Challenges in Global Health (BIO4600): A Project on Yemen Malnutrition

This project delves into the critical issue of malnutrition in Yemen, examining its multifaceted dimensions. It begins with a detailed meetings log, outlining discussions on the causes of malnutrition, including poverty, lack of nutritional diet, and inadequate healthcare. The project highlights the impact on children, pregnant women, and lactating mothers, citing statistics from UNICEF and WHO. It analyzes the role of government and NGOs in addressing the crisis, including health policies and diet plans. The project includes weekly readings from various sources, such as UNICEF, WHO, and BBC News, and incorporates a workplan, outlining tasks and challenges. It also presents a 'who is who' section, detailing the roles of key organizations like UNICEF and NHS, along with a fact sheet, potential journalist questions, and a presentation transcript, reflecting on the importance of pausing during speech delivery. The project concludes with a reflection on the learning experience, emphasizing the importance of clear communication and the inclusion of relevant data and organizational support.

Running head: PRESS CONFERENCE
Annex 1 - SUMMATIVE ASSIGMENT
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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STUDENT WORKSHEET
STUDENT No.
GROUP TOPIC: Malnutrition in Yemen
1. MEETINGS LOGS
Log
on
date
Attendee
s
Activities Themes
Covered
Discussion Considerations Agreed
Actions
Deadl
ine
10.
04.2
019
All the
group
members
Search of
the literary
articles from
databases
like PubMed
in order to
study about
malnutrition
in children
or newborns
1.
Reasons
of
malnutriti
on in
underdeve
loped
countries
2. The
effect of
malnutriti
on
The analysis of the
literature published under
the perspective of
underdeveloped countries
like Ghana and Somalia
highlighted astonishing
concepts about
malnutrition. The literary
papers highlighted that
childhood malnutrition
affects long-term and
short-term health
condition while hampering
the economic well-being
of the children. It also
increases the rate of
mortality and morbidity of
the children by making
them vulnerable towards
Specific
consideration were
taken to review
only the peered
review journals
that are published
within the last 5
years and have
covered
malnutrition and
its consequences
upon the
perspective of the
under developed
nations in the
world
1. Searching
data in favour
of lack
nutritional
planning of
the children
or new born
in Yemen
2.
Assessment
of the diet of
the lactating
mother in
Yemen
3. Economic
profile of the
people in
Yemen and
Deadli
ne to
search
infor
matio
n
specifi
c for
Yeme
will
be one
week

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developing several
infectious disease and
multi-organ failure. The
main reason behind
malnutrition in children is
lack of nutritional diet and
intake of minimum calorie
to sustain life. This lack of
diet is attributed to lack of
proper health related
knowledge and poverty in
the under developed
countries.
their
employment
status
17.0
4.20
19
All the
group
members
involved
in the
project
A group
discussion
based on the
malnutrition
status in
Yemen
among the
group
members
based on the
published
news
articles,
government
reports and
1.
Malnutriti
on status
in Yemen
2.
Unemploy
ment and
malnutriti
on in
Yemen
3.
Malnutriti
on in
pregnant
and
The group discussion one-
sidedly highlighted that
Yemen, is one of the
poorest nation in the
Middle East. It has
witnessed a complete
collapse of the healthcare
system due to the ongoing
conflicts. Nearly half of
the population residing in
Yemen suffers from food
insecurity are homeless.
They also suffer from lack
of proper access of the
healthcare. At least 2.2
The malnutrition
status of lactating
mother or
pregnant mother,
the diet plan and
weight of new
born baby in
Yemen and
economic
profiling of the
activities done by
the government in
order to overcome
malnutrition
Analysis
population
specific
health reports
of Yemen in
the domain of
childhood
malnutrition
and how the
government
is acting
efficiently in
order to
overcome the
threat of
1
week
In this
7 days
Yeme
n
popul
ation
specifi
c
health
report
s will
be
access

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literary
papers
lactating
women
million children in Yemen
is malnourished and nearly
462,000 children in
Yemen suffer from severe
acute malnutrition. The
data of the group
discussion is well-
supported by the
information cited by
UNICEF and WHO.
In the domain of
nutritional level of the
lactating mother, the group
discussion highlighted that
majority of the families
owns close of nothing.
Lack of proper hygiene
and nutritional intake,
make them suffer from
cholera and malnutrition
leading to increase in the
tendency of delivering
malnourished and diseased
children.
malnutrition
in Yemen.
ed
along
with
revie
w of
the
health
care
polici
es and
health
promo
tions
in
Yeme
n.
Along
with
classif
icatio
n of
differe
d
levels
of
malnu
trition
in

