BACKGROUNDThis is an outcome study done in an NRC unit attached to teaching hospital, the results of which are not up to the mark; 30 NRCs were established all across Andhra Pradesh and all staff trained regarding protocol based on management of severe acute malnutrition; protocol based management is specially set for them taking into account their altered physiology. In the wake of high prevalence of SAM (Severe Acute Malnutrition) and the high mortality associated with it, facility based management to reduce mortality has been started with good results. This is an outcome study on NRC (Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre) in South India.