Integrated Nutrition Response for Acutely Malnourished Children 6-59 months, Pregnant and Lactating Mothers in targeted districts of Saada and Dhamar Governorates in Yemen According to Humanitarian Needs Overview (2017), Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) Rates are reported to be above critical emergency threshold (gt15%) in the targeted locations. In response, this is a live-saving project designed to support Ministry of Public Health amp Population (MoPH) to implement an integrated Community Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) program in 11 Health Facilities in Saayn district in Saada Governorate (Alkhajar, Almamjaa, Baniwas, Teejarmah, Arrow,Alsharat,Saqeen Hosp, Al Alwagesh,Fod, Alhyad, Alsharaf) and 12 HFs in Jabal Ash sharq District in Dhamar Governorate (Ash sharq City Hospital, Mandharat Health Facility, Juma't Al Ameri Health Facility, Nashamat Health Facility, Al Juma'a Health Center, Tafadhul Health Facility, Al Hadhar Health Facility, Rob'a Al Hadd Health Facility, The Qarah Health Facility\Jabal Ash sharq, Maghrabat Al Enab Health Facility, Al Jaboubi Health Facility, Bani Haroun Health Facility). 
The project will comprise of screening and referral of malnourished cases, Severe Acute Management (SAM), Moderate Acute Management (MAM) of 6-59 months children , management of acute malnutrition in pregnant and lactating women as well as prevention of malnutrition through Blanket Supplementary Feeding Programme (BSFP).
The project will also address the causes of under-nutrition e.g. poor Infant and Young Child (IYCF), poor hygiene Practices, poor micro-nutrient supplementation among children and women and amp low deworming coverage, low knowledge/skills/awareness on Community Based Management of Acute Malnutrition(CMAM) and Infant amp Young Children in Emergencies (IYCF-E).
This project will address the existing gaps in 23 HFs by supporting MoPH to implement the lacking CMAM interventions/services, complement World Food Programme Blanket Supplementary Food Programme (BSFP) project (under proposal development) targeting children 6-23 months and Pregnant amp Lactating women, as well as provision of other key primary health care services. 
Key interventions under this project will include recruitment/incentivize 2 Health Workers (HWs) per HF, 1 mid-wife per HF and 3 Community Health Volunteers (CHVs), capacity building HWs and CHVs on  Community Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) amp Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF), transportation of nutrition supplies, provision of additional  furniture to new and those HFs I need, provision of CMAM routine medicines, provision of preventative services (micro-nutrient supplementation, deworming, Iron/Folate (Fe/Fo) supplementation to PLW as well as promotion of hygiene practices). The recruited CHVs will strengthen community sensitization on malnutrition, active amp passive screening, referral systems amp defaulter tracing mechanisms, disseminate key IYCF/Hygiene key messages during health promotion sessions especially at level 1 and 2 villages.
The recruited HWs will be responsible for providing all CMAM services to children 6-59 months with SAM amp MAM at HFs amp at community levels i.e. nutrition screening, admission into TSFP amp OTP, immunization, Vitamin A supplementation, Fe/Fo supplementation to PLWs, deworming, Zinc supplementation for diarrhea cases, hygiene promotion amp other key primary health services.