THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD

Published purpose

The project aims to reduce infant mortality in three districts of the Kayes region by improving the nutritional status of children under the age of five and pregnant and nursing women, and reducing the malnutrition rate. The project is designed to strengthen the capacity of community and healthcare stakeholders in terms of prevention, detection, care, planning, monitoring, evaluation and management of nutrition programs; diagnose malnutrition at an early stage in all forms among children under the age of two; handle cases of moderate acute malnutrition detected among pregnant and nursing women and children aged 6-59 months; and improve household heads and women’s knowledge of health and nutritional good practices in the areas covered. Project activities include: the procurement and distribution of food products (enriched flour, vegetable oil, millet, beans, and so on). There are also capacity-building activities for technical stakeholders in health care, in connection with child survival management programs at community health centres in targeted areas. This project is part of Canada's Maternal, Newborn and Child Health commitment. This contribution is one part of the Community-Based Nutritional Health Project, which has a total budget of $25 million.