KAKUMA: Nutrition Services (Lochangamor Dispensary Clinic 4) - International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Available Services

• Growth monitoring and promotion
• Outpatient therapeutic program for treatment of severe acute malnutrition cases without complications 
• Targeted supplementary feeding program for under five children with moderate acute malnutrition 
• Targeted supplementary feeding program for pregnant and lactating women with moderate acute malnutrition 
• Blanket supplementary feeding program for the pregnant and lactating women
• Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN)
• Nutrition counseling and education on maternal, infant, and young child nutrition practices
• Nutrition screening and triaging of malnutrition cases.
• Micronutrient supplementation of under-five children and pregnant women at MCH

Eligibility requirements: Growth monitoring and promotion

• Children under 5 years old
• Both refugees and Kenyan nationals
• Should have a mother child health booklet

Appointment requirements:

• Monthly appointments 

Service available for the following children:

• Weight measurement for Ages 0-59 months old
• Height/Length and MUAC measurement for ages 6-59 months old 
• Feeding practices assessment (breastfeeding /complementary) for 0-59 months old

Services for children and the age groups:

• Vitamin A supplementation 6-59 months old.
• Weight measurement and edema checking for Ages 0-59 months old
• Height/Length and MUAC measurement for ages 6-59 months old 
• Feeding practices assessment (breastfeeding /complementary) for 0-59 months old
• Deworming (children>12months old)
• Linkage and referral to other programs Stabilization Centre/ Targeted Supplementary Feeding Program / Blanket Supplementary Feeding Program / Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition/Child protection/Community Health Program

Access Days and Time: Monday-Friday: 8AM-3PM

Eligibility requirements: Outpatient therapeutic program for treatment of severe acute malnutrition cases without complications

• Children under 5 years old
• Severely acute malnourished without medical complication
• Have a manifest 
• Residing in the Locherangamor dispensary population catchment area

Appointment requirements:

• Weekly appointments; Monday
• Service available for children of the ages 6-59 months

Services available for the children and age groups

• Weekly Nutritional assessment
• Weekly Medical complications assessment
• Weekly Prescription of Ready to use Therapeutic Feeds (RUTF)
• Prescription of broad-spectrum antibiotics on admission
• Linkage and referral to other programs: Stabilization Centre/ Targeted Supplementary Feeding Program / Blanket Supplementary Feeding Program / Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition/Child protection/Community Health Program

Access Days and Time: Monday: 8AM-3PM

Eligibility requirements: Targeted supplementary feeding program for under five children with moderate acute malnutrition.

• Children 6-59 months old
• Be moderately acute malnourished based on nutrition assessment
• All clients discharged from the OTP
• Be a refugee with a manifest

Appointment requirements

• Biweekly follow ups
• Service available for children of 6-59 months only

Services for this age group (6-59 months)

• Bi-Weekly follow up and Nutritional assessment
• Bi-Weekly Prescription of Ready to use Supplementary Feeds (RUSF)
• Linkage and referral to other programs: Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition/Child protection/Community Health Program

Access Days and Time

• Wednesday: 8AM-3PM
• Thursday: 8AM-3PM
• Friday: 8AM-3PM
• Saturday: 8AM-3PM

Eligibility requirements: Targeted supplementary feeding program for pregnant and lactating women with moderate acute malnutrition

• Should be of a refugee status with a manifest
• Should be either pregnant or lactating with child less than 24 months old.
• Should have a mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) less than 21centimetres. (This is an assessment of malnutrition) 
• Should be residing within the Kakuma Refugee Camp, Locherangamor dispensary catchment area.

Appointment requirements

• Monthly follow up
• Service available for pregnant and lactating mothers with children under 6 months regardless of their ages.
• Should have been assesed for feeeding practices/breastfeeding

Access Days and Time:

• Wednesday: 8AM-3PM
• Thursday: 8AM-3PM
• Friday: 8AM-3PM
• Saturday: 8AM-3PM

Eligibility Requirements: Blanket supplementary feeding program for the pregnant and lactating women

• All pregnant and lactating mothers with children under 6 months with Mother Child booklet.
• Should be of a refugee status with manifest
• Should be residing within the Kakuma Refugee Camp, Locherangamor dispensary catchment area
• An appointment is required
• Services are provided for women only.

Access Days and Time

• Wednesday: 8AM-3PM
• Thursday: 8AM-3PM
• Friday: 8AM-3PM
• Saturday: 8AM-3PM

Eligibility requirements: Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN)

• Pregnant and lactating mothers
• All children under 5 years old
• Be a refugee residing in Kakuma Refugee Camp with a manifest 
• Have a mother and child health booklet

Appointment requirements:

• Based on case-to-case assessment
• OVC service for 0-6 Months old, orphaned children who meet the AFASS criteria
• Nutrition assesment services available for this age group.

Access Days and Time:

• Monday: 8AM-3PM
• Tuesday: 8AM-3PM
• Wednesday: 8AM-3PM
• Thursday: 8AM-3PM
• Friday: 8AM-3PM
• Saturday: 8AM-3PM

Accesibility

• The entrance to this location has a ramp. 
• This location has female staff. 
• This location has separate bathrooms for men and women. 
• All services listed are free of charge. 
• Interpretation is consistently available at this premises for Juba Arabic, Somali, Swahili, English, Nuer, Dinka, Didinka, French, Oromo languages.

Physical Location

Kakuma 1, Zone 1, Block 9, Opposite Kakuma 1 Basketball Court

Feedback Channels

• Telephone: 0701629346 
• Help Desks stationed at IRC health facilities. 
• Email address: feedback.kakuma@rescue.org  
• Feedback boxes which are located at all IRC health facilities. 
• Monthly community leaders’ feedback meetings. 
• Visit IRC offices located in LWF Compound 1                                          
• Feedback channel: 0701629346, feedback.kakuma@rescue.org 
• The organization will respond to feedback received within 1 week 
• The organization will respond to users who have raised comments/complaints via phone call, one on one conversations, emails.  
• The organization will like to receive service user feedback from julisha.info via phone conversation, email, one on one discussion. Feedback channels: 0701629346, feedback.kakuma@rescue.org 

Feedback meetings

• Visit IRC offices located in Lutheran World Federation Compound 1
• The organization will respond to feedback received within an agreed time frame (0-3 days for critical cases, 0-7 days for cases with high priority, 0-14 days for cases with medium priority and 0-28 days for cases with low priority)
• The organization will respond to users through telephone or face-to-face meeting.