| Activities & Research | Addresses | Researchers | |
| Research Interests | Training Provided | Collaboration | Applied Research |
| Country | South Africa |
| Head of Dept or Unit | Prof David Sanders |
| Type of Organisation | University or Academic |
| Source of Funding(Public/Private/Both) | Both |
| Respondant | Prof David Sanders |
| Activities and Research | |
| Types of Activities Undertaken | Types of Research Undertaken |
| Research | Clinical |
| Training | Public Health |
| Health Promotion | Policy |
| Advocacy | |
| Addresses | top |
| Physical | Modderdam Road, Bellville, 7535 |
| Postal | BellvilleModderdam Road, 7535, |
| Telephone | +27 21 9592809 |
| Fax | +27 21 9592872 |
| mchopra@uwc.ac.za |
| Researchers | |
| Prof David Sanders | |
| Thandi Puoane | |
| Dr Debra Jackson | |
| Dr Mickey Chopra |
| Primary Research Interests | top |
| IMCI, HIV and Infant feeding , management of severe malnutrition , micronutrients - programmatic aspects , community based nutrition. | |
| Keywords | top |
| Health and Disease - HIV/AIDS, Health and Disease - Other infectious diseases, Health and Disease - Child health, Nutrition - Malnutrition (unspecified), Nutrition - Micronutrient deficiencies, Nutrition - Other nutritional | |
| Training | top | |
| Type of Training | Type of Trainees | Course Co-ordinator |
| Hospital case management of severely malnourished children | Paediatric nurses , doctors & dieticians | Dr T Puoane, Prof D Sanders |
| Research Methods | Health Workers, Managers | M Chopra |
| Community nutrition programme | Health Workers, Managers | M Chopra |
| Health Science Management | Health Workers, managers | M Chopra |
| Vitamin A | Health Workers, Managers | M Chopra |
| Applied Research | |
| 1. IMCI training of paediatric sisters and Doctors on management of malnourished children. 2. Adaptation of WHO guidelines for local use 3. Input into national and provincial policy on HIV + Infant feeding 4. Implementing Vitamin A programme in Eastern Cape Province 5. Increasing access to child support grant to relieve childhood malnutrition |