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IYCN worked with the FMOH, other relevant government ministries, UNICEF, WHO, and the many partners implementing OVC and HIV/AIDS programs in Nigeria with funding from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to improve the nutritional status of children less than two years of age and their mothers. The project placed special emphasis on increasing the chance that children born to HIV-positivemothers live healthy lives free from HIV. Efforts focused on improving the enabling environment for nutrition programs by reviewing and updating policy guidelines and training manuals and building the capacity of health workers.
From 2009 to 2011, the US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Infant & Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Project supported the government of Nigeria’s efforts to reduce maternal and child undernutrition and improve the HIV-free survival of infants and young children. IYCN provided technical assistance to the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), the Federal Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Social Development, and other partners to review, update, and disseminate nutrition policies and guidelines, train health care workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its surrounding area councils, and enhance behavior change interventions targeting HIV-positive mothers and HIV-exposed children.
The project also supported a quality improvement approach to strengthen nutrition assessment, counseling, and support (NACS) services at prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and orphans and vulnerable children service sites in the FCT. As a result of IYCN’s role in Nigeria, the country adopted the World Health Organization’s (WHO) most recent recommendations on infant feeding within the context of HIV, and updated national guidelines were distributed to nutrition stakeholders across the country.
","STUDY DESIGNThe study consisted of an assessment using qualitative methodology. Within the focal area of FCT, four Area Councils were selected. First, the Area Councils were divided into urban/rural groups. Within each group, the “lucky dip” technique was used to pick two Area Councils. Within each selected Area Council, two urban and two rural communities were selected. Data collection was done at the health facility level. Health workers at the health facilities served as contact persons and mobilizers for respondents. In-depth interviews (IDIs) were conducted with key individuals in each of the communities, including traditional leaders, opinion leaders, community health workers, and community health volunteers. Focus group discussions (FGDs) were held amongst primary caregivers (mothers) of children under six months of age, primary caregivers of children between 6 and 24 months, grandmothers of under-24-month-olds, and fathers with children under 24 months of age.DATA COLLECTIONData collection instruments were developed for the target groups of the study. The instruments were pre-tested, on the basis of which some moderations were made. A methodology workshop was held to train the field officers and assistants a day before field work began. The training took place in the IYCN office in Asokoro, Abuja. During the training sessions, field assistants were taken through each instrument, and possible interpretations debated and agreed upon. Role-play sessions were also conducted. The workshop was facilitated by Dr Afolabi in conjunction with the principal investigator, Dr R. A. Okunola. Data were later collected at the different sites in FCT, coordinated by the principal consultant. Health officials of Area Councils to be visited were informed some days before the arrival of the study team, and necessary mobilizations were done. On arrival, courtesy calls were made to the traditional head and permission formally obtained for entrance into the community. Afterwards, the team proceeded to the health facility, where the various interviews and discussion sessions took place. Each FGD session was facilitated by a moderator and a note-taker while the sessions were tape-recorded. The collected data were transcribed and translated into English for the purpose of analysis.
","*
","","*","2 communities in 4 area councils of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja","","","","Vulnerable groups","","Infant feeding for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV>>>Infant feeding for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV>>http://www.who.int/elena/titles/hiv_infant_feeding","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Working closely with the government is necessary to achieve sustainability beyond the life of the project. We have involved stakeholders from the government at all stages of planning and implementation of project activities. This has enabled government ownership of our activities, materials, and products, thereby ensuring their continued implementation after project closeout.Effective collaboration with key stakeholders is integral to success. We involved nutrition, PMTCT, and OVC partners from the beginning, ensuring they wereincluded in all stakeholder meetings and collaborating with them on program implementation.Integrating materials for health facilities and communities ensures consistent messages for caregivers. We found that developing the facility and community-based materials concurrently resulted in consistency of key messages for caregivers and helped establish a two-way referral system between facility-based health workers and community workers and volunteers.A cascade training approach can help programs with limited resources reach more health providers. We found that training master trainers at the national and state levels and engaging with a wide variety of partners to leverage resources helps to reach a wider group of health providers.
","“IYCN is the organization we recognize for nutrition in this country. Anything concerning nutrition we assign it to IYCN and listen to what they tell us and bring it back to stakeholders, review it and adopt it. Most of the time it involves a lot of technical discussion [with IYCN].”—Oby Okwuonu, Assistant Director, Orphans and Vulnerable Children Unit, Federal Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Social Development“This program is different because the focus is on the community. Health workers are trained to involve community counselors. This allows them tobe closer to the community.”—Aishatu Amiwe Zango, State Nutrition Officer and Trainer, Jigawa“Despite having a limited budget, IYCN has been able to reach a broad audience by integrating important infant feeding messages into government-owned documents that will reach many levels through cascade training.”—Dr. Bamidele Omotola, UNICEF
","English" "9451","Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Project ","English","Multi-national","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","Urban|Rural","completed","01-2009","01-2011","IYCN worked with the FMOH, other relevant government ministries, UNICEF, WHO, and the many partners implementing OVC and HIV/AIDS programs in Nigeria with funding from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to improve the nutritional status of children less than two years of age and their mothers. The project placed special emphasis on increasing the chance that children born to HIV-positivemothers live healthy lives free from HIV. Efforts focused on improving the enabling environment for nutrition programs by reviewing and updating policy guidelines and training manuals and building the capacity of health workers.
From 2009 to 2011, the US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Infant & Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Project supported the government of Nigeria’s efforts to reduce maternal and child undernutrition and improve the HIV-free survival of infants and young children. IYCN provided technical assistance to the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), the Federal Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Social Development, and other partners to review, update, and disseminate nutrition policies and guidelines, train health care workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its surrounding area councils, and enhance behavior change interventions targeting HIV-positive mothers and HIV-exposed children.
The project also supported a quality improvement approach to strengthen nutrition assessment, counseling, and support (NACS) services at prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and orphans and vulnerable children service sites in the FCT. As a result of IYCN’s role in Nigeria, the country adopted the World Health Organization’s (WHO) most recent recommendations on infant feeding within the context of HIV, and updated national guidelines were distributed to nutrition stakeholders across the country.
","STUDY DESIGNThe study consisted of an assessment using qualitative methodology. Within the focal area of FCT, four Area Councils were selected. First, the Area Councils were divided into urban/rural groups. Within each group, the “lucky dip” technique was used to pick two Area Councils. Within each selected Area Council, two urban and two rural communities were selected. Data collection was done at the health facility level. Health workers at the health facilities served as contact persons and mobilizers for respondents. In-depth interviews (IDIs) were conducted with key individuals in each of the communities, including traditional leaders, opinion leaders, community health workers, and community health volunteers. Focus group discussions (FGDs) were held amongst primary caregivers (mothers) of children under six months of age, primary caregivers of children between 6 and 24 months, grandmothers of under-24-month-olds, and fathers with children under 24 months of age.DATA COLLECTIONData collection instruments were developed for the target groups of the study. The instruments were pre-tested, on the basis of which some moderations were made. A methodology workshop was held to train the field officers and assistants a day before field work began. The training took place in the IYCN office in Asokoro, Abuja. During the training sessions, field assistants were taken through each instrument, and possible interpretations debated and agreed upon. Role-play sessions were also conducted. The workshop was facilitated by Dr Afolabi in conjunction with the principal investigator, Dr R. A. Okunola. Data were later collected at the different sites in FCT, coordinated by the principal consultant. Health officials of Area Councils to be visited were informed some days before the arrival of the study team, and necessary mobilizations were done. On arrival, courtesy calls were made to the traditional head and permission formally obtained for entrance into the community. Afterwards, the team proceeded to the health facility, where the various interviews and discussion sessions took place. Each FGD session was facilitated by a moderator and a note-taker while the sessions were tape-recorded. The collected data were transcribed and translated into English for the purpose of analysis.
