Table 21 : Trend of the situation at care centres for cases of acute malnutrition
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Centres for Recovery and Intensive Nutritional Education (CRENI)
Number of functioning CRENI
Number of children in care
Cure rate
Case fatality rate
44
45
48
49
49
3 379
2 214
3 379
2616
1765
66,67 %
60,4 %
53,1 %
79 %
41.5 %
8,3 %
7,4 %
8,1 %
11 %
11 %
Centres for Recovery and Outpatient Nutritional Education (CRENAS),
Number of functioning CRENAS
221
441
579
532
541
Number of children in care
987
8 387
13 065
12 321
5000
Cure rate
65,06 %
68,55 %
57,50 %
59,76 %
68,3 %
Case fatality rate
2,75 %
1,12 %
1%
0,72 %
1%
Centres for Recovery and Outpatient Nutritional Education (CRENAM),
Number of functioning CRENAM
39
39
11
12
8
Number of children in care
Cure rate
6452
95,43 %
1673
99,55 %
4 381
95,28 %
10 744
89.7 %
Case fatality rate
0,24 %
0,06 %
0,35 %
0.1 %
Source : Ministry of Public Health / Department of Health of the Child and the Mother and Reproduction.
313.In 2010, as part of the nutrition improvement of vulnerable groups and to ensure the
survival and optimal development of each child, a manual used as a reference for
physicians and paramedics entitled "Infant feeding and young children and women's
nutrition "(ANJE and NdF) was developed.
314.This manual highlights best practices through effective interventions aimed at
promoting and protecting the infant and young child, especially breastfeeding and
complementary feeding and nutrition of women.
315.In addition, 224 health workers at the Basic Health Centres (CSB) and 2,854
community workers have been trained in ANJE and NdF. The involvement of trained
community workers and dispatched at the community level has helped to increase
the number of children with access to care and nutrition promotion program.
316.In terms of prevention of malnutrition, the biennial organisation of the Week of
Health of the Mother and Child (SSME), helped strengthen and integrate effective
strategies to achieve the targets in the most remote areas. Since April 2007, the
dissemination of messages of different themes into 21 local dialects has achieved a
coverage rate of over 80% in terms of Vitamin A and mebendazole deworming for
children aged 6 to 59 months.
317.The results of a study on the diagnosis of the nutritional status of children
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