Low‐dose RUTF protocol and improved service delivery lead to good programme outcomes in the treatment of uncomplicated SAM : a programme report from M yanmar

The treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition ( SAM ) requires substantial amounts of ready‐to‐use therapeutic food ( RUTF ). In 2009, Action Contre la Faim anticipated a shortfall of RUTF for their nutrition programme in M yanmar. A low‐dose RUTF protocol to treat children with uncomplicated SAM was adopted. In this protocol, RUTF was dosed according to beneficiary's body weight, until the child reached a Weight‐for‐Height z ‐score...