In patients with heart failure, mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and arm muscle circumference (AMC) are more significantly associated with prognosis than guideline-recommended skeletal muscle mass ...

Simple, innovative solutions like UNICEF’s Mother-Infant MUAC tape can save countless lives and build healthier futures. A staff member with UNICEF partner Wan Smol Bag uses a MUAC (mid-upper arm ...

What you need to know: The screening process involves an appetite test and weight checks to determine a child’s condition. Every two weeks, Ms Miriam Amoit Lapyem, a Village Health Team (VHT) member ...

Fatuma Humad takes a MUAC measurement of Aradi, 2, as her mother Zahara Ega Ahmed looks on. MUAC data helps health workers like Humad determine which residents of her village, Guhom, are suffering ...