When a child who had palmar pallor returns for a follow-up visit after 14 days, you should take the steps set out below.
Follow-up care for a child with anaemia
After 14 days:
- Reassess feeding
- Give the child iron and advise the mother to return to your health facility in 14 days for more iron
- Continue giving iron to the child every 14 days for two months
- If the child has palmar pallor after two months, refer for assessment.
You have now covered all the important points that deal with proper management of a child with malnutrition and anaemia.