"programme_id","programme_title","programme_language","programme_type","other_program","iso3code","country_name","program_location","area","status","start_date","end_date","brief_description","references","related_policy","new_policy","partner_gov","partner_government_details","partner_un","partner_un_details","partner_ngo","partner_ngo_details","partner_donors","partner_donors_details","partner_intergov","partner_intgov_details","partner_national_ngo","partner_nat_ngo_details","partner_research","partner_research_details","partner_private","partner_private_details","partner_other","partner_other_details","cost","fsector_0","fpartner_0","fdetails_0","fsector_1","fpartner_1","fdetails_1","fsector_2","fpartner_2","fdetails_2","fsector_3","fpartner_3","fdetails_3","fsector_4","fpartner_4","fdetails_4","fsector_5","fpartner_5","fdetails_5","fsector_6","fpartner_6","fdetails_6","fsector_7","fpartner_7","fdetails_7","fsector_8","fpartner_8","fdetails_8","fsector_9","fpartner_9","fdetails_9","fsector_10","fpartner_10","fdetails_10","fsector_11","fpartner_11","fdetails_11","fsector_12","fpartner_12","fdetails_12","fsector_13","fpartner_13","fdetails_13","fsector_14","fpartner_14","fdetails_14","fsector_15","fpartner_15","fdetails_15","fsector_16","fpartner_16","fdetails_16","fsector_17","fpartner_17","fdetails_17","fsector_18","fpartner_18","fdetails_18","fsector_19","fpartner_19","fdetails_19","fsector_20","fpartner_20","fdetails_20","fsector_21","fpartner_21","fdetails_21","fsector_22","fpartner_22","fdetails_22","fsector_23","fpartner_23","fdetails_23","fsector_24","fpartner_24","fdetails_24","fsector_25","fpartner_25","fdetails_25","fsector_26","fpartner_26","fdetails_26","fsector_27","fpartner_27","fdetails_27","fsector_28","fpartner_28","fdetails_28","fsector_29","fpartner_29","fdetails_29","fsector_30","fpartner_30","fdetails_30","fsector_31","fpartner_31","fdetails_31","fsector_32","fpartner_32","fdetails_32","fsector_33","fpartner_33","fdetails_33","fsector_34","fpartner_34","fdetails_34","fsector_35","fpartner_35","fdetails_35","fsector_36","fpartner_36","fdetails_36","fsector_37","fpartner_37","fdetails_37","fsector_38","fpartner_38","fdetails_38","fsector_39","fpartner_39","fdetails_39","fsector_40","fpartner_40","fdetails_40","fsector_41","fpartner_41","fdetails_41","fsector_42","fpartner_42","fdetails_42","fsector_43","fpartner_43","fdetails_43","fsector_44","fpartner_44","fdetails_44","fsector_45","fpartner_45","fdetails_45","fsector_46","fpartner_46","fdetails_46","fsector_47","fpartner_47","fdetails_47","fsector_48","fpartner_48","fdetails_48","fsector_49","fpartner_49","fdetails_49","action_id","theme","topic","new_topic","micronutrient","micronutrient_compound","target_group","age_group","place","delivery","other_delivery","dose_frequency","impact_indicators","me_system","target_pop","coverage_percent","coverage_type","baseline","post_intervention","social_det","social_other","elena_link","problem_0","solution_0","problem_1","solution_1","problem_2","solution_2","problem_3","solution_3","problem_4","solution_4","problem_5","solution_5","problem_6","solution_6","problem_7","solution_7","problem_8","solution_8","problem_9","solution_9","other_problems","other_lessons","personal_story","language" "6039","Chispitas program","English","National","","BOL","Bolivia (Plurinational State of)","Bolivia (Plurinational State of)","Urban|Rural|Peri-urban","on-going","01-2006","","
Ferrous sulfate syrup has been the major source of iron supplementation until 2006 for the Bolivian children. Although not documented in a systematic fashion, it was generally accepted in the country that acceptance of the syrup was low due to taste and frequently reported side effects. This and the persistently high prevalence of anemia provided the case for seeking alternative approaches to micronutrient supplementation. Stressing the importance of anemia prevention and control among children 6-59 months of age in Bolivia, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Micronutrient Initiative (MI) proposed to the Ministry of Health and Sports (MSD) to replace syrup with Micronutrient powder (MNP) at the national level. The free distribution of MNP in Bolivia was integrated into the Desnutricion Cero (Zero Malnutrition) program, an integrated strategy to combat malnutrition in Bolivia, launched by the Morales government in 2006. The Centro de Abastecimiento de Suministros de Salud (CEASS), a national procurement agency for the MSD managed the distribution of the sachets to all 9 departments on behalf of the MSD.
