Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable - Unicef

Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable children in SA
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In order to meet these
objectives, healthcare
workers are required
to assess the nutritional
status of children and
their nutritional needs
in relation to their status
and relevant treatment
regime and provide
them and their caregivers
with nutritional
support in terms of
the Policy Guidelines
for the Nutrition
Supplementation
Programme of the Health
Facility Based Nutrition
Programme & National
Guidelines on Nutrition
for People Living with
HIV, AIDS, TB and other
Chronic Debilitating
Conditions, 2007. xiv
Lactating women with a
growth faltering infant
under the age of six
months. Once the infant
reaches the age of 6–12
months, the infant will
also get fortified mealie
meal.
Adults who are HIV+
and show signs of
undernourishment
Adults who have
tuberculosis and
show signs of
undernourishment
The support to be given
to children who are
HIV+ includes:
advice and guidelines
to caregivers of HIV+
infants and children
on how to meet
energy requirements
and how to overcome
feeding difficulties like
nausea, vomiting and
sores in the mouth;
for children who are
of eligible age (under
five) and who fall
below the goal weight
for age, as prescribed
by the Nutrition
Supplementation
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