Community Therapeutic Care (CTC): A new approach to managing acute malnutrition in emergencies and beyond
Caroline Grobler-Tanner and Steve Collins
Traditionally, the management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in emergencies includes setting up therapeutic feeding centers (TFCs). However TFC's are difficult to establish, expensive to operate, and often have very limited coverage .
The Community Therapeutic Care approach is a new approach of managing SAM developed by VALID International. The CTC approach seeks to address some the problems faced by the traditional centre based approach.
This technical note responds to the frequently asked questions associated with CTC. It describes the CTC approach, implementation, and the role of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF).
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