Introduction Session Nutrition Management with HIV and AIDS: Practical Tools for Health Workers

Introduction Nutrition Management with HIV and AIDS Training Slide 2 Course Aim 1.To provide practical skills for health workers to appropriately counsel patients/clients and caregivers on healthy nutrition practices. 2.To integrate nutrition counselling and assessment into general HIV and AIDS care.

Introduction Nutrition Management with HIV and AIDS Training Slide 3 Overview Session 1: Nutrition Basics (nutrients and food groups) Nutrition and HIV Link Session 2: Nutrition Complications with HIV Managing Complications

Introduction Nutrition Management with HIV and AIDS Training Slide 4 Overview Session 3: Nutrition and HIV Medications Session 4: Infant Feeding and HIV Nutrition During Pregnancy and Lactation Session 5: Food and Water Safety

Introduction Nutrition Management with HIV and AIDS Training Slide 5 Overview Session 6: Impact of HIV on food production, food insecurity and quality of life Strategies to reduce food insecurity in the community Session 7: Integration of Nutrition Assessment, Counselling and Education into HIV and AIDS Care

Introduction Nutrition Management with HIV and AIDS Training Slide 6 Source: Namibia MoHSS Trend in HIV Prevalence among pregnant women in Namibia,

Introduction Nutrition Management with HIV and AIDS Training Slide 7 HIV Prevalence in Pregnant Women by Site 2002 Source: Namibia MoHSS. 2004

Introduction Nutrition Management with HIV and AIDS Training Slide 8 HIV Prevalence by Age Group Source: Namibia MoHSS. 2004

Introduction Nutrition Management with HIV and AIDS Training Slide 9 Impact on Women and Children Women Adolescent girls Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC)

Introduction Nutrition Management with HIV and AIDS Training Slide 10 Malnutrition Among Namibian Children, NDHS 2000 Among children under 5 years old: 23.6% are moderately stunted 9.1% are moderately wasted 24% are moderately underweight Source: MoHSS, Namibia Demographic and Health Survey 2000