Programa de Atención de Emergencia

Title

Programa de Atención de Emergencia

Country

Guatemala

Policy Start

2001

Sub Theme

Diet and nutrition

Specific theme

malnutrition

Lowi Policy Typology

Redistributive

Policy Mechanism Category

Access to services

Specific Mechanism

Children with severe malnutrition are referred to National Recovery Centres (CRN) for treatment, while those who are suffering from moderate or slight malnutrition are treated in their own communities.

Stated objective of policy in publication

securing the recovery of cases of malnutrition

Target population of policy

Children or youth

Additional target population of policy

Families Affected by Drought and Acute
Malnutrition

Policy Evaluation included?

No

Collection

Mentioned Policies

Tags

Citation

“Programa de Atención de Emergencia,” Literature on Urban Health Policy in Latin America(LUHPLA), accessed January 15, 2025, https://luhpla.georgetown.domains/items/show/1559.

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