Posted Apr 25, 2024 2203 views
Conduct Assessment of all mothers with children under 24 months that attend the OTP programme and at the community
- Perform appropriate assessments of IYCF needs and malpractices and do analysis and come up with clear recommendations.
- Conduct detailed assessment of child feeding practices in women that require additional support or reveal difficulties.
- Maintain clear communication with all other OTP staff provideing services in catcment area
- Provide the Pregnant women with preparatory counselling and awareness for early and exclusive breast feeding and colostrum feeding, to ensure prevention of pre-lacteal feeds and bottle feeding.
- Provide tailored one to one counseling sessions, based on initial assessments, offering practical advice and education to mothers on the key issues of infant and Young child feeding practices.
- Support the mothers suffering from insufficient milk production with advice on re-lactation.
- Provide mothers with practical advice on correct attachment and positioning when breastfeeding, timely introduction of complementary foods and respond to any concerns or local taboos associated with IYCF.
- Utilize the provided education material on breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices, relaying accurate, practical and specific advice for the mother’s need.
- Provide appropriate counseling and awareness sessions for PLWs, care takers at community level for beneficiaries and mother groups on breast feeding ,complementary feeding and maternal and child nutritionmonthly report regarding IYCF activities and submit to project manager on time
- Establish good Relationship with the health facility staff (Medical Officer, Female Medical Officer, LHV, Nurse, etc.,) and Community leaders.
- Establish a network with the other actors in the working area (I/NGOs and DOH).
- Establish linked and meetings with the Community leaders and different group existing in the working area.
Job Details
Shifa Foundation
Shifa Foundation is a registered non-governmental, non-profitable and volunteer organization based in Islamabad and stretched across the map of Pakistan with its regional offices spread nationwide. For the last 20 years, Shifa Family, which includes Shifa International Hospital, Shifa School of Medicine, Shifa School of Nursing, Tameer-e-Millat Foundation, Pakistan Kidney Institute and Shifa Foundation is providing state of the art services in health, education and development sectors and assume a leading role in Humanitarian Sector.
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