KenyaSee
Also: Food Security; HIV/AIDS;
Infant and Child Nutrition; Women's
and Adolescents' Nutrition
USAID/Kenya has provided PEPFAR funds to FANTA to strengthen the
integration of nutrition into HIV strategies and programs. FANTA
is working with the Government of Kenya's National AIDS and STI
Control Program (NASCOP) and other partners to integrate food and
nutrition components into HIV care and treatment through a multi-pronged
approach: national guidelines and facilitation of a national level
technical working group, capacity strengthening of hospitals and
health care workers, practical tools for service providers and targeted
evaluations to increase knowledge about the impacts of food supplementation
on people living with HIV (PLHIV).
Targeted Evaluation of Food Supplements: FANTA has been
working with the Kenya Medical Research Institute to carry out a
randomized controlled evaluation to investigate the impacts of food
supplementation on the nutritional and clinical status of malnourished,
adult antiretroviral therapy (ART) clients and malnourished adult
pre-ART clients. The study takes place at six HIV treatment and
care facilities in Kenya and compares the nutritional and clinical
outcomes of clients receiving nutrition counseling alone with clients
receiving nutrition counseling and a fortified, nutritious blended
food.
National Guidelines on Nutrition and HIV:
FANTA worked with NASCOP and UNICEF to develop and disseminate the Kenya
National Guidelines on Nutrition and HIV/AIDS, which establish a consistent
set of nutrition recommendations for PLHIV, and describe actions that service
providers need to take to provide nutritional care. FANTA also provides ongoing
technical input to NASCOP in the design and implementation of its food and nutrition
interventions.
Training Course and Curriculum on Nutrition and HIV: To
strengthen the capacity of HIV service providers to provide effective
nutritional care and support, USAID/Kenya supported FANTA in
working with NASCOP to develop a trainer
manual and trainee tools for a Kenya national training course
on nutrition and HIV. Nutrition Management in Comprehensive
Care Centres in Kenya: A Trainer's Manual and Nutrition
and HIV/AIDS: A Toolkit for Service Providers in the Comprehensive
Care Centres are intended for service providers from
Comprehensive Care Centers (CCC), the health care facilities where
HIV patients are treated. FANTA also conducted trainings of CCC
service providers using the training course.
Nutrition and HIV Counseling Materials: To strengthen implementation
of nutritional care and support of PLHIV throughout Kenya, FANTA
worked with NASCOP and other partners to develop counseling materials
that focus on the nutritional needs of PLHIV. Specific topics include
improving dietary intake, nutritional management of symptoms and
the nutritional implications of antiretrovirals and other drugs.
FANTA worked with NASCOP to disseminate the materials and orient
service providers in their use.
Formative Assessment of Food and Nutrition Implications of ART
and Food-By-Prescription (FBP) Programs: FANTA conducted an
assessment of the food and nutrition needs of ART clients, gaps
in program capacity and client and provider perceptions about the
role of food and nutrition in ART. The assessment was conducted
in 13 public, private and Mission health care facilities in Kenya
and included NGOs and PLHIV networks. Assessment findings and recommendations
are documented in the report, Food
and Nutrition Implications of Antiretroviral Therapy in Kenya: A
Formative Assessment.

USAID
Country Profile [http://www.usaid.gov/locations/sub-saharan_africa/countries/ kenya/]
PEPFAR
Country Profile [http://www.pepfar.gov/press/75918.htm]
UNICEF
Country Profile [http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/kenya_2621.html]
WFP
Country Profile [http://www.wfp.org/country_brief/indexcountry.asp?
region=2§ion=9&sub_section=2&country=404]
Demographic
and Health Surveys Country Survey [http://www.measuredhs.com/countries/country_main.cfm? ctry_id=20]
FAO
Country Food Security Statistics [http://www.fao.org/faostat/foodsecurity/Countries/EN/ Kenya_e.pdf]
World
Bank Country Data Profile [http://devdata.worldbank.org/external/CPProfile.asp?
CCODE=KEN&PTYPE=CP]
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