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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
| - | Anemia is a major problem in developing communities worldwide. Primarily impacting vulnerable populations including the poor, women (especially during pregnancy), and children, anemia diminishes physical ability and mental development | + | Anemia is a major problem in developing communities worldwide. Primarily impacting vulnerable populations including the poor, women (especially during pregnancy), and children, anemia diminishes physical ability and mental development creating a vicious cycle. Proper hemoglobin screening and health education activities are key public health measures for tackling anemia. Recognizing this, in December of 2005 Nourish International provided $500 to a team of fellow University of North Carolina students to support anemia prevention and control activities in Guyana. Working with the Ministry of Health, they completed the following: |
| - | 1) Provision of 12,500 World Health Organization developed hemoglobin testing kits [http://www.copackservice.de/index.php?category_id=1] to the Department of Regional Health Services for use in antenatal clinics and to the Department of Disease Control for HIV voluntary testing and counseling centers. These tests were provided as a pilot project to provide the Guyanese | + | 1) Provision of 12,500 World Health Organization developed hemoglobin testing kits (HbCS) [http://www.copackservice.de/index.php?category_id=1] to the Department of Regional Health Services for use in antenatal clinics and to the Department of Disease Control for HIV voluntary testing and counseling centers. These tests were provided as a pilot project to provide the Guyanese health system with an introduction to their capabilities and allow them to decide if HbCS was ideal for certain situations (in lieu of clinical pallor as no other means of testing were available for routine use). The costs of the tests ($0.02 each) were such that the Ministry of Health could afford to purchase more if they found them to be useful and satisfactory and thus sustain these efforts. |
2) Two training workshops for the above system for 30 medic students and 32 public health nursing staff | 2) Two training workshops for the above system for 30 medic students and 32 public health nursing staff | ||
3) Development of anemia prevention brochure and children's coloring book working with the Guyana Red Cross and Department of Health Education | 3) Development of anemia prevention brochure and children's coloring book working with the Guyana Red Cross and Department of Health Education | ||
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Introduction
Anemia is a major problem in developing communities worldwide. Primarily impacting vulnerable populations including the poor, women (especially during pregnancy), and children, anemia diminishes physical ability and mental development creating a vicious cycle. Proper hemoglobin screening and health education activities are key public health measures for tackling anemia. Recognizing this, in December of 2005 Nourish International provided $500 to a team of fellow University of North Carolina students to support anemia prevention and control activities in Guyana. Working with the Ministry of Health, they completed the following:
1) Provision of 12,500 World Health Organization developed hemoglobin testing kits (HbCS) [1] to the Department of Regional Health Services for use in antenatal clinics and to the Department of Disease Control for HIV voluntary testing and counseling centers. These tests were provided as a pilot project to provide the Guyanese health system with an introduction to their capabilities and allow them to decide if HbCS was ideal for certain situations (in lieu of clinical pallor as no other means of testing were available for routine use). The costs of the tests ($0.02 each) were such that the Ministry of Health could afford to purchase more if they found them to be useful and satisfactory and thus sustain these efforts.
2) Two training workshops for the above system for 30 medic students and 32 public health nursing staff
3) Development of anemia prevention brochure and children's coloring book working with the Guyana Red Cross and Department of Health Education
