Medical Action Myanmar
Screening for

Malnutrition

MAM medical mobile teams together with CHW’s conduct mass screening for malnutrition for children and pregnant and lactating women.
Children with no history of deworming were give a deworming a tablet.
During Jan - June 2020, 577 malnourished children and 95 malnourished pregnant and lactating women were identified and treated using special therapeutic food.

Healthworker screening for malnutrition
7 month old boy with malnutricion. Before treatment: red (arrow). After treatment green.
8 month old girl with malnutricion. Before treatment: yellow. After treatment green.