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Uncovered the “S”

Closing Plenary: How do We Expand the “S” in NACS through Strengthening Linkages between Clinical and Community Services Serigne Diene (FHI 360/FANTA). Uncovered the “S”. Challenges and opportunities for linking clinic to communities. Challenges

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Uncovered the “S”

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  1. Closing Plenary: How do We Expand the “S” in NACS through Strengthening Linkages between Clinical and Community ServicesSerigne Diene (FHI 360/FANTA)

  2. Uncovered the “S”

  3. Challenges and opportunities for linking clinic to communities • Challenges • Food and nutrition needs of non-HIV-affected populations (ethical and practical considerations) • Overstretched health systems and service provider time constraints (even for referral) • Linking nutritionists with Agro economists to investigate the broader community level nutrition security (food coupled with sanitary environment and adequate health services) and food policy and programming • Geographic overlap with broader food security services • ••

  4. Challenges and opportunities for linking clinic to communities (2) • Opportunities • Health facilities a good entry point for PLHIV nutrition services, but need to integrate NACS into community services and establish two-way referral mechanisms • Growth Monitoring and Nutrition surveillance, tracking & follow-up • Home-Based Care Community Health Workers & other community volunteers ,

  5. Way Forward • Collaboration with local government • Building capacity (institutional management, motivations and commitment, local government facilitators and leaders • Streamlined assessment tools for livelihood and nutrition security • Designing a mechanism for tracking and evaluating cross sectorial approaches and the process of linking clinical and community services

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