This project seeks to offer high impact and lifesaving nutrition interventions targeting children below five years and people living with HIV, the project seeks to reach 300 (150 boys and 150 girls), in central Uganda. The program will also offer MAM (Moderate Accute Malnutrition) treatment services. The program will equally provide MAM services for PLWHIV reaching 700 in communities around Mpgi and Wakiso Districts. Community based screening/active case finding will be a strong component
Uganda is among the countries in East Africa with high levels of undernutrition whereby about 29 percent or 3 in 10 children below 5 years of age are stunted while about 3.5% of all children below 5 years of age in Uganda are faced with body wasting
We are building capacities of Health workers and parasocial workers in the nutrition centers, the nutrition staff will take anthropometric measurements either MUAC or weight and height) and enrol/admit children screened with SAM(Severe Accute Malnutrition) into the Out Patient program and receive a week's ration of RUTF ( Ready to Use Therapeutic Food),children screened with MAM will be admitted to the Health facilities and receive a two weeks ration of RUSF(Ready to Use Supplementary Food)
Mothers and care takers will be educated on good nutrition practices to maintain and/or improve the nutrition status of the children. Children screened with SAM with medical complications or oedema will be referred to the stabilization center for inpatient management of SAM. PLW HIV screened with MUAC less than 21.0 cm will be admitted to the Health centers and will receive a two week ration of CSB +. A referral linkage mechanism will be established to ensure smooth transition
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