Project, Swedish Organization for Global Health, Mayuge, Uganda