","*
","","*","2 communities in 4 area councils of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja","","","","Vulnerable groups","","Infant feeding for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV>>>Infant feeding for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV>>http://www.who.int/elena/titles/hiv_infant_feeding","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Working closely with the government is necessary to achieve sustainability beyond the life of the project. We have involved stakeholders from the government at all stages of planning and implementation of project activities. This has enabled government ownership of our activities, materials, and products, thereby ensuring their continued implementation after project closeout.Effective collaboration with key stakeholders is integral to success. We involved nutrition, PMTCT, and OVC partners from the beginning, ensuring they wereincluded in all stakeholder meetings and collaborating with them on program implementation.Integrating materials for health facilities and communities ensures consistent messages for caregivers. We found that developing the facility and community-based materials concurrently resulted in consistency of key messages for caregivers and helped establish a two-way referral system between facility-based health workers and community workers and volunteers.A cascade training approach can help programs with limited resources reach more health providers. We found that training master trainers at the national and state levels and engaging with a wide variety of partners to leverage resources helps to reach a wider group of health providers.
","“IYCN is the organization we recognize for nutrition in this country. Anything concerning nutrition we assign it to IYCN and listen to what they tell us and bring it back to stakeholders, review it and adopt it. Most of the time it involves a lot of technical discussion [with IYCN].”—Oby Okwuonu, Assistant Director, Orphans and Vulnerable Children Unit, Federal Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Social Development“This program is different because the focus is on the community. Health workers are trained to involve community counselors. This allows them tobe closer to the community.”—Aishatu Amiwe Zango, State Nutrition Officer and Trainer, Jigawa“Despite having a limited budget, IYCN has been able to reach a broad audience by integrating important infant feeding messages into government-owned documents that will reach many levels through cascade training.”—Dr. Bamidele Omotola, UNICEF
","English" "9451","Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Project ","English","Multi-national","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","Urban|Rural|Peri-urban","completed","","","IYCN worked with the FMOH, other relevant government ministries, UNICEF, WHO, and the many partners implementing OVC and HIV/AIDS programs in Nigeria with funding from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to improve the nutritional status of children less than two years of age and their mothers. The project placed special emphasis on increasing the chance that children born to HIV-positivemothers live healthy lives free from HIV. Efforts focused on improving the enabling environment for nutrition programs by reviewing and updating policy guidelines and training manuals and building the capacity of health workers.
From 2009 to 2011, the US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Infant & Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Project supported the government of Nigeria’s efforts to reduce maternal and child undernutrition and improve the HIV-free survival of infants and young children. IYCN provided technical assistance to the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), the Federal Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Social Development, and other partners to review, update, and disseminate nutrition policies and guidelines, train health care workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its surrounding area councils, and enhance behavior change interventions targeting HIV-positive mothers and HIV-exposed children.
The project also supported a quality improvement approach to strengthen nutrition assessment, counseling, and support (NACS) services at prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and orphans and vulnerable children service sites in the FCT. As a result of IYCN’s role in Nigeria, the country adopted the World Health Organization’s (WHO) most recent recommendations on infant feeding within the context of HIV, and updated national guidelines were distributed to nutrition stakeholders across the country.
","Behaviour change communication and/or counselling for improved complementary feeding was reported to the Global Nutrition Policy Review (GNPR) 2009-2010
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","","*","National coverage","","","","Vulnerable groups","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","English" "9451","Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Project ","English","Multi-national","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","","","","","IYCN worked with the FMOH, other relevant government ministries, UNICEF, WHO, and the many partners implementing OVC and HIV/AIDS programs in Nigeria with funding from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to improve the nutritional status of children less than two years of age and their mothers. The project placed special emphasis on increasing the chance that children born to HIV-positivemothers live healthy lives free from HIV. Efforts focused on improving the enabling environment for nutrition programs by reviewing and updating policy guidelines and training manuals and building the capacity of health workers.
From 2009 to 2011, the US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Infant & Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Project supported the government of Nigeria’s efforts to reduce maternal and child undernutrition and improve the HIV-free survival of infants and young children. IYCN provided technical assistance to the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), the Federal Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Social Development, and other partners to review, update, and disseminate nutrition policies and guidelines, train health care workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its surrounding area councils, and enhance behavior change interventions targeting HIV-positive mothers and HIV-exposed children.
The project also supported a quality improvement approach to strengthen nutrition assessment, counseling, and support (NACS) services at prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and orphans and vulnerable children service sites in the FCT. As a result of IYCN’s role in Nigeria, the country adopted the World Health Organization’s (WHO) most recent recommendations on infant feeding within the context of HIV, and updated national guidelines were distributed to nutrition stakeholders across the country.
","IYCN worked with the FMOH, other relevant government ministries, UNICEF, WHO, and the many partners implementing OVC and HIV/AIDS programs in Nigeria with funding from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to improve the nutritional status of children less than two years of age and their mothers. The project placed special emphasis on increasing the chance that children born to HIV-positivemothers live healthy lives free from HIV. Efforts focused on improving the enabling environment for nutrition programs by reviewing and updating policy guidelines and training manuals and building the capacity of health workers.
From 2009 to 2011, the US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Infant & Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Project supported the government of Nigeria’s efforts to reduce maternal and child undernutrition and improve the HIV-free survival of infants and young children. IYCN provided technical assistance to the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), the Federal Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Social Development, and other partners to review, update, and disseminate nutrition policies and guidelines, train health care workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its surrounding area councils, and enhance behavior change interventions targeting HIV-positive mothers and HIV-exposed children.
The project also supported a quality improvement approach to strengthen nutrition assessment, counseling, and support (NACS) services at prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and orphans and vulnerable children service sites in the FCT. As a result of IYCN’s role in Nigeria, the country adopted the World Health Organization’s (WHO) most recent recommendations on infant feeding within the context of HIV, and updated national guidelines were distributed to nutrition stakeholders across the country.
","IYCN worked with the FMOH, other relevant government ministries, UNICEF, WHO, and the many partners implementing OVC and HIV/AIDS programs in Nigeria with funding from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to improve the nutritional status of children less than two years of age and their mothers. The project placed special emphasis on increasing the chance that children born to HIV-positivemothers live healthy lives free from HIV. Efforts focused on improving the enabling environment for nutrition programs by reviewing and updating policy guidelines and training manuals and building the capacity of health workers.
