Health & Nutrition Workshop
WELCOME TO THE WORKSHOP!
The annual International Health and Nutrition workshop is live and underway, bringing together a range of participants across the Action Against Hunger network for 1 week between 23-27 September in the Dakar, Senegal.
READ: INTRODUCTION TO THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (CoC)
The central theme of this year’s workshop is the Continuum of Care: a lifecycle approach to health and reflections on the connection between each stage. Today’s blog will introduce the Continuum of Care and explain why such an integrated approach to health is so important.
READ: ADOLESCENT HEALTH (COC)
On Day 3 of the International Health and Nutrition Workshop we’re zooming in on adolescent health as part of the Continuum of Care.
QUICK READ: SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT
Day 1 of the workshop, on Monday 23 September, included a breakout session on Social Empowerment. The aim of this session was for participants to gain understanding of some key concepts, and to encourage self-reflection and identify key actions for improvement. Read more about the three participatory approaches in this short blog.
READ: WOMEN’S HEALTH AND CHILD HEALTH (COC)
As the final in-depth discussion of the Continuum of Care on this portal, this blog will focus on child health and women’s health.
READ: ICCM+
This blog will introduce the iCCM strategy, as well as the new iCCM+ initiative: the aim to integrate SAM treatment into the iCCM approach.
READ: MAMI (BY ENN AND GOAL)
During this year’s Health & Nutrition Workshop two organsiations, Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN) and GOAL, presented their work on MAMI: Management of At-Risk Mothers & Infants under six months. This blog will summarise these insightful presentations on MAMI.
COMING UP: GENDER
The workshop included a session on gender, gender-based violence (GBV) and the process of adapting our tools to include a gender component.
COMING UP: ISP3
This blog will focus on the ISP3 session of the Health & Nutrition Workshop. For more information on the ISP3, head over to the dedicated ISP3 portal!
COMING UP: SPOTLIGHT – EXTERNAL SPEAKERS
A blog shining a spotlight on the external speakers of the Health & Nutrition Workshop.
COMING UP: SPOTLIGHT – COUNTRY EXPERIENCE
A blog dedicated to the different country experiences that were discussed and were central to this year’s Health & Nutrition Workshop.
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