Padonu K L
Niger Med J. 1978 Nov;8(6):531-7.
In response to Resolution No. 7 of the Fifth Caribbean Health Minsters Conference of February 1973, the Executive Secretary convened a meeting of a stering committee comprising members of staff of CFNI, the Faculty of Medicine, U.W.I., PAHO, WHO and FAO. Arising from this, it was decided to produce the Strategy and Plan of Action of Combat Gastroenteritis and Malnutrition in children under two years of age. The implementation of that programme was launched in Jamaica in January 1976 by Dr. A.W. Patterson, the Principal Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health and Environmental Control. This preliminary report deals with observations of progess made in the field and the hospitals from the time of initial launching of the programme in Jamaica. Observation covers the time peroid from April 12, to July 27, 1976; and compares favourably with the situation as it exists in the country of Nigeria. Based upon observations, discussions, site visits and data collected, the following preliminary report provides implications for the implementation of strategies related to the SPACGEM PROJECT and the ultimate reduction of malnutrition and gastroenteritis among children under two years old in Jamaica.
应1973年2月第五届加勒比地区卫生部长会议第7号决议的要求，执行秘书召集了一个指导委员会会议，成员包括加勒比食品和营养研究所、西印度群岛大学医学院、泛美卫生组织、世界卫生组织和联合国粮食及农业组织的工作人员。据此，决定制定针对两岁以下儿童防治肠胃炎和营养不良的战略与行动计划。1976年1月，牙买加卫生与环境控制部首席医疗官A.W. 帕特森博士启动了该计划的实施工作。这份初步报告阐述了自该计划在牙买加初步启动以来，在实地和医院所取得进展的观察情况。观察期为1976年4月12日至7月27日；与尼日利亚的情况相比，形势较为有利。基于观察、讨论、实地考察和收集的数据，本初步报告为实施与 “加勒比地区两岁以下儿童防治肠胃炎和营养不良项目” 相关的战略以及最终减少牙买加两岁以下儿童的营养不良和肠胃炎问题提供了启示。
