A program through which the provision of medical care and all required nutrients is provided to severely malnourished children.

A program for very young children starting at six months when breast-milk is no longer adequate for a child's nutritional needs. For populations dependant on food aid, additional food items are o [..]

A sudden, drastic reduction in nutritional intake; affects approximately 55 million children around the world.

The number reached when weight (in kilograms) divided by height (in meters) is squared; used in assessments of malnutrition.

Symptoms associated with acute malnutrition that require specialized in-patient treatment. These include swelling (Oedema), fever, lower respiratory tract infection, severe dehydration, anemia, decrea [..]

A vital statistics summary rate based on the number of deaths occurring in a population during a given period of time, usually a calendar year, and a given geographical area. Expressed per 1,000 peopl [..]

Swelling due to accumulation of water in body tissues, most commonly in the feet and legs. If a depression caused by applying a finger to a swollen area persists for some time the oedema is described [..]

The most serious of the food security phases of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), which describes Famine/Humanitarian Catastrophe as “Extreme social upheaval with complete lack [..]

A situation that exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets dietary needs and food preferences for an active a [..]

The total rate of acute malnutrition in a given population. This is assessed in children aged between six and 59 months by determining the proportion whose Height for Weight, Middle Upper Arm Circumfe [..]