Nutrition

World Vision is currently recognized as a civil society leader in the area of nutrition and convenes a national nutrition coalition. World Vision’s emergency nutrition Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition Model (CMAM) approach was profiled as good practice in the Emergency Nutrition Network field guide.

WV has created all proper work conditions, including the supply of materials and missing equipment (scales, pediatric scales, tapes, record books, laminated tables, therapeutic products such as: (RUSF, RUTF, F75, F1000) and, as long as the activity lasted, it also ensured qualified technical support by recruiting a national consultant, using also local manpower, as well as support to government technicians, whether national, provincial and local. All prerequisites above, where purchased and distributed by World Vision with due knowledge and follow up at national, provincial and local level. For the project in question, World Vision – Canada contributed with 2.100 boxes of Plumpynut (RUTF), 1.600 boxes of Plumpysup (RUSF), 100 boxes of F 75 and 100 boxes of F100 which has helped, and continues to help, the activities.

The Health Technicians and Professionals (Doctors, Nurses and Community Health Agents) were trained on how to handle and treat Severe Acute Malnourishment (MAS) cases and Moderated Acute Malnourishment (MAM) cases, as well as on the attitude towards Malnourishment on the community. Those training actions were facilitated by national and provincial technicians that were deployed for that particular purpose.

The Community Health Agents received training on identification criteria and referral of MAS and MAM children, as well as in handling and treating MAM children without complications, at community level. They also held Community Educational Sessions on proper and healthy child feeding practices, including Exclusive Breastfeeding, which is still done at a very low level in Angola, as per the IIMS 2015-2016 results.