OUADI’NUT Project

OUADI’Nut: research on the benefits of a household WASH intervention for the ambulatory treatment of SAM children under 5.

• Fields of Expertise: Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
• Intervention Zone : Chad.
• Target: outpatient management of children diagnosed for severe acute malnutrition only
• Project Objectives : The ultimate goal is to contribute to the reduction of mortality and morbidity in children < 5 years as well as to decrease the prevalence of Sever Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in the community. The objective of the research is to assess the effectiveness of adding a Household WASH component to the standard outpatient treatment of severe acute malnutrition.