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Diet & Nutrition
Eighty-five health workers trained to treat malnutrition of children in Niger
September 1st, 2005
UNICEF Niger and the Ministry of Public Health of Niger are now conducting a second round of capacity-building training of national health workers in Niger in the management of severe and moderate malnutrition of children. Thirty Nigerien health workers were trained by a medical doctor from the Ministry of Public Health and a nutritionist from UNICEF Niger in Maradi. The week-long training includes both in-class theory and 2 days of hands-on practical training in operating therapeutic feeding centers in and around Maradi. Maradi is the region most affected by the current crisis in Niger. The so-called "cascade approach" whereby key people are trained...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-01)
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