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Republic of Malawi |
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Lilongwe |
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| Official Language: |
Chichewa |
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Since 2001, Valid has worked closely with national health services, Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) and community-based organisations across several districts to support Community-based Therapeutic Care (CTC) programmes and to conduct operational research into nutrition and HIV/AIDS. Valid is also managing the local production of Ready-to-Use Food (RUF) through facilities in the capital Lilongwe and at a district level mission hospital. As in Ethiopia, early successes in Malawi played a key role in the development and demonstration of the CTC model. Valid?s partnership with Concern Worldwide since 2002, and with FANTA in 2002-2004 was essential in ensuring our work in Malawi. Since 2003 Valid has maintained a permanent presence in the country.
Valid’s work in Malawi has included:
2009 - 2010
Working with Clinton Foundation and US Dairy Export Council (USDEC) to develop and test a whey-protein based RUTF. The study aims to develop a new RUTF recipe and then trial the efficacy of this alternative RUTF against existing formulas.
2008 - 2010
Working with Concern on to develop, carry out and review a study on Probiotics and prebiotics for severe acute malnutrition (PRONUT).
2008 - 2010
Working with Concern and DFID on research in PREWAS (A study to identify a nutrition intervention for the PREvention of WASting in people living with HIV)
2008
Supporting WFP in the review of their Supplementary Feeding Programmes in-country (ongoing).
Supporting FANTA in conducting preliminary trials of their CMAM training modules.
2006
Conducting a randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of a probiotic enhanced RUF for the treatment of malnutrition and control of related infection.
Supporting Save the Children (US) in the implementation of Community-based Therapeutic Care (CTC) programmes in various districts.
2005
Conducting a study that confirmed the efficacy of RUF as nutritional support for HIV infected adults.
2002-2005
Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA)-supported research by Valid examining nutrition support for HIV/AIDS infected and affected individuals and communities.
2002-2006
Collaboration with Concern in operational research into CTC (ongoing).
2002-2004
Collaboration with Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance (FANTA) in operational research into different aspects of the Community-based Therapeutic Care (CTC) model.
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