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The MNP program was initiated in August 2008 in several age groups: children aged 6-59 months, adolescent girls, and pregnant and lactating women. At the start, the MNP program was not well accepted by the camp population; before that, they were used to receiving milk (perceived like food) and fresh vegetables. The MNP program in pregnant and lacating women was stopped in 2012 due to very low acceptability. The acceptance of the MNPs in the other two groups increased over the years, however a large number of beneficiaries are still asking to change the MNP to something else.
","Information retrieved from the Home Fortification Technical Advisory Group. http://www.hftag.org/
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After infancy, adolescence (10-19 years of age) is the most rapid period of development. Adolescents have the highest nutritional needs and provide a second window of opportunity for catch-up growth[2]. While WHO and others formally acknowledge adolescents as a group with specific nutrition needs, until recently, Adolescent Nutrition has been neglected in global and national investment, policy and programming in developing countries. The 2014 WHO report “Health for the World’s Adolescents” notes that progress for adolescents lags behind gains made in maternal and child health programs.
Improving adolescent anaemia is critical to general anaemia gains. The World Health Assembly has called for a 50% reduction in anaemia in women of reproductive age (15-49 years of age) by 2025[3]. Although adolescent specific data are lacking globally, it is estimated that approximately 30% of adolescents are anaemic[4]. Therefore, to reach this goal, the approximately 600 million adolescent girls living in developing countries must become a prime focus of anaemia reduction efforts.
The WHO recommends intermittent iron and folic acid supplementation (at least once weekly for three months, twice yearly) as an effective strategy to prevent anaemia in populations where anaemia in women of reproductive age is of public health concern (>20% anaemia)[5]. Despite this WHO recommendation, the policy environment for WIFAS remains a challenge. In coordination with government and other partners, NI aims to improve the health and well-being of girls by reducing anaemia in adolescent girls through Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFAS), and contribute to empowering girls through Adolescent Nutrition education. Adolescent boys also benefit from the nutrition education. These Adolescent Nutrition programs are informed by gender-analysis and consider the inequalities in anemia, as well as gendered barriers to attending school and accessing health systems.
There is an existing national policy and plans in India for WIFAS for in- and out-of-school adolescent girls. The Government of India has been implementing the WIFAS program since 2013, which includes government and government-aided schools and outreach (Anganwadi) centres across all states. In this context, where anemia is high for both genders, boys receive the WIFAS in addition to the nutrition education.
Nutrition International contributes to the WIFAS program in India by:
These activities are implemented in partnership with the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Education departments and Tribal departments at state levels, and UNICEF. NI provides national-level technical assistance to support the government’s ‘Anaemia Free India’ initiative, and works sub-nationally in 64 districts across four states (Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh). In 2018, NI has also initiated a new program to support a state-wide WIFAS program in West Bengal. NI started providing support to the Chhattisgarh government for WIFAS in 2010, and expanded its support to other states in 2016; this support is ongoing.
For more information:
","","","Health|Education and research|Women, children, families|Sub-national","Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Education departments and Tribal departments at state levels","United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)","","Nutrition International","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","25977","","Iron and folic acid supplementation","","","","Adolescents|Females","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","English" "25980","Weekly Iron Folic Acid Supplementation - Nutrition International - Indonesia","English","Community/sub-national","","IDN","Indonesia","Indonesia","","","","","Iron deficiency anaemia is now recognized as the number one cause of lost disability adjusted life years (DALYs) in adolescent girls globally[1]. Anaemia has three major consequences for adolescent girls: (i) decreased school performance (and challenges in concentration); (ii) loss of productivity; and (iii) decreased current and future reproductive health, for those that become pregnant. Related to this, young maternal age increases the risk of maternal anaemia during pregnancy.
After infancy, adolescence (10-19 years of age) is the most rapid period of development. Adolescents have the highest nutritional needs and provide a second window of opportunity for catch-up growth[2]. While WHO and others formally acknowledge adolescents as a group with specific nutrition needs, until recently, Adolescent Nutrition has been neglected in global and national investment, policy and programming in developing countries. The 2014 WHO report “Health for the World’s Adolescents” notes that progress for adolescents lags behind gains made in maternal and child health programs.
Improving adolescent anaemia is critical to general anaemia gains. The World Health Assembly has called for a 50% reduction in anaemia in women of reproductive age (15-49 years of age) by 2025[3]. Although adolescent specific data are lacking globally, it is estimated that approximately 30% of adolescents are anaemic[4]. Therefore, to reach this goal, the approximately 600 million adolescent girls living in developing countries must become a prime focus of anaemia reduction efforts.
The WHO recommends intermittent iron and folic acid supplementation (at least once weekly for three months, twice yearly) as an effective strategy to prevent anaemia in populations where anaemia in women of reproductive age is of public health concern (>20% anaemia)[5]. Despite this WHO recommendation, the policy environment for WIFAS remains a challenge. In coordination with government and other partners, NI aims to improve the health and well-being of girls by reducing anaemia in adolescent girls through Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFAS), and contribute to empowering girls through Adolescent Nutrition education. Adolescent boys also benefit from the nutrition education. These Adolescent Nutrition programs are informed by gender-analysis and consider the inequalities in anemia, as well as gendered barriers to attending school and accessing health systems.
Nutrition International contributes to the WIFAS program in Indonesia by:
These activities are being implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and Culture, and Ministry of Religious Affairs, as well as the respective Provincial and District Offices of each sector. This project is sub-national, and is implemented in 35 districts of West Java province. It runs in parallel (sharing some activities and through the promotion of cross-learning) with ‘MITRA Youth’ – a project funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) of the Australian Government that supports similar adolescent nutrition in 10 districts of East Java and 10 districts of East Nusa Tenggara. NI started providing support to the government for Adolescent Nutrition in 2015, and this support is on-going.
For more information:
","","","Health|Education and research|Sub-national|Other","Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and Culture, and Ministry of Religious Affairs, Provincial and District Offices ","","","Nutrition International","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","25979","","Iron and folic acid supplementation","","","","Adolescents|Females","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","English"