Standard Operating Procedures for Activation of

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Standard Operating Procedures for Activation of Select Simplified Approaches. Orientation on SOP, Sept 5, 2022 Simplified approaches refer to modifications/ simplifications to existing national and global protocols for the treatment of child wasting. These modifications are designed to improve effectiveness, quality, coverage and reduce the cost of caring for children with uncomplicated wasting. The Simplified Approaches can be used to maintain service availability and continuity in exceptional circumstances until standard programming is established or resumes. This Somalia SOP is adapted from the USING SIMPLIFIED APPROACHES IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCE Guidelines Published by UNICEF Nutrition in collaboration with the global Simplified Approaches Working Group. What the simplified approaches? Family MUAC: Engaging family members to screen and refer their children CHW-led treatment of wasting: Management of wasting by Community Health Workers (CHWs) Reduced Frequency of Follow-up Visits MUAC and oedema only: Admission, treatment, discharge based on Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and/or oedema Expanded admissions criteria: Systematic expansions of MUAC to include more children (e.g., 120mm or 125mm) Use of a single treatment product: Use of ready-to-use food (RUF) for the treatment of all wasted children in need of treatment Optimized Dosage: Treatment dosage of RUTF product modified over course of recovery What the simplified approaches? Recurrent drought= high prevalence of acute malnutrition with exacerbating factors. Existing IMAM services affected by pipeline breaks Continuum of care not reached due to low coverage and pipeline breaks Limited resources and capacities. Mitigation measures MoH, NC, UN, partners developed a strategy including the Simplified Approaches Why simplified approaches in Somalia? Tool to guide activation, rollout and implementation of appropriate simplified approaches. Current timeframe for implementation = Aug 2022 to June 2023. Can be extended in consultation with the CLA, WFP, MoH and partners. Partners that procure their own supplies should utilize the SOP too. SOP strategy Overall objective: To improve the quality and coverage of the management of uncomplicated acute malnutrition among children 6-59 months in critical contexts. Specific objectives: To increase the coverage of acute malnutrition treatment services among children 6-59 months in locations with GAM rates ≥ 15% in the presence of aggravating factors with neither OTP nor TSFP services. To provide a sustainable continuum of care for the treatment of acute malnutrition in locations with a GAM rate of ≥ 15% in the presence of aggravating factors where MAM and/or SAM treatment services are interrupted due to supply, financial or human resources limitations. SOP