Re: [pronut-hiv] Advice on developing STANDARD Nutrition Guidelines for PLWHA

["Dr. Robert Mwadime" <rmwadime@rcqhc.org>]

   Daisy my sister,
   You  may  not  need to develop NEW nutrition & HIV/AIDS guidelines for
   Zimbabwe.  There are a number of  materials that you could use in your
   WORK.
   One,  there  is  a  draft  guideline  for your country lying at UNICEF
   office.  A  Mr.  Stanely  C.  was responsible for this some years ago.
   MoH/Nutrition  Unit may help to trace the drafts. I RECOMMEND that you
   support finalizing these guidelines, instead of WRITING new ones.
   Two,  Marlou  B.  developed  dietary guidelines for people living with
   HIV/AIDS  for  the  city of Mutale (or something like that). This is a
   beautiful  booklet  that  has  been  used  widely  inside  and outside
   Zimbabwe.  If  the  government never approved this booklet I don't see
   them approving another that they have not developed themselves.
   Three. There is a nutrition booklet developed by the network of people
   living with HIV/AIDS of Zimbabwe: another beautiful piece of work.
   Then  there  is  a  lot or work by WHO/FAO, FANTA, RCQHC, etc that you
   could adapt to your context. You could also "steal" ideas from the RSA
   guidelines,  or  those  from  Lesotho,  or Swaziland, or from Namibia,
   Botswana, Uganda, and very, very soon from Tanzania, Kenya and Zambia.
   My dear, you have a lot of materials to help you start doing something
   and a lot to help you draft something, IF YOU MUST.
   Warm Regards and thank you for doing the good work among PLHA.

   Robert Mwadime, Uganda
   

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At 10:21 AM 5/7/2004, Daisy Chasauka wrote:

     Dear Nutritionists,
     A lot has been written on Nutrition and HIV/AIDS. However, I wanted
     some
     advice  on how I can come up with standard nutrition guidelines for
     PLWHA,
     which  I  intend  to  submit/recommend  to my government as soon as
     possible.
     Apparently  our  Ministry  of Health has not yet developed these as
     yet.
     Your help is greatly appreciated.
     Daisy Chasauka
     Programme Officer -(HIV/AIDS and Nutrition Officer)
     ActionAid in Zimbabwe
     16 York Avenue, Newlands, Harare
     P.O. Box CY2451, Causeway,Harare,
     Zimbabwe
     Tel:  +263-4-788122/776850/776127
     Fax: +263-4-7881124
     E-mail: DaisyC@aafrica.org.zw <[1]mailto:DaisyC@aafrica.org.zw>
     "A world without poverty is an Africa without poverty. The capacity
     and
     determination  of  the  people  in  Africa  make this an achievable
     goal."
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References

   1. mailto:DaisyC@aafrica.org.zw
   2. http://list.healthnet.org/mailman/listinfo/pronut-hiv