From 2009 to 2011, the US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Infant & Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Project supported the government of Nigeria’s efforts to reduce maternal and child undernutrition and improve the HIV-free survival of infants and young children. IYCN provided technical assistance to the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), the Federal Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Social Development, and other partners to review, update, and disseminate nutrition policies and guidelines, train health care workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its surrounding area councils, and enhance behavior change interventions targeting HIV-positive mothers and HIV-exposed children.
The project also supported a quality improvement approach to strengthen nutrition assessment, counseling, and support (NACS) services at prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and orphans and vulnerable children service sites in the FCT. As a result of IYCN’s role in Nigeria, the country adopted the World Health Organization’s (WHO) most recent recommendations on infant feeding within the context of HIV, and updated national guidelines were distributed to nutrition stakeholders across the country.
","Nutritional care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS was reported to the Global Nutrition Policy Review (GNPR) 2009-2010
","","","","National coverage","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","English" "9451","Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Project ","English","Multi-national","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","","","","","IYCN worked with the FMOH, other relevant government ministries, UNICEF, WHO, and the many partners implementing OVC and HIV/AIDS programs in Nigeria with funding from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to improve the nutritional status of children less than two years of age and their mothers. The project placed special emphasis on increasing the chance that children born to HIV-positivemothers live healthy lives free from HIV. Efforts focused on improving the enabling environment for nutrition programs by reviewing and updating policy guidelines and training manuals and building the capacity of health workers.
From 2009 to 2011, the US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Infant & Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Project supported the government of Nigeria’s efforts to reduce maternal and child undernutrition and improve the HIV-free survival of infants and young children. IYCN provided technical assistance to the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), the Federal Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Social Development, and other partners to review, update, and disseminate nutrition policies and guidelines, train health care workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its surrounding area councils, and enhance behavior change interventions targeting HIV-positive mothers and HIV-exposed children.
The project also supported a quality improvement approach to strengthen nutrition assessment, counseling, and support (NACS) services at prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and orphans and vulnerable children service sites in the FCT. As a result of IYCN’s role in Nigeria, the country adopted the World Health Organization’s (WHO) most recent recommendations on infant feeding within the context of HIV, and updated national guidelines were distributed to nutrition stakeholders across the country.
","Preventive treatment of malaria in women was reported to the Global Nutrition Policy Review (GNPR) 2009-2010
","","","","National coverage","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","English" "9451","Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Project ","English","Multi-national","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","Urban|Rural","completed","01-2009","01-2011","IYCN worked with the FMOH, other relevant government ministries, UNICEF, WHO, and the many partners implementing OVC and HIV/AIDS programs in Nigeria with funding from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to improve the nutritional status of children less than two years of age and their mothers. The project placed special emphasis on increasing the chance that children born to HIV-positivemothers live healthy lives free from HIV. Efforts focused on improving the enabling environment for nutrition programs by reviewing and updating policy guidelines and training manuals and building the capacity of health workers.
From 2009 to 2011, the US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Infant & Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Project supported the government of Nigeria’s efforts to reduce maternal and child undernutrition and improve the HIV-free survival of infants and young children. IYCN provided technical assistance to the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), the Federal Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Social Development, and other partners to review, update, and disseminate nutrition policies and guidelines, train health care workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its surrounding area councils, and enhance behavior change interventions targeting HIV-positive mothers and HIV-exposed children.
The project also supported a quality improvement approach to strengthen nutrition assessment, counseling, and support (NACS) services at prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and orphans and vulnerable children service sites in the FCT. As a result of IYCN’s role in Nigeria, the country adopted the World Health Organization’s (WHO) most recent recommendations on infant feeding within the context of HIV, and updated national guidelines were distributed to nutrition stakeholders across the country.
","Distribution of insecticide-treated bednets was reported to the Global Nutrition Policy Review (GNPR) 2009-2010
","","","","National coverage","","","","","","Insecticide-treated nets to prevent malaria and anaemia in pregnant women>>>Insecticide-treated nets to prevent malaria and anaemia in pregnant women>>http://www.who.int/elena/titles/bednets_malaria_pregnancy","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","English" "9451","Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Project ","English","Multi-national","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","Urban|Rural","completed","01-2009","01-2011","IYCN worked with the FMOH, other relevant government ministries, UNICEF, WHO, and the many partners implementing OVC and HIV/AIDS programs in Nigeria with funding from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to improve the nutritional status of children less than two years of age and their mothers. The project placed special emphasis on increasing the chance that children born to HIV-positivemothers live healthy lives free from HIV. Efforts focused on improving the enabling environment for nutrition programs by reviewing and updating policy guidelines and training manuals and building the capacity of health workers.
From 2009 to 2011, the US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Infant & Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Project supported the government of Nigeria’s efforts to reduce maternal and child undernutrition and improve the HIV-free survival of infants and young children. IYCN provided technical assistance to the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), the Federal Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Social Development, and other partners to review, update, and disseminate nutrition policies and guidelines, train health care workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its surrounding area councils, and enhance behavior change interventions targeting HIV-positive mothers and HIV-exposed children.
The project also supported a quality improvement approach to strengthen nutrition assessment, counseling, and support (NACS) services at prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and orphans and vulnerable children service sites in the FCT. As a result of IYCN’s role in Nigeria, the country adopted the World Health Organization’s (WHO) most recent recommendations on infant feeding within the context of HIV, and updated national guidelines were distributed to nutrition stakeholders across the country.
","Deworming of children 0-2 years was reported to the Global Nutrition Policy Review (GNPR) 2009-2010
","","","","","","","","","","Deworming to combat the health and nutritional impact of soil-transmitted helminths>>>Deworming to combat the health and nutritional impact of soil-transmitted helminths>>http://www.who.int/elena/titles/deworming","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","English" "9451","Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Project ","English","Multi-national","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","","","","","IYCN worked with the FMOH, other relevant government ministries, UNICEF, WHO, and the many partners implementing OVC and HIV/AIDS programs in Nigeria with funding from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to improve the nutritional status of children less than two years of age and their mothers. The project placed special emphasis on increasing the chance that children born to HIV-positivemothers live healthy lives free from HIV. Efforts focused on improving the enabling environment for nutrition programs by reviewing and updating policy guidelines and training manuals and building the capacity of health workers.
From 2009 to 2011, the US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Infant & Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Project supported the government of Nigeria’s efforts to reduce maternal and child undernutrition and improve the HIV-free survival of infants and young children. IYCN provided technical assistance to the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), the Federal Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Social Development, and other partners to review, update, and disseminate nutrition policies and guidelines, train health care workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its surrounding area councils, and enhance behavior change interventions targeting HIV-positive mothers and HIV-exposed children.
The project also supported a quality improvement approach to strengthen nutrition assessment, counseling, and support (NACS) services at prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and orphans and vulnerable children service sites in the FCT. As a result of IYCN’s role in Nigeria, the country adopted the World Health Organization’s (WHO) most recent recommendations on infant feeding within the context of HIV, and updated national guidelines were distributed to nutrition stakeholders across the country.
