Documents/MGDS/6: Nutrition Disorders, HIV & AIDS/6.3.1: Dietary Practices

6.3.1: Dietary Practices

Improve and diversify dietary practices for people living with HIV and AIDS

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Medium-term Expected Outcomes -- The medium-term expected outcomes include increased knowledge of the interaction between nutrition and HIV and AIDS; improved and diversified dietary practices for people living with HIV and AIDS; and increased provision of HIV and AIDS-related nutrition interventions. Key Strategies: * Recruitment and training of adequate personnel; * Reviewing and including nutrition, HIV and AIDS interaction in education curricula of all learning and training institutions; * Compiling and disseminating best approaches to providing nutritional therapy to PLHA; * Building capacity for nutrition service providers on specialised nutrition care for PLHAs; * Providing workplace-based nutrition therapy to enhance positive living for PLHAs; * Facilitating access to sustainable economic social protection for households affected by HIV and AIDS; and * Building capacity at all levels with special focus on service delivery.

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