","","","","Health","Ministry of Health and Sport/ Nutrition unit","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Municipalities purchase directly from the manufacturers at prices ranging from 14.50Bs (US$2.07) to 15Bs (US$ 2.15) for a box of 60 sachets.","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","6038","Iron and/or folic acid","Iron supplementation","","","","Infants and young children","6-23 months","N/A","Commercial|Primary health care center","Free distribution through the government’s universal health care program, Seguro Universal Materno Infantil (SUMI).","Each child is provided with 60 Chispitas sachets every year. Caregivers are recommended to provide one sachet everyday for 60 days to their children.
","Anemia prevalence
","Both qualitative and quantitative information were collected from three different sources to evaluate diverse aspects of the implementation of the Chispitas program with an objective to:1. Asses efficiency of logistics systems management across different departments and health districts,2. Assess the acceptability of Chispitas by the caregivers across urban and rural areas, and 3. Know the adequacy of Chispitas preparation by caregivers. An external evaluation was done by the Asociacion de Instituciones de Promocion y Educacion (AIPE), a private firm, to achieve the first three objectives using the program monitoring data and external survey data in 2008. In addition, a workshop was conducted in September 2009 by researchers from Cornell University, MI and MSD to review the Chispitas program and provide feedback to further strengthen it. Later in 2010, a study was conducted provide data to develop a communications strategy by a private firm (TICs Communications) contracted by MI, and allow a comparison post-implementation (focus groups were also conducted). All studies/reviews only looked at the program from the public health system distribution point of view. The 2010 TICs study collected data from households and public health centers in both rural and urban municipalities in Bolivia, in each of the 9 departments of the country. The sample sizes are not large enough however to be nationally representative.
","400000 (50%)","N/A","","","","None","","Intermittent iron supplementation in preschool and school-age children>>>Intermittent iron supplementation in preschool and school-age children>>http://www.who.int/elena/titles/iron_infants","Staff skills/training","Demonstration of Chispitas preparation at the health center and explaining the benefits of Chispitas to the caregivers were identified as key strategies that could be implemented to improve acceptance among caregivers. Important factors that affect the demand for Chispitas are the capacity of health personnel, availability of promotional material, incentives and support to staff, and availability of the product itself at the local level.","Staff retention","Demonstration of Chispitas preparation at the health center and explaining the benefits of Chispitas to the caregivers were identified as key strategies that could be implemented to improve acceptance among caregivers. Important factors that affect the demand for Chispitas are the capacity of health personnel, availability of promotional material, incentives and support to staff, and availability of the product itself at the local level.","Adherence","Demonstration of Chispitas preparation at the health center and explaining the benefits of Chispitas to the caregivers were identified as key strategies that could be implemented to improve acceptance among caregivers. Important factors that affect the demand for Chispitas are the capacity of health personnel, availability of promotional material, incentives and support to staff, and availability of the product itself at the local level.","Supplies","Demonstration of Chispitas preparation at the health center and explaining the benefits of Chispitas to the caregivers were identified as key strategies that could be implemented to improve acceptance among caregivers. Important factors that affect the demand for Chispitas are the capacity of health personnel, availability of promotional material, incentives and support to staff, and availability of the product itself at the local level.","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Inclusion of Chispitas in the Desnutricion Cero strategy strengthened nutrition policy and dialogue in Bolivia generally and the Chispitas distribution program took advantage of that for immediate national implementation. Smaller scale implementation initially with good quality monitoring may have facilitated the identification and timely resolution of problems related to supply, knowledge, acceptance and utilization. The decision to immediately implement at scale diverted financial and human resources from these necessary start-up activities and left little room for the in-depth monitoring required for the timely identification and resolution of problems with the program design and barriers to appropriate implementation. Because of the national scale of the program, implications and problems need to be identified and potential solutions explored at large scale, resulting in complexities and delays in the public health systematical ability to do so.The legal framework, i.e., change of the regulation and inclusion of Chispitas in the insurance commodity package was an important step towards national implementation of the program.
