Training on Nutrition in Emergencies

Module 1: Nutrition in Emergencies Fundamentals

• The causes of malnutrition: immediate, underlying, and basic.

• Types of malnutrition: acute (wasting), chronic (stunting), underweight, and micronutrient deficiencies.

• Key standards: Sphere nutrition standards, WHO guidelines, and CMAM framework.

• Case Study/Hands-on Exercise: Analyze a nutrition crisis in a displacement setting, identifying the contributing factors and priority interventions.

Module 2: Nutrition Assessment and Surveillance

• Rapid nutrition assessments and SMART surveys (Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions).

• Anthropometric measurements: MUAC (Mid-Upper Arm Circumference), weight-for-height, and edema.

• Mortality and morbidity surveillance.

• Case Study/Hands-on Exercise: Interpret a SMART survey report, calculating prevalence of global acute malnutrition (GAM) and severe acute malnutrition (SAM), and determining the severity of the crisis.

Module 3: Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)

• Outpatient Therapeutic Feeding Program (OTP) for uncomplicated SAM.

• Stabilization Center (SC) for complicated SAM with medical complications.

• Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) and other therapeutic products.

• Case Study/Hands-on Exercise: Design an OTP for a camp of 50,000 people, including admission criteria, staffing, RUTF requirements, and follow-up schedule.

Module 4: Management of Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) and Prevention

• Targeted Supplementary Feeding Program (TSFP) for MAM.

• Blanket Supplementary Feeding Program (BSFP) for at-risk populations.

• Prevention strategies: infant and young child feeding (IYCF), micronutrient supplementation, and food security linkages.

• Case Study/Hands-on Exercise: Design a BSFP for children under five and pregnant/lactating women in a food-insecure area, including ration composition and distribution schedule.

Module 5: Nutrition Coordination and Integration

• The Nutrition Cluster and coordination with health, WASH, and food security clusters.

• Integrating nutrition into health services (IMCI, CMAM).

• Monitoring and evaluation of nutrition programs.

• Case Study/Hands-on Exercise: Simulate a Nutrition Cluster coordination meeting, presenting nutrition data, identifying gaps, and coordinating with WASH and food security partners.