","Management of SAM was reported to the Global Nutrition Policy Review (GNPR) 2009-2010. Protocol used: For now we dont have national protocol but we conduct trainings on the management of SAM using WHO Guidelines.
","","","","National coverage","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","English" "11464","Improving Maternal, Newborn and Child Nutrition in Northern Nigeria","English","Community/sub-national","","NGA","Nigeria","Kebbi, Nigeria|Katsina State, Nigeria|Jigawa State, Nigeria|Zamfara, Nigeria|Yobe, Nigeria","Rural|Peri-urban","on-going","01-2011","01-2017","One million children under five die every year in Nigeria, 35% of them due to causes attributed to malnutrition. This makes Nigeria one of the six countries that accounts for half of all child deaths from malnutrition worldwide. In the north, half of all children under five are stunted, and one in five suffers from acute malnutrition. This has profound implications for health and for human development, and presents a major obstacle to attainment of Millennium Development Goals in the country and globally. To date, the Nigerian government has not provided the necessary leadership or response to the crisis. Coupled with this, is a weak and fragmented health system which is unable to provide the most basic, cost-effective services for the prevention and management of common health problems. Primary health care level remains the weakest link in effective health delivery.
The programme will deliver a number of evidence-based, highly cost-effective direct interventions for the prevention and treatment of malnutrition, including community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM), vitamin A supplementation and deworming, and promotion of improved infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices. The scaled up delivery will be used to raise the political profile of undernutrition in Nigeria and leverage government to coordinate and fund nutrition programmes. Independent operational research will examine the wider determinants and structural barriers of undernutrition. Impact evaluation will measure progress, quality and advise on critical elements required for a sustainable strategy.
A UNICEF and an INGO consortium of Save the Children (SC UK) and Action Against Hunger / Action Against Hunger (AAH/ACF) will deliver the interventions. Operational research and impact evaluation will be conducted by independent nutrition researchers and evaluation experts.
Results: This programme will reduce the incidence and prevalence of undernutrition in children under five across selected Northern States with high rates of undernutrition: Kebbi, Katsina, Jigawa, Zamfara, and Yobe. By 2017, DFID will improve the nutritional status of 6.2 million children under five in northern Nigeria. At least 140,000 children with severe acute malnutrition will receive treatment. The programme will contribute to National targets of reducing underweight and stunting by 20% (absolute reduction) and exclusive breast feeding rates will increase by 15% in the selected five northern states.
It is anticipated that the programme advocacy component will have some impact on improved government commitment and health system strengthening. Delivering services through government facilities, primary health care workers and community-led interventions will embed a culture of government ownership. Additionally, the design places high importance on support for government policies and strategic planning.
Irrespective of long term, systemic changes there is a strong economic and efficacy argument for DFID investment in nutrition. The direct nutrition interventions delivered through the health sector are evidence-based, cost effective and present a key opportunity for achievement of MDGs (1,4,5).
","http://projects.dfid.gov.uk/project.aspx?Project=201874
","7944|7943","","","","United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Other","Operational research and impact evaluation will be conducted by independent nutrition researchers and evaluation experts","Project budget: £50 millionBudget spent to Date: £11,090,293","Bilateral and donor agencies and lenders","Department of International Development (DFID)","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","11461","","Management of severe acute malnutrition","","","","Preschool-age children (Pre-SAC)|SAM child|Stunted child","Children under 5 years","Selected Northern States with high rates of undernutrition: Kebbi, Katsina, Jigawa, Zamfara, and Yobe. ","Primary health care center","","
","
One million children under five die every year in Nigeria, 35% of them due to causes attributed to malnutrition. This makes Nigeria one of the six countries that accounts for half of all child deaths from malnutrition worldwide. In the north, half of all children under five are stunted, and one in five suffers from acute malnutrition. This has profound implications for health and for human development, and presents a major obstacle to attainment of Millennium Development Goals in the country and globally. To date, the Nigerian government has not provided the necessary leadership or response to the crisis. Coupled with this, is a weak and fragmented health system which is unable to provide the most basic, cost-effective services for the prevention and management of common health problems. Primary health care level remains the weakest link in effective health delivery.
The programme will deliver a number of evidence-based, highly cost-effective direct interventions for the prevention and treatment of malnutrition, including community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM), vitamin A supplementation and deworming, and promotion of improved infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices. The scaled up delivery will be used to raise the political profile of undernutrition in Nigeria and leverage government to coordinate and fund nutrition programmes. Independent operational research will examine the wider determinants and structural barriers of undernutrition. Impact evaluation will measure progress, quality and advise on critical elements required for a sustainable strategy.
A UNICEF and an INGO consortium of Save the Children (SC UK) and Action Against Hunger / Action Against Hunger (AAH/ACF) will deliver the interventions. Operational research and impact evaluation will be conducted by independent nutrition researchers and evaluation experts.
Results: This programme will reduce the incidence and prevalence of undernutrition in children under five across selected Northern States with high rates of undernutrition: Kebbi, Katsina, Jigawa, Zamfara, and Yobe. By 2017, DFID will improve the nutritional status of 6.2 million children under five in northern Nigeria. At least 140,000 children with severe acute malnutrition will receive treatment. The programme will contribute to National targets of reducing underweight and stunting by 20% (absolute reduction) and exclusive breast feeding rates will increase by 15% in the selected five northern states.
It is anticipated that the programme advocacy component will have some impact on improved government commitment and health system strengthening. Delivering services through government facilities, primary health care workers and community-led interventions will embed a culture of government ownership. Additionally, the design places high importance on support for government policies and strategic planning.
Irrespective of long term, systemic changes there is a strong economic and efficacy argument for DFID investment in nutrition. The direct nutrition interventions delivered through the health sector are evidence-based, cost effective and present a key opportunity for achievement of MDGs (1,4,5).
","http://projects.dfid.gov.uk/project.aspx?Project=201874
","7944|7943","","","","United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Other","Operational research and impact evaluation will be conducted by independent nutrition researchers and evaluation experts","Project budget: £50 millionBudget spent to Date: £11,090,293","Bilateral and donor agencies and lenders","Department of International Development (DFID)","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","11462","","Breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling","Infant and Young Child Feeding","","","Infants and young children|Lactating women (LW)","Infants and young children below 2 years","Selected Northern States with high rates of undernutrition: Kebbi, Katsina, Jigawa, Zamfara, and Yobe.","Community-based|Primary health care center","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","" "11464","Improving Maternal, Newborn and Child Nutrition in Northern Nigeria","English","Community/sub-national","","NGA","Nigeria","Kebbi, Nigeria|Katsina State, Nigeria|Jigawa State, Nigeria|Zamfara, Nigeria|Yobe, Nigeria","Rural|Peri-urban","on-going","01-2011","01-2017","One million children under five die every year in Nigeria, 35% of them due to causes attributed to malnutrition. This makes Nigeria one of the six countries that accounts for half of all child deaths from malnutrition worldwide. In the north, half of all children under five are stunted, and one in five suffers from acute malnutrition. This has profound implications for health and for human development, and presents a major obstacle to attainment of Millennium Development Goals in the country and globally. To date, the Nigerian government has not provided the necessary leadership or response to the crisis. Coupled with this, is a weak and fragmented health system which is unable to provide the most basic, cost-effective services for the prevention and management of common health problems. Primary health care level remains the weakest link in effective health delivery.
