County Human Nutrition & Dietetics Unit

While nutrition and health indicators in Busia County are still alarming, the County has committed to improving these numbers. Stunting prevalence is 22%, 9% of children are underweight and only 20% access the minimum dietary requirements.

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Programmes

Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition

Good nutrition is key to child survival, growth, and development of children in Kenya.

Poor nutrition in infancy and early childhood increases the risk of infant child morbidity and mortality, diminished cognitive and physical development marked by poor performance in school. 

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Monitoring, Evaluation and Research

Nutrition monitoring and evaluation systems are essential in measuring program performance and evaluating the impact of interventions. These systems include routine recording and reporting of nutrition services integrated in the existing health information system and periodic surveys and also assessments.

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Food Security and Emergency Nutrition

The food security and emergency program seeks to Support implementation of strategic objective 4 of the County Nutrition Action Plan 2017-2022 This strategic objective focuses on effective disaster preparedness, response and management of nutrition emergencies.

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Nutrition Policies and Laws

The County Health Policy gives directions to ensure significant improvement in overall status health in Kenya in line with the country’s long term development agenda, Vision 2030, the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and global commitments. It demonstrates the health sector’s commitment, under government stewardship, to ensuring that the Country attains the highest possible standards of health, in a manner responsive to the needs of the population.

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KNOWLEDGE IN NUTRITION 

Our nutrition team are highly trained with extensive experience, ensuring specific and thorough knowledge.

IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE

It is the team goal to have every patient living his or her best nutritional life in less time, improving their overall quality of life.

PARTNERSHIP

The team is entirely accessible to patients and stakeholders; with convenient appointment times, on the phone, provision of guide, support, and educate patients to help them build the foundation of a lifetime of optimal health.

TAILORED SERVICES

The wellness and nutrition team members are partners in patient and general public health, focusing on individualized care; no two patients are the same, and it is the team job to provide patient with the precise care that they need.

Partners

NUTRITION INTERNATIONAL

We make a difference because nutrition is the difference.

For more than 25 years, Nutrition International has been leading the global fight against malnutrition, because the right nutrition at the right time builds the capacity to dream it fuels the power to achieve, and it lays the foundation upon which to build a better world.