Micronutrient Initiative
$75,000,000.00 CAD
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Program
- —
- Recipient country
- Canada
- Fiscal year
- 2010-2011
- Agreement period
- March 21, 2011 – December 31, 2015
- Reference
- CA-3-M013403001
Published purpose
This project aims to promote the integration of micronutrients into existing country systems along the continuum of care. It is designed to work in partnership with others to address maternal, newborn and child health through providing essential health and nutrition services. Working through existing health systems to identify optimal delivery mechanisms, the Micronutrient Initiative (MI) aims to provide support to strengthen those systems that need it most. The objective is to deliver therapeutic zinc in conjunction with oral rehydration therapy to reduce child mortality and illness due to diarrhea; to deliver vitamin A supplements to reduce child mortality; to increase production of ready-to-use therapeutic foods to treat cases of severe acute malnutrition; and to deliver iron and folic acid to avoid anaemia at term among pregnant women. Working with other partners, MI also aims to implement initiatives to improve antenatal care, care at birth, and postpartum and newborn care.
In plain English AI-generated
This project supports the Micronutrient Initiative to integrate essential micronutrients into health systems in partner countries, aiming to reduce child mortality and improve maternal and newborn health through vitamin A, zinc, iron, and folic acid delivery.
Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada
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