Integrating Nutrition Support for Food-Insecure Patients and Their Dependents Into an HIV Care and Treatment Program in Western Kenya
| Autor: | Robert M. Einterz, Paula Braitstein, Catherine Gichunge, Joseph J. Mamlin, Yuehwern Yih, Stephen Lewis, Hannah Tadayo, Fanice Komen Jerop, Tomeka Petersen, Sylvester Kimaiyo |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Referral Adolescent International Cooperation education Developing country Nutritional Status HIV Infections Food Supply Young Adult Nursing Health care Agency (sociology) Medicine Humans Program Development Child Poverty Food security business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Kenya Anti-Retroviral Agents General partnership Child Preschool Female business International development Health Policy and Ethics |
| Popis: | The Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) is a partnership between Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Moi University School of Medicine, and a consortium of universities led by Indiana University. AMPATH has over 50 000 patients in active care in 17 main clinics around western Kenya. Despite antiretroviral therapy, many patients were not recovering their health because of food insecurity. AMPATH therefore established partnerships with the World Food Program and United States Agency for International Development and began high-production farms to complement food support. Today, nutritionists assess all AMPATH patients and dependents for food security and refer those in need to the food program. We describe the implementation, challenges, and successes of this program. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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