Community Health Worker

• Conduct home visits to identify pregnant and breastfeeding women and children under five years of age.
• Conduct community-based screening for acute malnutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months using MUAC, and check for nutritional edema.
• Promptly refer malnourished children and at-risk pregnant women to appropriate health facilities.
• Follow up with referred children through admission, treatment, and recovery.
• Train and support mother leaders, support groups, and community health workers on health, nutrition, and hygiene.
• Conduct awareness sessions on exclusive breastfeeding, infant and young child feeding (IYCF), hygiene, and disease prevention.
• Promote essential family practices related to maternal, newborn, and child health.
• Participate in vaccination, vitamin A supplementation, deworming, and other public health campaigns.
• Identify and report priority diseases, outbreaks, and health emergencies.
• Collect, compile, and submit health and nutrition data using approved tools and platforms.
• Participate in community meetings, coordination meetings, and project planning sessions.
• Support community accountability mechanisms, complaints management, and the sharing of results.
• Ensure compliance with child protection, safeguarding, gender, and inclusion policies.
• Provide technical guidance to supervised staff, coordinate with local leaders and partners, implement project activities, and complete administrative follow-up.

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