Background Effective implementation of nutrition and dietetics interventions necessitates
professionals in these fields to possess the requisite competencies for health systems …

Ghana, a middle-income country in West Africa, has long experienced high rates of
malnutrition and is increasingly struggling with nutritional challenges from non …

The aim of this study was to determine whether dietitians in South Africa are competent to
meet the requirements of working in a health care setting during a compulsory one-year …

Background: Uganda embraced the Nutrition Assessment Counselling and Support (NACS)
approach since 2009 as a health system strengthening approach to deliver quality nutrition …

Abstract Background The Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) initiative
plays a key role in delivering maternal and child health nutrition services in Ghana. This …

Background We evaluated medical doctors' nutrition care practices, competencies and
barriers to providing nutrition care. Furthermore, doctors' satisfaction and perceived …

Nutritional knowledge plays an important role in public health. However, there has been
general concern about the state of nutritional knowledge of nurses and clinicians in many …

Background: Health extension and nutrition education encourage healthy lifestyles for
improved nutrition and health outcomes and overall productivity and economic …

Background Uganda embraced Nutrition Assessment Counselling and Support (NACS)
since 2009 as a health system strengthening approach to improve health and nutrition …

Background Malnutrition is a major public health problem in sub-Saharan African countries
including Uganda. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relevance of the current …