Introduction Session

1. Introduction Session Nutrition Management with HIV and AIDS: Practical Tools for Health Workers

2. Course Aim • To provide practical skills for health workers to appropriately counsel patients/clients and caregivers on healthy nutrition practices. • To integrate nutrition counselling and assessment into general HIV and AIDS care.

3. Overview • Session 1: • Nutrition Basics (nutrients and food groups) • Nutrition and HIV Link • Session 2: • Nutrition Complications with HIV • Managing Complications

4. Overview • Session 3: • Nutrition and HIV Medications • Session 4: • Infant Feeding and HIV • Nutrition During Pregnancy and Lactation • Session 5: • Food and Water Safety

5. Overview • Session 6: • Impact of HIV on food production, food insecurity and quality of life • Strategies to reduce food insecurity in the community • Session 7: • Integration of Nutrition Assessment, Counselling and Education into HIV and AIDS Care

6. Trend in HIV Prevalence among pregnant women in Namibia, 1992 - 2004 Source: Namibia MoHSS. 2004

7. HIV Prevalence in Pregnant Women by Site 2002 Source: Namibia MoHSS. 2004

8. HIV Prevalence by Age Group Source: Namibia MoHSS. 2004

9. Impact on Women and Children • Women • Adolescent girls • Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC)

10. Malnutrition Among Namibian Children, NDHS 2000 Among children under 5 years old: • 23.6% are moderately stunted • 9.1% are moderately wasted • 24% are moderately underweight Source: MoHSS, 2003. Namibia Demographic and Health Survey 2000