The introduction of a paediatric nutrition support program led by a clinical dietitian at a low-resource hospital setting in Malawi.

ABSTRACT: In low- and middle-income countries, nutrition support strategies are often suboptimal or non-existent in hospital settings. This is further compounded by high rates of malnutrition in these countries. The first four dietitians graduated in Malawi in 2017 providing a new opportunity to build capacity to introduce nutrition support in an acute care setting. A paediatric nutrition support program was implemented at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) in Blantyre, Malawi including the hiring of a local dietitian. This capacity building paper explains the development and introduction of the nutrition support program including a description of perceptions of health professionals at QECH working alongside the dietitian. In the first four months of the program at QECH, the dietitian provided

SUBMITTER: Daniel AI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6746265 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature