Community-based Therapeutic Care (CTC): A Field Manual provides program managers, practitioners, and technical specialists addressing severe acute malnutrition with the essential design, implementation and evaluation protocols for implementing the CTC approach. As the CTC model is evolving, this first edition offers a solid foundation to build CTC programs at local and national levels. The manual is a product of collaboration between AED's FANTA Project (funded by USAID), Valid International, Concern Worldwide, and Development Cooperation Ireland.