Programme
Morning Session 8:30-12.40
Chair: Adenike Grange
8:30-8:45 Welcome from WHO/UNICEF/IAEA/RCPCH
8:45-9:00 Malnutrition: extent of the problem and need for action – Ricardo Uauy
9:00-9:15 Prevention of malnutrition: overview of effective interventions – Zulfiqar Bhutta
9:15-9:30 Principles of treating severe malnutrition: 10 steps of clinical management – Alan Jackson
9:30-9:50 Reaching populations at scale: essentials of community management – Paluku Bahwere
9:50-10:10 Reducing malnutrition deaths by improving case-management – Tahmeed Ahmed
10:10-10:30 Discussion
10:30-10:50 Coffee break
10:50-12:20 Experiences from the front-line in improving case-management: opportunities and challenges
10:50-11:05 Zambia – Beatrice Amadi
11:05-11:20 Kenya – Ruth Nduati
11:20-11:35 Ethiopia – Tisinuel Girma Nigatu
11:35-11:50 Nigeria – Adenike Grange
11:50-12:05 Sudan – Alamin Osman
12:05-12:20 Uganda – Jennifer Mugisha
12:20-12:40 Discussion
12:40-13:30 Lunch
Afternoon session 13:30-16:30
Chair Ricardo Uauy
13:30-13:45 Improving case management in weak health systems – David Sanders
13:45-14:00 Role of paediatricians: critical issues for paediatric competence – Alan Jackson
14:00-15:00 Breakout sessions
- Enlisting paediatricians as advocates at national level for ‘core competency’ – ideas and logistics; paediatric associations and engaging members for action
- Strategies to impart knowledge and skills for ‘core comptency’ – what approaches are needed?
- Changing medical/nursing curricula to cover ‘core competency’: likely barriers and how to overcome them
- Achieving effective in-service training: negotiating who to train, by whom, and using what kinds of materials
15:00-16:00 Reporting back and Discussion
16:00-16:30 Presenting of Resolution and General Discussion
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