The programme will deliver a number of evidence-based, highly cost-effective direct interventions for the prevention and treatment of malnutrition, including community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM), vitamin A supplementation and deworming, and promotion of improved infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices. The scaled up delivery will be used to raise the political profile of undernutrition in Nigeria and leverage government to coordinate and fund nutrition programmes. Independent operational research will examine the wider determinants and structural barriers of undernutrition. Impact evaluation will measure progress, quality and advise on critical elements required for a sustainable strategy.
A UNICEF and an INGO consortium of Save the Children (SC UK) and Action Against Hunger / Action Against Hunger (AAH/ACF) will deliver the interventions. Operational research and impact evaluation will be conducted by independent nutrition researchers and evaluation experts.
Results: This programme will reduce the incidence and prevalence of undernutrition in children under five across selected Northern States with high rates of undernutrition: Kebbi, Katsina, Jigawa, Zamfara, and Yobe. By 2017, DFID will improve the nutritional status of 6.2 million children under five in northern Nigeria. At least 140,000 children with severe acute malnutrition will receive treatment. The programme will contribute to National targets of reducing underweight and stunting by 20% (absolute reduction) and exclusive breast feeding rates will increase by 15% in the selected five northern states.
It is anticipated that the programme advocacy component will have some impact on improved government commitment and health system strengthening. Delivering services through government facilities, primary health care workers and community-led interventions will embed a culture of government ownership. Additionally, the design places high importance on support for government policies and strategic planning.
Irrespective of long term, systemic changes there is a strong economic and efficacy argument for DFID investment in nutrition. The direct nutrition interventions delivered through the health sector are evidence-based, cost effective and present a key opportunity for achievement of MDGs (1,4,5).
","http://projects.dfid.gov.uk/project.aspx?Project=201874
","7944|7943","","","","United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Other","Operational research and impact evaluation will be conducted by independent nutrition researchers and evaluation experts","Project budget: £50 millionBudget spent to Date: £11,090,293","Bilateral and donor agencies and lenders","Department of International Development (DFID)","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","11463","","Deworming","Micronutrients and Deworming","","","Preschool-age children (Pre-SAC)","Children under 5 years","Selected Northern States with high rates of undernutrition: Kebbi, Katsina, Jigawa, Zamfara, and Yobe.","Hospital/clinic|Primary health care center","","","
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Impact, outcome and output indicators will be monitored throughout the lifetime of the programme. Data will be obtained through programme monitoring tools and through routine surveillance instruments such as the Demographic Health Survey. An independent impact evaluation will be embedded within delivery. This will assess the overall effectiveness, cost efficiency and equity of the programme.
","6.2 million children under five in northern Nigeria","6.2 million children under five in 5 states of northern Nigeria","","","","Vulnerable groups","","Deworming to combat the health and nutritional impact of soil-transmitted helminths>>>Deworming to combat the health and nutritional impact of soil-transmitted helminths>>http://www.who.int/elena/titles/deworming","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","English" "12305","GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition","English","National","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","","","","","
These programmes and actions were reported by countries for the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2009-2010, Module 5 on Vitamin and mineral nutrition. Please note that for simplicity, all interventions in a thematic module have been combined under the same programme for GINA, while they may not be implemented as a package and may have different partners. These data are currently being updated and completed through the GINA verification process. If you think you can help update and complete any of these data, please sign up to GINA and edit.
","WHO (2013) Global Nutrition Policy Review. What does it take to scale up nutrition action?
http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/policies/global_nut_policyrevi...
The Global nutrition policy review is based on a questionnaire survey conducted during 2009–2010, in which 119 WHO Member States and 4 territories participated.
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Private sector","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","12304","","Complementary food fortification","","Iron|Vitamin A","Iron, Vitamin A","Infants and young children","","","Commercial","shops","Fortification of Complementary foods was reported during the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review (GNPR) 2009-2010. Mandatory fortification. Local production. Import. Product paid by users.
","","","","Mandatory fortification","","","","","","Complementary feeding>>>Complementary feeding>>http://www.who.int/elena/titles/complementary_feeding","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","" "12305","GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition","English","National","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","","","","","These programmes and actions were reported by countries for the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2009-2010, Module 5 on Vitamin and mineral nutrition. Please note that for simplicity, all interventions in a thematic module have been combined under the same programme for GINA, while they may not be implemented as a package and may have different partners. These data are currently being updated and completed through the GINA verification process. If you think you can help update and complete any of these data, please sign up to GINA and edit.
","WHO (2013) Global Nutrition Policy Review. What does it take to scale up nutrition action?
http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/policies/global_nut_policyrevi...
The Global nutrition policy review is based on a questionnaire survey conducted during 2009–2010, in which 119 WHO Member States and 4 territories participated.
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Private sector","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","13171","Iodine","Iodine supplementation","","Iodine","Iodine","","","","","community","Supplementation with iodine was reported to the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review (GNPR) 2009-2010. Supplementation paid by user. Report reference: The relevant Nigeria Industrial standards on food fortification program as well as records of the 2 regulatory agencies of government.Similarly Micronutrient Deficiency Guidelines issued by the Federal Ministry of Health.
","","","","National coverage","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","" "12305","GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition","English","National","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","","","","","These programmes and actions were reported by countries for the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2009-2010, Module 5 on Vitamin and mineral nutrition. Please note that for simplicity, all interventions in a thematic module have been combined under the same programme for GINA, while they may not be implemented as a package and may have different partners. These data are currently being updated and completed through the GINA verification process. If you think you can help update and complete any of these data, please sign up to GINA and edit.
","WHO (2013) Global Nutrition Policy Review. What does it take to scale up nutrition action?
http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/policies/global_nut_policyrevi...
The Global nutrition policy review is based on a questionnaire survey conducted during 2009–2010, in which 119 WHO Member States and 4 territories participated.
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Private sector","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","13284","Iron and/or folic acid","Iron and folic acid supplementation","","Iron|Folic acid","Iron and folic acid","Women of reproductive age (WRA)","","","Commercial|Primary health care center","health system, pharmacies","Supplementation with iron and folic acid was reported to the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review (GNPR) 2009-2010. Supplementation paid by user. Report reference: The relevant Nigeria Industrial standards on food fortification program as well as records of the 2 regulatory agencies of government.Similarly Micronutrient Deficiency Guidelines issued by the Federal Ministry of Health.
","","","","National coverage","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","" "12305","GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition","English","National","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","","","","","These programmes and actions were reported by countries for the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2009-2010, Module 5 on Vitamin and mineral nutrition. Please note that for simplicity, all interventions in a thematic module have been combined under the same programme for GINA, while they may not be implemented as a package and may have different partners. These data are currently being updated and completed through the GINA verification process. If you think you can help update and complete any of these data, please sign up to GINA and edit.
