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IMPACT OF MATERNAL BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES ON NUTRITIONAL STATUS IN CHILDREN UNDER TWO YEARS IN BURUNDI

Current breastfeeding patterns remain well below the level recommended by WHO and UNICEF in the following world: initiating breastfeeding immediately after the birth of the child; Exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months; Give a complementary food starting from six months; The child should continue breastfeeding up to two years or beyond. In Burundi, there is some contrast between breastfeeding, which is clearly at an acceptable level, and the rate of chronic malnutrition is increasing, the age of the child reaching 45% between 9-11 months (DHS 2010). It is in a context that a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study with a 95% significance level was carried out with the aim of measuring the impact of breastfeeding practices on the nutrition of children under two years in Burundi.

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THE STUDY OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES AMONG WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE ON THE CERVICAL CANCER WAS LAUNCHED ON A SAMPLE OF 206 WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE IN THE HEALTH DISTRICT OF GITEGA

Cancer is a major public health problem .The cervical cancer has been the basis of 34, 9% of all female deaths due to cancer in BURUNDI. Despite that there is no data on knowledge of the population; it would seem that this high rate of death from cervical cancer would be related to the lack of sufficient information and the low use of preventive measures.

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Job vacancy: program manager

Initiative for the Promotion of Rural Health and Development (IPROSARUDE) Asbl

RECRUITMENT NOTICE

IPROSARUDE would like to recruit for its programs and projects:

– A program manager (Bac + 3 years) with experience of at least 3 years in a similar position that will be based in Gitega for an initial duration of 1 year but renewable according to performance.

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