Combined Management of Acute Malnutrition Supplier at Life in Nigeria

Overview

A IMAM (Locally-driven Management of Acute Malnutrition) supplier at LABDI is a position attentive on executing and assisting programs that handle acute malnutrition in children, often within a specific geographic zone like Yobe State in Nigeria. LABDI plays a key role in offering technical and corporate assist, which includes development and supervising operational structures for IMAM programs.

Other Duties:

• Offer health education disinfection and precautions.
• Educate-the-Trainer model to advance empowerment & long-term viability.
• Carry out health education initiatives and circulate information to the public to prevent panic.

Patient Care:

• Ensure and carry out the medical discussions with full record taking, clinical examination and offer a diagnosis and prescribe treatment as appropriate following the procedures and universal precautions
• Actively engage in the good cohesion and synchronization of the team.
• Work alongside other departments as needed to guarantee smooth execution and consolidation of solutions.
• Preserve the operating environment in a clean and professional in appearance state.

M&E:

LABDI IMAM vendors are participated in supervising the advancement of the programme and analyzing its performance.This may engage: Collecting data on the number of children treated, their diet-focused status, and treatment results.

Skills development:

• A significant part of a IMAM supplier's position is to build the capacity of local health workers and group voluntary assistants to oversee and execute IMAM programs.This may engage:
• Development group voluntary assistants to screen children for malnutrition using MUAC (Mid-Upper Arm Circumference).
• Offering IT assistance to health workers on treatment procedures and programme execution.
• Directing and training employees to guarantee quality of care.

Support and Consciousness:

LABDI IMAM vendors may also be participated in lifting consciousness about malnutrition and promoting for boosted assets and attention to this problem.

Note

Certified women are firmly inspired to submit application. LABDI possesses zero tolerance to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), any act of child abuse which includes sexual exploitation and sexual abuse form acts of serious violation and are therefore grounds for LABDI plenary measures, which includes overview dismissal.