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Case of CMAM

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Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition ( CMAM ) approach is widely recognized for its effectiveness in treating Moderate Acute Malnutrition ( MAM ) and Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in children under 5 years. Found potent across different socio-economic and geographical settings, CMAM helps volunteers in identifying the target population and initiating treatment for children with acute malnutrition before they fall seriously ill and require medical attention. This approach assumes importance in the backdrop of a facility-based model having limited scope in terms of coverage and impact. CMAM comes in handy especially if there are aggravating factors present in the community such as epidemics, high death rate, food insecurity and a general lack of health infrastructure. Multiple pieces of evidence suggest that children with uncomplicated SAM can be treated effectively in their community setup without being admitted to a health facility. Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods

SAM And CMAM

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Nuflower foods and Nutrition is  a leading manufacturer and supplier  of  energy-dense nutritional food  for  severely acute malnourished children  and  moderate acute malnourished children  under the age of 6 months to 59 months, situated in the capital city of New Delhi and having a manufacturing plant of 5400 Metric tons in Manesar, Haryana.   Severe acute malnutritio n and  moderate acute malnutrition  are among the degree of malnutrition faced by millions of children around the world, out of which India is home for approximately 9 million of  severely acutely malnourished  children under the age of five.  Malnutrition in India  is among the major causes of death of children under the age of six. The latest NFHS-4 data reveal the status of  Malnutrition  is extreme in 12 states of the country, higher than the national average of 7.5%. Many children are unable to reach their potential age, height and weight due to the lack of nutrition in their dietary requirement and some are

Nuflower to pave the way

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Nuflower Foods and Nutrition is a  leading lipid-based nutrient manufacturer  in India and a supplier of Supplementary and therapeutic foods across the globe. We aim to, in the most convenient and affordable manner possible, provide healthy food and nutritional alternatives for the malnourished and those afflicted by structural health & lifestyle ailments. We accomplish this by manufacturing nutritional solutions such as  Ready-to-use Therapeutic foods and Ready-To-Use Supplementary foods  to treat children with  Severe Acute Malnutrition  ( SAM ) and  Moderate Acute Malnutrition  ( MAM ) respectively. In 2017, wasting continued to threaten the lives of an estimated 50.5 million children under 5 globally million. Around, 16.4 million of which are SAM ( Severe acute malnourished ) and the rest remains  Moderately Acute Malnourished  (MAM).  India house a number more than 9 million of the SAM children as per UNICEF estimates. This needs a serious intervention considering the