Infant and young child feeding (IYCF) project
Why
Good nutrition is a basic need, a human right and is fundamental to health and wellbeing, many nutrition interventions are highly cost effective to prevent disease and reduce morbidity and mortality.
Goal: To improve the coverage and quality of essential nutrition actions to achieve universal health coverage.
Who
Children below five years and their mothers
Where
Among communities of low income settlement areas (slums)
Health Facility outpatient departments
Ante Natal clinics
Young Child Care (YCC) clinic (Immunisation centres)
When
As soon as possible
How (in collaboration with existing political and community structures)
Community mobilisation
Community sensitization
Nutritional assessments
Growth monitoring
Immunisation schedule
Nutrition education
Conditional cash transfers
Micro-nutrient supplementation
Food supply
Promotion of food security
Why
Good nutrition is a basic need, a human right and is fundamental to health and wellbeing, many nutrition interventions are highly cost effective to prevent disease and reduce morbidity and mortality.
Goal: To improve the coverage and quality of essential nutrition actions to achieve universal health coverage.
Who
Children below five years and their mothers
Where
Among communities of low income settlement areas (slums)
Health Facility outpatient departments
Ante Natal clinics
Young Child Care (YCC) clinic (Immunisation centres)
When
As soon as possible
How (in collaboration with existing political and community structures)
Community mobilisation
Community sensitization
Nutritional assessments
Growth monitoring
Immunisation schedule
Nutrition education
Conditional cash transfers
Micro-nutrient supplementation
Food supply
Promotion of food security