موقف الأطفال بدار الطفل بالمايقوما الحاجات والمشكلات

This paper aimed to assess the abandoned children at Almygoma institution. The target aspects were their needs for survival, development and later social behaviour through various services provided to meet these needs. Descriptive analytical method was used. The sample size was 22 children ranging from 3 to 33 months, in addition to medical, social and administrative staff, nutritionists, 48 nannies and 4 supervisors. Thus, the sample size includes the children and their caregivers. Denver prescreening developmental questionnaire, a questionnaire for all caregivers, interviews and observations were used as tools for data collection. The quantitative data was analyzed by percentage. Results show that early deprivation from medical and maternal care are highly correlated with mortality and morbidity rate among infants and children. Another result is that mild or moderate problems of speech, fine motor, and gross motor developmental problems and all of them are more deprived from biopsychosocial satisfaction. And all of their needs are to be trained and provided to meet their needs in all aspects. Also there is lack of necessary medical equipment, alternative milk, in addition to insufficient social workers, psychologists and psychotherapist, and lack of coordination among different professionals and no implementation of their programmes. Finally some practical implications are offered. The limitations of the study were specified and recommendations were given.