National Guidelines for HIV/AIDS and Nutrition in Ethiopia

Abstract

The National Guidelines for HIV/AIDS and Nutrition in Ethiopia (hereafter referred to as the Guidelines) define the nutrition actions for service providers to take in providing quality care and support to people living with HIV and AIDS (PLHIV) at sites that provide HIV counseling and testing (HCT), maternal and child health (MCH) care, antiretroviral therapy (ART), services for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), and home-based care (HBC). The Guidelines seek to assist the various categories of people infected with and/or affected by HIV: adults, pregnant and lactating women, adolescents, severely malnourished adults and children, and people on medication.