All children with severe acute malnutrition do not require hospital admission except those suffering from complications. Home-based management with Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) has been found to be associated with better outcome than standard therapy in the hospital.
Home-based management has many advantages as the children have reduced exposure to hospital acquired infections and receive continuity of care after discharge. It also benefits by increasing the time available to mothers to spend with family and reduces the risk of possible neglect of siblings. Also, mothers are able to look after other family responsibilities simultaneously. An essential component of home-based management for children with severe acute malnutrition is administration of RUTF, to meet their routine nutritional requirements and support catch-up growth. WHO has recommended that such RUTF should be produced locally by each country, keeping in view the International Standards. We do have the nutrient composition of WHO recommended RUTF for home-based management of children with severe acute malnutrition. 
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