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Yeme
n
24.0
4.20
19
All the
group
members
and the
social
workers
or the
members
of the
NGOs
who are
working
for
malnutrit
ion
preventio
n in
Yemen
Analysis of
the
government
policies and
initiates to
fight against
malnutrition
in Yemen
Children
treated for
severe
acute
malnutriti
on
Children
treated for
moderate
acute
malnutriti
on
Pregnant
and
lactating
women
treated for
acute
malnutriti
on
Malnouris
hed
children
receiving
micronutri
ent
The discussion with the
NGOs and with the other
social workers who are
working for Yemen
highlighted that Yemen
continues to face double
burden of high acute and
chronic malnutrition.
WHO is providing life-
saving treatment for the
children who are suffering
from severe acute
malnutrition and other
associated medical
complications. WHO also
supports lactating women
with proper nutrition
supplements in order to
help them with feed their
baby with proper breast
milk.
Considerations
must be taken in
order to access
different
documentations of
WHO and
UNICEP and
Government of
Yemen in order to
tally the data of
successful
mitigation of the
malnourishment
from acute and
severe
malnutrition
Separate
nutritional
assessment
must be used
for the
lactating
women and
for new born
child in order
to improve
the health
status But
further
consideration
must be taken
in order to
fight against
malnutrition
for children
from
different
levels of
malnutrition
3 days
dealin
es for
analys
ing
the
diet
plan
used
in
Yeme
n and
its
outco
me
like
study
of
MEM
malnu
trition
porgra
m

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suppleme
nts
Lactating
and
pregnant
mother
and diet
education
27.0
4.20
19
Group
members
Analysis of
the map of
Yemen on
the basis of
the
improvemen
t in the
status of
malnutrition
Variance
in the
level of
malnutriti
on
As per the MAM
achievements, the degree
of malnutrition in Yemen
has decreased
The decrease in
the level of
malnutrition is
highest among the
pregnant or
lactating women
as more funding is
given for funding
against
malnutrition for
women
Getting a
detailed
perspective
for funding
for fighting
against
malnutrition
and at the
same time
handing
different
approaches
for reducing
the severity
of
malnutrition
1
week
2. WEEKELY READINGS

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Learnin
g Week
Reading/sources reviewed
17 UNICEF. 2017. UNICEF is supporting the Al Sabayeen hospital in Yemen’s
capital city to treat children suffering from severe acute malnutrition. Access
date: 10th May 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.unicef.org/stories/yemen-
conflict-and-poverty-exacerbate-child-malnutrition
And
Johnson, C., 2018. Massive malnutrition deaths among children in
Yemen. Australian Medicine, 30(21), p.32.
18 World Health Organisation. 2018. Cholera and malnutrition in Yemen threatens
millions. Access date: 10th May 2019. Retrieved from:
http://www.emro.who.int/yem/yemen-news/cholera-and-malnutrition-in-yemen-
a-real-threat-to-millions-of-people.html
19 World Health Organisation. 2018.WHO scales up support to mitigate child
malnutrition in Yemen. Access date: 10th May 2019. Retrieved from:
http://www.emro.who.int/yem/yemen-news/who-scales-up-support-to-mitigate-
child-malnutrition-in-yemen.html
20 World Food Program Insgight. 2019. Malnutrition: Yemen’s race against time.
Access date: 10th May 2019. Retrieved from: https://insight.wfp.org/malnutrition-
yemens-race-against-time-63aa1385010e
21 Aheto, J.M.K., Keegan, T.J., Taylor, B.M. and Diggle, P.J., 2015. Childhood
Malnutrition and Its Determinants among Under‐Five Children in G
hana. Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology, 29(6), pp.552-561.
22 Kinyoki, D.K., Berkley, J.A., Moloney, G.M., Kandala, N.B. and Noor, A.M.,
2015. Predictors of the risk of malnutrition among children under the age of 5
years in Somalia. Public health nutrition, 18(17), pp.3125-3133.
23 BBC News. 2018. Yemen crisis: 85,000 children 'dead from malnutrition'.
Access date: 10th May 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-

