Integrated Community Case Management ‘Plus’: Treating closer to home in Somaliland

What we know: Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) improves coverage and quality of care for sick children by training community health workers to diagnose, treat, and refer common childhood illnesses at the community level. Adapting the iCCM platform to include treatment of wasting shows promise.

What this article adds: The iCCM+ service prototype implemented in Somaliland, which focused on female health workers (FHWs), was encouraging – with findings indicating that common barriers to wasting treatment services can be reduced when provided as part of an iCCM package. ‘User-centred’ and ‘service design’ approaches provide great value, ensuring that services are effective by solving operational challenges as they arise.