Reaching the Webinar Unreachable Briefing Note Innovations in the use of mobile acute malnutrition treatment services to reach the last mile in disaster-prone and conflict-affected areas This analysis is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). [...] The contents are the responsibility of the International Rescue Committee, Action Against Hunger and Save the Children – and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. [...] Introduction Wasting is a life-threatening form of Meanwhile, the coverage of wasting treatment – undernutrition in early childhood that increases i.e., the proportion of children eligible to receive a child’s risk of death up to 12 times more than treatment services in comparison to the number their well-nourished counterparts. [...] Further, they use local markets to that stakeholders must prioritize the availability reduce delays and shortages of supplies, with of adequate nutrition supplies, in line with close monitoring and preparation in the early local estimates of the target population, and phases of a response. [...] Common emergent questions included how to handle management of the supply chain when providing services to the last mile, how to strengthen the capacity of community health workers to ensure continuity and quality of care to the last mile, and integration of child wasting treatment with other health services, especially primary healthcare services.
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