This course provides guidance to complete the Protocols for the Integrated Phase Classification of acute malnutrition. It provides step-by step guidance to complete the protocols for each of the four functions of the IPC, and the special protocols for areas with limited or no humanitarian access.

System Requirements

The online version of this course runs on the latest versions of Chrome and Safari. In order to access this course on Internet Explorer or Firefox, you must install and enable Adobe Flash player.

Audience

The course is aimed at professionals who are or want to be involved in IPC activities at global, regional or country levels, including: 

  • food security and nutrition analysists 
  • local officers 
  • sectoral experts 
  • communication officers.

You will learn about

  • Purpose of the four IPC functions for acute malnutrition: building technical consensus, classifying severity and identifying key drivers, communicating for action, and quality assurance. 
  • How to complete all the protocols of each of the four functions. 
  • How to complete special protocols for areas with limited or no humanitarian access.

Course structure

The course consists of 4 sections: 

Section 1 – Build technical consensus 
Section 2 – Classify severity & identify key drivers 
Section 3 – Communicate for action 
Section 4 – Quality assurance

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