Community based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) is a treatment protocol wherein the care givers of the child are trained in proper nutritional habits, hygiene and breast feeding practices. The child is provided emergency nutritional supplement in the form of Ready-to-use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) for 8-12 weeks and medicines to treat any illnesses like diarrhea and edema which are found in many Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) children.