An assessment of the causes of malnutrition in Ethiopia: A ...
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Table 6.6: (cont<strong>in</strong>ued)<br />
Agency<br />
Intervention<br />
Status<br />
Médec<strong>in</strong>s Sans Frontières - Greece<br />
Reduction <strong>of</strong> mortality from malaria and <strong>malnutrition</strong><br />
Active, but approach<strong>in</strong>g clos<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Timeframe 2005<br />
Ma<strong>in</strong> areas<br />
Objectives<br />
Activities<br />
Target<br />
Sites<br />
Therapeutic and supplementary feed<strong>in</strong>g<br />
• Provide nutritional support for malnourished patients.<br />
• Provide nutritional support for kala-azar (leishmaniasis) malnourished patients.<br />
• Nutritional support for severely and moderate malnourished patients (all ages),<br />
affected or not by kala-azar.<br />
• Material provided: blanket, mosquito net, soap, mattress chlor<strong>in</strong>ated water and food (3<br />
times per day);<br />
• Medical management for kala-azar and <strong>malnutrition</strong> – nurs<strong>in</strong>g care and <strong>the</strong>rapeutic<br />
nutritional support.<br />
• Diagnosis for kala-azar and related diseases, screen<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> patients and tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong><br />
health personnel.<br />
Severe and moderate patients (all ages) affected or not by kala-azar<br />
Libo Kemkem Woreda, Amhara region<br />
Roles def<strong>in</strong>ition Patient screen<strong>in</strong>g, sample collection (serology). If positive for kala-azar or cl<strong>in</strong>ically<br />
malnourished, referred for admission to IPD.<br />
Partners<br />
Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
Tools<br />
developed<br />
Achievements<br />
Challenges<br />
Susta<strong>in</strong>ability<br />
UNICEF, District Health Office, Regional Health Bureau, and Regional DPPC<br />
Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g on kala-azar, <strong>malnutrition</strong>, nurs<strong>in</strong>g techniques to health personnel <strong>in</strong> health<br />
posts, health centers, and mobile teams, as well as to kebele representatives.<br />
Educational material on kala-azar and <strong>malnutrition</strong> (posters, flip charts, presentation<br />
materials).<br />
Overall, 300 patients treated.<br />
• Susta<strong>in</strong>able handover <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> activities to M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> Health.<br />
• In <strong>the</strong> ra<strong>in</strong>y season, difficult access to specific po<strong>in</strong>ts <strong>of</strong> some kebeles .<br />
Handover <strong>of</strong> all <strong>the</strong> activities to M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> Health will be followed-up <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> first months<br />
by MSF.<br />
Lessons learnt • Need to def<strong>in</strong>e kala-azar endemic area.<br />
• In non-migrant workers areas, kala-azar can be treated by an outreach team .<br />
• Additional benefit <strong>of</strong> outreach team is that it enables close follow-up to look for<br />
treatment defaulters and borderl<strong>in</strong>e results.<br />
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