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middle-east-46261983
24 Tull, K., 2018. Simplified Protocol to Treat Severe and Moderate Acute
Malnutrition in Yemen.
3. WEEKELY PROPOSAL WORKPLAN
Week Task/actions Completion date, comments, and problems
17 Yemen specific data
on malnutrition
15.04.2019
The problem faced while completion of this task is lack of
adequate information related to malnutrition that is specific
to Yemen. Yemen government has no specific sites for
highlighting the nutritional level of the their ne born and
pregnant or lactating mother
18 Search of the effects
and the reasons
behind malnutrition
in Yemen
17.04.2019
The main reason behind the malnutrition in Yemen
includes poor economic state of the country. The pictures
showcasing the malnourished children mainly highlighted
severe and acute malnutrition
19 Search of the health
policies for fight
against malnutrition
in Yemen
22.04.2019
There are no specific health policies taken by the
government of Yemen in order to fight against the
increased rate of malnutrition. The poor economic
condition of Yemen is the reason behind this lack of policy
planning. The initiatives are taken by the NGOs and
organizations like UNICEF and WHO
20 Diet plan to combat
malnutrition in
Yemen
26.04.2019
The NGOs, UNICEFs and WHO have separate diet plan for
fighting against severe and acute malnutrition. Moreover

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they also follow separate diet plan women and new born
child
21 Funding for fighting
against malnutrition
30.04.2019
Several NGOs and other organizations that are fighting
against malnutrition in Yemen mainly issue highest funding
for the lactating women and pregnant women in
comparison to the baby girls and boys. Moreover the level
of funding is low than that of the requirement.
22 Making a detailed
poster showing the
statistics of
malnutrition in
Yemen
02.05.2019
The poster completion took time as there were numerous
data that are required to be included
4. WHO IS WHO
Name of the
Organisation
Bios Role
UNICEF United Nations International
Children's Emergency Fund: It
works with 190 countries and
other territories in order to
protect the lives of children's, to
defend their rights, and to help
them achieve their complete their
potential, starting from early
childhood through adolescence
The UK through its Department for
International Development (DFID)
is the key partner of UNICEF work
in Yemen. It shares the common aim
towards tackling poverty, disease,
insecurity and conflict associated in
the health related emergencies and at
the same time helps to gain
humanitarian response

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NHS National Health Service:
It is a publicly funded national
healthcare system in England. It is
one of the four National Health
Services for each constituent
country of the United Kingdom
Provides effective treatment plan for
fighting against malnutrition
Relief Web Department of International
development in UK
Relief web is new UK aid package
that helps to screen, prevent and
tackle malnutrition in Yemen. It
screens nearly 2.2 million children
who are under the age of five for
malnutrition and provides proper
treatment for 70,000 vulnerable
children
5. FACT SHEET

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6. POTENTIAL JOURNALIST QUESTION
 Why government of Yemen is not doing anything to protect the health of their future
generation?
 Are lack of employment or financial setup is the only reason behind malnutrition in
Yemen? How is proper food supply chain in Yemen and health awareness in Yemen?
 Is the gestational age of the women can be another reason behind high malnutrition
rate in Yemen’s children?
 Is there is lack of supply of processed food in Yemen?
 Do men in the family also suffers from malnutrition?
7. Transcript of Presentation (to be given by the student)

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8. SLIDE PREPARED TO SUPPORT PRESENTATION (to be given by the student)
9. PEER REVIEW (can only be done once student share the response of other student)
10. REFLECTION
Based on feedback that I got from the lecturer and peers and other professionals who
are present in the conference, I came into understanding that there must be a pause for at least
a brief pause for 1 to 2 minutes before giving introductory speech of the conference. This
understanding came from the feedback that I received. Later analysis of several interpersonal
skills books and literary papers helped me in understanding speak out loud and confidents is
not enough to make yourself look presentable and smart in front of the listeners. Arnold and
Boggs (2019) stated that one need to speak or orate in a constant space. This space helps the
listeners to understand the scope of the speech and its purpose. This further helps to increase
the participation of the listeners in to the interactive session. Moreover, after completion of
the primary introductory speech, giving a pause helps the listeners to get inside the feel of the
oration. Speaking with a constant phase makes it monotonous for the listeners moreover, it
might hamper the pronunciation of the words (Thompson, 2018).
The feedback that I received also highlighted that I failed to mention agencies or other
NGOs who are working for malnutrition relief for Yemen’s population. Arnold and Boggs
(2019) are of the opinion that a speech becomes creditable and enriched when proper
citations of the sources like esteemed new papers, governmental organisations and literary
articles help to refine the overall speech, making it more scientific and informative. It is an
crucial point for press conferences over health-related topic.