Exploring the Most Effective Approaches to Prevent Acute Malnutrition in Somalia

Wasting is one of the greatest contributors to child mortality, making a child 11 times more likely to die. However, evidence gaps remain as to the most effective, cost-effective, and acceptable approach to prevent wasting in humanitarian settings.

Save the Children, Johns Hopkins University and the Somalia Ministry of Health are seeking to address this evidence gap. To increase access to food and prevent wasting, Save the Children, funded by USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, is implementing the CashPlus for Nutrition project in Somalia to alleviate hunger of the most affected families and children. This study will conduct an evaluation of the programme to assess: What combinations of assistance are most effective and cost-effective to prevent wasting for children under five and pregnant and lactating women?

Find out more about the study in this research brief.