","WHO (2013) Global Nutrition Policy Review. What does it take to scale up nutrition action?
http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/policies/global_nut_policyrevi...
The Global nutrition policy review is based on a questionnaire survey conducted during 2009–2010, in which 119 WHO Member States and 4 territories participated.
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Private sector","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","13763","","Oil fortification","","Vitamin A","Vitamin A","All population groups","","","Commercial","shops","Fortification of Oil was reported during the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review (GNPR) 2009-2010. Mandatory fortification. Local production. Import. Product paid by users.
","","","","Mandatory fortification","","","","","","Vitamin A fortification of staple foods>>>Vitamin A fortification of staple foods>>http://www.who.int/elena/titles/vitamina_fortification","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","" "12305","GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition","English","National","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","","","","","These programmes and actions were reported by countries for the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2009-2010, Module 5 on Vitamin and mineral nutrition. Please note that for simplicity, all interventions in a thematic module have been combined under the same programme for GINA, while they may not be implemented as a package and may have different partners. These data are currently being updated and completed through the GINA verification process. If you think you can help update and complete any of these data, please sign up to GINA and edit.
","WHO (2013) Global Nutrition Policy Review. What does it take to scale up nutrition action?
http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/policies/global_nut_policyrevi...
The Global nutrition policy review is based on a questionnaire survey conducted during 2009–2010, in which 119 WHO Member States and 4 territories participated.
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Private sector","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","14130","Iodine","Salt iodization","","Iodine|Vitamin A","Vitamin A","All population groups","","","Commercial","shops","Fortification of Salt was reported during the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review (GNPR) 2009-2010. Mandatory fortification. Local production. Import. Product paid by users.
","","","","Mandatory fortification","","","","","","Iodization of salt>>>Iodization of salt>>http://www.who.int/elena/titles/salt_iodization","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","" "12305","GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition","English","National","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","","","","","These programmes and actions were reported by countries for the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2009-2010, Module 5 on Vitamin and mineral nutrition. Please note that for simplicity, all interventions in a thematic module have been combined under the same programme for GINA, while they may not be implemented as a package and may have different partners. These data are currently being updated and completed through the GINA verification process. If you think you can help update and complete any of these data, please sign up to GINA and edit.
","WHO (2013) Global Nutrition Policy Review. What does it take to scale up nutrition action?
http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/policies/global_nut_policyrevi...
The Global nutrition policy review is based on a questionnaire survey conducted during 2009–2010, in which 119 WHO Member States and 4 territories participated.
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Private sector","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","14131","Iodine","Salt iodization","","Iodine","Iodine","All population groups","","","Commercial","shops","Fortification of Salt was reported during the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review (GNPR) 2009-2010. Mandatory fortification. Local production. Import. Product paid by users.
","","","","Mandatory fortification","","","","","","Iodization of salt>>>Iodization of salt>>http://www.who.int/elena/titles/salt_iodization","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","" "12305","GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition","English","National","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","","","","","These programmes and actions were reported by countries for the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2009-2010, Module 5 on Vitamin and mineral nutrition. Please note that for simplicity, all interventions in a thematic module have been combined under the same programme for GINA, while they may not be implemented as a package and may have different partners. These data are currently being updated and completed through the GINA verification process. If you think you can help update and complete any of these data, please sign up to GINA and edit.
","WHO (2013) Global Nutrition Policy Review. What does it take to scale up nutrition action?
http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/policies/global_nut_policyrevi...
The Global nutrition policy review is based on a questionnaire survey conducted during 2009–2010, in which 119 WHO Member States and 4 territories participated.
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Private sector","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","14477","","Vitamin A supplementation","","Vitamin A","Vitamin A","Preschool-age children (Pre-SAC)"," 6m-5yrs","","Kindergarten/school|Primary health care center","health system, school, community","Supplementation with vitamin A was reported to the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review (GNPR) 2009-2010. Supplementation free to user. Report reference: The relevant Nigeria Industrial standards on food fortification program as well as records of the 2 regulatory agencies of government.Similarly Micronutrient Deficiency Guidelines issued by the Federal Ministry of Health. Dose: 100000/200000 IU
","","","","National coverage","","","","","","Vitamin A supplementation in infants and children 6–59 months of age>>>Vitamin A supplementation in infants and children 6–59 months of age>>http://www.who.int/elena/titles/vitamina_children","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","" "12305","GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition","English","National","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","","","","","These programmes and actions were reported by countries for the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2009-2010, Module 5 on Vitamin and mineral nutrition. Please note that for simplicity, all interventions in a thematic module have been combined under the same programme for GINA, while they may not be implemented as a package and may have different partners. These data are currently being updated and completed through the GINA verification process. If you think you can help update and complete any of these data, please sign up to GINA and edit.
","WHO (2013) Global Nutrition Policy Review. What does it take to scale up nutrition action?
http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/policies/global_nut_policyrevi...
The Global nutrition policy review is based on a questionnaire survey conducted during 2009–2010, in which 119 WHO Member States and 4 territories participated.
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Private sector","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","14481","","Vitamin A supplementation","","Vitamin A","Vitamin A","","","","Primary health care center","health system","Supplementation with vitamin A was reported to the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review (GNPR) 2009-2010. Supplementation paid by user. Report reference: The relevant Nigeria Industrial standards on food fortification program as well as records of the 2 regulatory agencies of government.Similarly Micronutrient Deficiency Guidelines issued by the Federal Ministry of Health. Dose: 200000 IU
","","","","National coverage","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","" "12305","GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition","English","National","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","","","","","These programmes and actions were reported by countries for the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2009-2010, Module 5 on Vitamin and mineral nutrition. Please note that for simplicity, all interventions in a thematic module have been combined under the same programme for GINA, while they may not be implemented as a package and may have different partners. These data are currently being updated and completed through the GINA verification process. If you think you can help update and complete any of these data, please sign up to GINA and edit.
","WHO (2013) Global Nutrition Policy Review. What does it take to scale up nutrition action?
http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/policies/global_nut_policyrevi...
The Global nutrition policy review is based on a questionnaire survey conducted during 2009–2010, in which 119 WHO Member States and 4 territories participated.
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Private sector","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","14514","","Wheat flour fortification","","Vitamin A","Vitamin A","All population groups","","","Commercial","shops","Fortification of Wheat flour was reported during the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review (GNPR) 2009-2010. Mandatory fortification. Local production. Import. Product paid by users.
","","","","Mandatory fortification","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","" "13286","GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition","English","Community/sub-national","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","","","","","These programmes and actions were reported by countries for the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2009-2010, Module 5 on Vitamin and mineral nutrition. Please note that for simplicity, all interventions in a thematic module have been combined under the same programme for GINA, while they may not be implemented as a package and may have different partners. These data are currently being updated and completed through the GINA verification process. If you think you can help update and complete any of these data, please sign up to GINA and edit.
","WHO (2013) Global Nutrition Policy Review. What does it take to scale up nutrition action?
http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/policies/global_nut_policyrevi...
The Global nutrition policy review is based on a questionnaire survey conducted during 2009–2010, in which 119 WHO Member States and 4 territories participated.
