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Emergency Health and Nutrition Training

Emergency Health and Nutrition Training. Key Messages. 1. Initial Rapid Assessment 2. Measles Immunization 3. Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Promotion 4. Food & Nutrition including Infant Feeding in Emergencies 5. Shelter, Site Planning & Energy

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Emergency Health and Nutrition Training

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  1. Emergency Health and Nutrition Training Key Messages

  2. 1. Initial Rapid Assessment 2. Measles Immunization 3. Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Promotion 4. Food & Nutrition including Infant Feeding in Emergencies 5. Shelter, Site Planning & Energy 6. Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Reproductive Health in Crisis situations 7. Health Care Service in Emergency Phase 8. Control of Communicable Disease & disease outbreaks 9. Public Health Surveillance 10. Human Resources & Training 11. Coordination/Camp Management Public Health Priorities in the Emergency Phase: (adapted from 10 priorities of MSF refugee health book 1997) The priorities in Bold are Save the Children priorities

  3. Mortality Thresholds • Crude mortality rate (CMR) • > 1 death/ 10,000 people/day Or doubling of baseline CMR • < 5 mortality rate (<5 MR) • > 2 deaths/ 10,000 children/day Or doubling of baseline U5 MR The emergency response should aim to reduce the mortality rate to below the threshold level

  4. Rapid Health Assessment – Data Needs in the Emergency Phase • Background; social, political, economic data • Background health data • Affected population size and demographics • Vital health information • Mortality rates • Top 5 causes of Morbidity • Risks for disease outbreaks • Measles vaccination coverage (>95% or <95%) • Acute malnutrition level • Access to health services (primary, referral, and secondary) – human resources, medical supplies • Health practices (BF habit, delivery practice) • Environmental conditions – water, shelter, sanitation

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