In the context of improving nutrition in Zimbabwe and other developing countries,
the need to build the capacity of community-based health workers (CBWs) is well recognized.
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This capacity is needed to support mothers and caregivers regarding optimal infant
feeding practices and timely referrals to health institutions for issues that may
be beyond CBW expertise.
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In Zimbabwe and other developing countries facing a high burden of child malnutrition,
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there is a need to increase the numbers of skilled infant and young child feeding
(IYCF) counseling services at the community level. As a result, the United Nations
Children’s Fund (UNICEF) global generic community IYCF training and counseling package
was introduced in Zimbabwe in 2011.
Measure DHS (Zimbabwe).USAID. http://www.measuredhs.com. Accessed March 31, 2015.
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The aims of this great educational material are to describe the Zimbabwe experience
with using the UNICEF IYCF training package and to recommend its use in similar developing
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