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Private sector","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","13285","Iron and/or folic acid","Iron and folic acid supplementation","","Iron|Folic acid","Iron and folic acid","Pregnant women (PW)","","","Commercial|Primary health care center","health system, pharmacies","Supplementation with iron and folic acid was reported to the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review (GNPR) 2009-2010. Supplementation paid by user. Report reference: The relevant Nigeria Industrial standards on food fortification program as well as records of the 2 regulatory agencies of government.Similarly Micronutrient Deficiency Guidelines issued by the Federal Ministry of Health.
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","" "13286","GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition","English","Community/sub-national","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","","","","","These programmes and actions were reported by countries for the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2009-2010, Module 5 on Vitamin and mineral nutrition. Please note that for simplicity, all interventions in a thematic module have been combined under the same programme for GINA, while they may not be implemented as a package and may have different partners. These data are currently being updated and completed through the GINA verification process. If you think you can help update and complete any of these data, please sign up to GINA and edit.
","WHO (2013) Global Nutrition Policy Review. What does it take to scale up nutrition action?
http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/policies/global_nut_policyrevi...
The Global nutrition policy review is based on a questionnaire survey conducted during 2009–2010, in which 119 WHO Member States and 4 territories participated.
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Private sector","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","14570","Other micronutrients","Zinc supplementation","","Zinc","Zinc","Diarrhoea cases","","","Primary health care center","health system","Supplementation with zinc was reported to the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review (GNPR) 2009-2010. Supplementation paid by user. Report reference: The relevant Nigeria Industrial standards on food fortification program as well as records of the 2 regulatory agencies of government.Similarly Micronutrient Deficiency Guidelines issued by the Federal Ministry of Health.
","","","","","","","","","","Zinc supplementation in the management of diarrhoea>>>Zinc supplementation in the management of diarrhoea>>http://www.who.int/elena/titles/zinc_diarrhoea","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","" "14257","GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition","English","National","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","","","","","These programmes and actions were reported by countries for the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2009-2010, Module 4 on School-based nutrition programmes. Please note that for simplicity, all interventions in a thematic module have been combined under the same programme for GINA, while they may not be implemented as a package and may have different partners. These data are currently being updated and completed through the GINA verification process. If you think you can help update and complete any of these data, please sign up to GINA and edit.
","WHO (2013) Global Nutrition Policy Review. What does it take to scale up nutrition action?
http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/policies/global_nut_policyrevi...
The Global nutrition policy review is based on a questionnaire survey conducted during 2009–2010, in which 119 WHO Member States and 4 territories participated.
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Government","","Provision of fruit and vegetables was reported during the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review (GNPR) 2009-2010.
","","M&E implemented by: FME","","National coverage","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","" "14257","GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition","English","National","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","","","","","These programmes and actions were reported by countries for the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2009-2010, Module 4 on School-based nutrition programmes. Please note that for simplicity, all interventions in a thematic module have been combined under the same programme for GINA, while they may not be implemented as a package and may have different partners. These data are currently being updated and completed through the GINA verification process. If you think you can help update and complete any of these data, please sign up to GINA and edit.
","WHO (2013) Global Nutrition Policy Review. What does it take to scale up nutrition action?
http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/policies/global_nut_policyrevi...
The Global nutrition policy review is based on a questionnaire survey conducted during 2009–2010, in which 119 WHO Member States and 4 territories participated.
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Government","","School meals based on national dietary guidelines was reported during the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review (GNPR) 2009-2010.
","","M&E implemented by: FME /SUBEB","","National coverage","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","" "14257","GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition","English","National","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","","","","","These programmes and actions were reported by countries for the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2009-2010, Module 4 on School-based nutrition programmes. Please note that for simplicity, all interventions in a thematic module have been combined under the same programme for GINA, while they may not be implemented as a package and may have different partners. These data are currently being updated and completed through the GINA verification process. If you think you can help update and complete any of these data, please sign up to GINA and edit.
","WHO (2013) Global Nutrition Policy Review. What does it take to scale up nutrition action?
http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/policies/global_nut_policyrevi...
The Global nutrition policy review is based on a questionnaire survey conducted during 2009–2010, in which 119 WHO Member States and 4 territories participated.
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Government","","Vitamin A supplements distributed was reported during the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review (GNPR) 2009-2010.
","","M&E implemented by: FMOH","","National coverage","","","","","","Vitamin A supplementation in infants and children 6–59 months of age>>>Vitamin A supplementation in infants and children 6–59 months of age>>http://www.who.int/elena/titles/vitamina_children","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","" "14674","GAIN Large-scale Food Fortification Program","English","National","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","","on-going","04-2008","04-2015","","http://www.gainhealth.org/countries
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Private sector","Maverick Equinox Limited","","","","International NGOs","Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","14673","","Maize/corn flour fortification","","Iron|Vitamin A|B vitamins","","All population groups","","National population","","","Maize Meal","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","" "14674","GAIN Large-scale Food Fortification Program","English","National","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","","on-going","04-2008","04-2015","","http://www.gainhealth.org/countries
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Private sector","Maverick Equinox Limited","","","","International NGOs","Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","14675","","Oil fortification","","Vitamin A","","All population groups","","National population","","","Vegetable Oil","","","","","","","","","","Vitamin A fortification of staple foods>>>Vitamin A fortification of staple foods>>http://www.who.int/elena/titles/vitamina_fortification","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","" "14674","GAIN Large-scale Food Fortification Program","English","National","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","","on-going","04-2008","04-2015","","http://www.gainhealth.org/countries
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Private sector","Maverick Equinox Limited","","","","International NGOs","Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","14676","","Sugar fortification","","Vitamin A","","All population groups","","National population","","","Sugar","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","" "14674","GAIN Large-scale Food Fortification Program","English","National","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","","on-going","04-2008","04-2015","","http://www.gainhealth.org/countries
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Private sector","Maverick Equinox Limited","","","","International NGOs","Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","14677","","Wheat flour fortification","","Iron|Vitamin A|B vitamins","","All population groups","","National population","","","Wheat Flour","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","" "23964","MNP in Benue State Nigeria","English","Community/sub-national","","NGA","Nigeria","","","","","","","Information retrieved from the Home Fortification Technical Advisory Group. http://www.hftag.org/
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","23963","","Multiple micronutrient powder (point-of-use fortification)","","","","Infants and young children|Preschool-age children (Pre-SAC)","6-59 months","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","English" "24355","Food-based dietary guidelines for Nigeria – a guide to healthy eating","English","National","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","","","01-2001","","The Nigerian food guide is a food pyramid divided into five food groups. At the bottom are bread, grains and tubers, followed by vegetables and fruits. Both groups are to be eaten at every meal. Eggs, fish, meat and dairy are on the third level, and are to be eaten in moderation. Oils and fats should be eaten sparingly according to the pyramid, with confectionery limited to rare occasions. A glass of water is placed outside of the pyramid with the advice to always drink plenty of water.
Publishing institution: Federal Ministry of Health
http://www.health.gov.ng/
PDF available at the FAO website at
http://www.fao.org/nutrition/education/food-dietary-guidelines/regions/c...