","","English" "6101","Nutrition counselling in primary health care","English","National","","TUN","Tunisia","Tunisia","Urban|Rural|Peri-urban","on-going","01-1996","","The Action Plan for Food and Nutrition has been elaborated in 1995 including 8 actions among them the promotion of healthy diets and healthy lifestyles. The National Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology is the coordinator of this action. Dietitians were trained to give nutritional advice to patients in primary care centers. Illustrated booklets have been developed that serve as visual tools for this nutrition education.
","WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2009-2010, Module 6, Id:193, Respondent: Pr Jalila EL ATI National Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology 11 rue Jebel Lakhdar - Bab Saadoun 6 1007 Tunis, Tunisie
","","","Health|Health","Ministry of Public Health","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","6100","Overweight and diet-related NCDs","Nutrition education and counselling","","","","All population groups","","Tunisia","Community-based","Including health centers and maternal and child health centers","","missing
","","total population","missing","","","","None","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","English" "6105","Food-based dietary guidelines (FBDG); National Action Plan for Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Control 2010 -2012; CRASH initiative","English","National","","HRV","Croatia","Croatia ","Urban|Rural|Peri-urban","on-going","","","Some of activities anticipated by FBDG and National Action Plan for Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Control :
Croatian Health Service Yearbook (published by CNIPH)
","","","Health","Ministry of Health and Croatian National Institute of Public Health","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Government","Health","Programa de suplementacion con micronutrientes espolvoreados a los niños y niñas de 6 meses a menores de cinco años, con entrega semestral de 60 sobres de 1 gramo de micronutriente espolvoreado para agregar a la comida principal del niño o niña, consumo de un sobre al dia.
","","","Plan Hambre Cero 2012-2016","Health","Ministerio de Salud Publica y Asistencia Social/PROSAN y Direcciones de Areas de Salud","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","El costo por sobre de micronutriente es de Q0.29, lo que hace de Insumo al año por niño suplementado un costo de Q34.80. El programa incluye el costo por arrendamiento de Bodegas y logística o entrega del Insumo al puesto de atención, estos ultimos no se han estimado por ser el primer año de implementación a Nivel Nacional. El costo del Recurso Humano no se estima porque son los mismos proveedores de los servicios de salud del MSPAS.El programa se estimó una cobertura del 60% de la poblacion menor de cinco años.","Government","Finance","Ministerio de Finanzas Publicas","UN","United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)","UNICEF Guatemala","UN","United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)","PMA Guatemala","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","8899","","Multiple micronutrients supplementation","","Folic acid|Vitamin A|Iron|Zinc|Vitamin C","Sobre de un gramo con •Vitamina A como acetato -USP-FCC de 300 microgramos RE (Equivalente de Retinol).•Hierro 12.5 mg como Fumarato Ferroso encapsulado (Descote TH, Fumarato Ferroso 60% Ultra código de producto 94842, de Particle Dynamics USA), o como 12.5mg de Hierro Glicinoquelado.•Zinc como Gluconato de Zinc -USP-FCC de 10.0mg.•Vitamina C como Acido Ascórbico USP-FCC- 30mg.•Acido Fólico - USP-FCC 160microgramos. ","Infants and young children","Niños y niñas de 6 a 59 meses","Pais Guatemala","Primary health care center","","Entrega de 60 sobres cada seis meses por niño
","Total de niños niños/as menores de cinco años con segunda entrega de micronutrientes espolvoreados/ total de niños menores de cinco años
","Reporte Sistema de Informacion Gerencial en Salud -SIGSA- Formato VME
","1,265,023 niños y niñas","60%","Period","80% de cobertura de niños suplementados","Reduccion de Prevalencia de anemia
","Vulnerable groups","","","Others, please specify below","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","English" "11470","Integrated Family Health Program (IFHP)","English","National","","ETH","Ethiopia","Addis Ababa, Ethiopia|Amhara, Ethiopia|Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia|Oromia, Ethiopia|Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region, Ethiopia|Tigray, Ethiopia","Rural|Peri-urban","on-going","01-2008","01-2013","The Integrated Family Health Program (IFHP) supports the Government of Ethiopia’s Health Extension Program (HEP) and reaches over 32 million people—40% of the Ethiopian population—in 300 districts. Through assistance to over 13,000 health extension workers (HEWs) and thousands of community volunteers, USAID supports the delivery of key maternal, neonatal and child health services at the community level. These services include:
Goal:
Improve family health, especially for mothers, newborns, and children.
