The first form of treatment for malnutrition is prevention, which is why NutriAid is engaged in screening campaigns to assess the nutritional status of children in all the contexts in which it works.
In Senegal, as part of the Hi Technology project, screening on the nutritional status of the child population is aimed at detecting cases of malnutrition at an early stage so that the necessary measures can be taken as quickly as possible: directing cases of acute malnutrition to health facilities for the provision of enriched foods and, together with families and communities, recovering cases of chronic malnutrition by supplying composite flours that the NtutriAid team prepares from local agricultural products.
In particular, the women identified by the communities are the main actors of the initiatives. Trained and assisted by NutriAid, they reach to mothers to ensure the quarterly screening appointments and regularly check that recommandations to properly feed vulnerable children are implemented.
Supporting children in the fight against malnutrition means first and foremost to fully understand the context in which a project is implemented and work to intercept cases of malnutrition early to intervene in good time.
The project is funded by the Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers with the 8x1000 Irpef quota.