The information has been retrieved from the FAO Food-based dietary guidelines website at http://www.fao.org/nutrition/education/food-dietary-guidelines/regions/c...
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","24356","","Food-based dietary guidelines","","","","Adolescents|Adult men and women|Elderly|Infants and young children|Preschool-age children (Pre-SAC)|School age children (SAC)","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","" "25753","Nutrition International - Nigeria","English","Community/sub-national","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","","","","","Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a public health problem all around the world, affecting more than 100 countries [1]. A lack of vitamin A weakens the immune system, putting a child at greater risk of disease and early death; and it is also the leading cause of preventable child blindness. The solution for correcting vitamin A deficiency lies in improving the child’s diet – through increased consumption of vitamin A-rich foods, naturally rich or commercially fortified foods such as processed oils or sugar.
In countries where this remains a public health problem, and while food-based solutions are gradually being implemented and scaled-up to reach those populations, giving children 6 to 59 months of age two doses of vitamin A per year can impact a child’s health. Specifically, the range of impact on deaths averted can range from a lower bound cause-specific effect size of 28% (diarrheal deaths averted) to an upper bound of 12%-24% all-cause mortality reduction [2].
Nutrition International is committed to supporting vitamin A supplement (VAS) programs for children 6 to 59 months of age in settings where VAD is a public health problem, as one of the most cost-effective ways to improve child survival.
The main aims of NI’s VAS program in Nigeria are to:
NI's work is in partnership with the Government of Nigeria’s National Primary Health Care Development Agency, UNICEF, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and Helen Keller International (HKI). Sub-nationally, while NI has supported up to 14 States at different times, NI currently supports 9 states including Bauchi, Gombe, Sokoto, Kano, Niger, Plateau and Kaduna in the north region and Cross-river, and Delta in the south. NI support to Nigeria's VAS program began in 2000 and is ongoing.
","[1] WHO. (2013). Micronutrient deficiencies. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/nutrition/topics/vad/en/
[2] Imdad A, Herzer, K, Mayo-Wilson E, Yakoob MY, Bhuta ZA. Vitamin A supplementation for preventing morbidity and mortality in children from 6 months to 5 years of age. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 12.
For more information:
Pregnancy and the postnatal period are critical times for ensuring the health and wellbeing of women and their children. Anaemia during pregnancy is common and can have serious consequences for both mother and child, including increased risk of low birthweight and preterm birth, as well as maternal and perinatal mortality.[1&2] Iron deficiency is a major cause of anaemia among pregnant women.[3] Iron requirements increase substantially during pregnancy and it is difficult to meet these needs with food alone. Based on evidence of reduced risk of anaemia, iron deficiency and other adverse outcomes including having a low birthweight baby, WHO recommends daily iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation throughout pregnancy, together with appropriate nutrition counselling.[4] This is in addition to a series of other recommendations for nutrition interventions as part of antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience and other important maternal and child outcomes.[4]
Nutrition International works in collaboration with government and other partners to improve maternal nutrition through enhancing the provision, quality and integration of health and nutrition services and empowering women and their families to seek care and adopt healthy behaviours.
Nutrition International contributes to improving Maternal Nutrition in Nigeria by:
This work is in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Health, State Ministries of Health (Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara and Katsina states), PLAN Nigeria and UNICEF Nigeria. NI has supported Maternal Nutrition programming in Nigeria since 2015 and support is ongoing.
","For more information:
","","","Health","Federal Ministry of Health and State Ministries of Health","United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)","UNICEF Nigeria","Nutrition International|Plan International","Plan Nigeria","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","26254","","Iron and folic acid supplementation","","","","Pregnant women (PW)","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","English" "26247","Nutrition International - Nigeria - Maternal Nutrition Program ","English","Community/sub-national","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","","","","","
Pregnancy and the postnatal period are critical times for ensuring the health and wellbeing of women and their children. Anaemia during pregnancy is common and can have serious consequences for both mother and child, including increased risk of low birthweight and preterm birth, as well as maternal and perinatal mortality.[1&2] Iron deficiency is a major cause of anaemia among pregnant women.[3] Iron requirements increase substantially during pregnancy and it is difficult to meet these needs with food alone. Based on evidence of reduced risk of anaemia, iron deficiency and other adverse outcomes including having a low birthweight baby, WHO recommends daily iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation throughout pregnancy, together with appropriate nutrition counselling.[4] This is in addition to a series of other recommendations for nutrition interventions as part of antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience and other important maternal and child outcomes.[4]
Nutrition International works in collaboration with government and other partners to improve maternal nutrition through enhancing the provision, quality and integration of health and nutrition services and empowering women and their families to seek care and adopt healthy behaviours.
Nutrition International contributes to improving Maternal Nutrition in Nigeria by:
This work is in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Health, State Ministries of Health (Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara and Katsina states), PLAN Nigeria and UNICEF Nigeria. NI has supported Maternal Nutrition programming in Nigeria since 2015 and support is ongoing.
","For more information:
","","","Health","Federal Ministry of Health and State Ministries of Health","United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)","UNICEF Nigeria","Nutrition International|Plan International","Plan Nigeria","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","26327","","Nutrition education and counselling","","","","Pregnant women (PW)","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","English" "32410","GNPR 2016-2017: Vitamin and mineral nutrition (q28)","English","Other","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","","","","","
These programmes and actions were reported by countries for the 2nd WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017 module on actions related to vitamin and mineral nutrition. More actions and programmes can be accessed through the country page.
","WHO (2018) Global Nutrition Policy Review. Country progress in creating enabling policy environments for promoting healthy diets and nutrition
http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/policies/global_nut_policyrevi...
The Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016–2017 is the report of the second comprehensive analysis of nutrition-related policy environment, coordination mechanisms, available capacities and actions being taken in 176 Member States (91%) and one area which responded to the survey carried out between July 2016 and December 2017.
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","32411","","Wheat flour fortification","","B vitamins|Folic acid|Iron|Vitamin A|Zinc","","All population groups","","","","","Mandatory fortification. Wheat flour is fortified with iron, folic acid, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin B12.
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","" "32584","GNPR 2016-2017: Vitamin and mineral nutrition (q29)","English","Other","","NGA","Nigeria","Nigeria","","","","","These programmes and actions were reported by countries for the 2nd WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017 module on actions related to vitamin and mineral nutrition. More actions and programmes can be accessed through the country page.
","WHO (2018) Global Nutrition Policy Review. Country progress in creating enabling policy environments for promoting healthy diets and nutrition
http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/policies/global_nut_policyrevi...
The Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016–2017 is the report of the second comprehensive analysis of nutrition-related policy environment, coordination mechanisms, available capacities and actions being taken in 176 Member States (91%) and one area which responded to the survey carried out between July 2016 and December 2017.
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","32585","","Maize/corn flour fortification","","B vitamins|Folic acid|Iron|Vitamin A|Zinc","","All population groups","","","","","Mandatory fortification. Maize flour or corn meal is fortified with iron, folic acid, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin B12.
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""