Project Objectives:
IFHP emphasizes a continuum of care approach at household/family, community and health facility levels through the provision of selected evidence-based and high-impact packages of services. This project plays an integral role in assisting the Ministry of Health to develop and change national policies, such as the use of antibiotics at the community level. The project supports the Government of Ethiopia in its Health Sector Development Plan and enhancing the Government’s management capacity as decentralization continues, leaving behind a well-functioning health system. By increasing the quality of health workers at the primary health care level and increasing demand for quality services, IFHP improves health behaviors and utilization of services. Additionally, IFHP also strengthens the promotion of essential nutrition actions with a strong focus on behavior change at both the community and facility level.
","The Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) is one of World Vision’s core project models in nutrition. The CMAM approach enables community volunteers to identify and initiate treatment by referring children with acute malnutrition before they become seriously ill. Caregivers provide treatment for the majority of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in the home using Ready-to-Use-Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) and receiving routine medical care at a local health facility. When necessary, severely malnourished children who have medical complications or lack an appetite are referred to in-patient facilities for more intensive treatment. CMAM programs also work to integrate treatment with a variety of other longer-term interventions such as Nutrition Education, Infant and Young Child Feeding and Food Security. These interventions are designed to reduce the incidence of malnutrition and improve public health and food security in a sustainable manner.
There are four key components to the CMAM approach: Community Mobilisation, Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP), Outpatient Therapeutic Program (OTP), and Stabilisation Centre/In-patient Care (SC). On the most part, World Vision does not set up Stabilisation Centres but instead works closely with existing local health institutions or medical NGOs to provide these services.
World Vision has been operational in Niger for almost two decades – implementing a wide range of long-term development activities across the country. Their work is structured alongside the model of comprehensive area development programs (known internally as ADPs). Each ADP has a Health & Nutrition component which seeks to deliver support through (while simultaneously strengthening) local health structures. In July 2005 and as a result of the 2005 food crisis in Niger that year, World Vision launched a community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) program based on the National Protocol for the Management of Acute Malnutrition. At that time, contacts were made with Valid International – aimed at establishing a partnership for an effective and quality delivery of the CMAM program. An institutional agreement between World Vision and Valid International was reached in July 2006, thus paving the way for the provision of technical support to the Niger CTC (now called CMAM) program.
As a part of the national nutrition strategy, WV is currently implementing CMAM in many decentralized government health centers throughout the country, with the support of partner NGOs (ex. Medecins Sans Frontieres). From the onset of CMAM program implementation, It has been integrated within the Ministry of Health structures such as the CSIs (Integrated Health Centers) with regular trainings of MOH health staff at national, regional and CSI levels based on the most revised version of the National Protocol, ultimately leading to the final version (i.e. Protocole Nationale de prise en Charge de la Malnutrition. MOH Publique/UNICEF/OMS. Juin 2009).
","Evaluation of World Vision Niger Emergency Nutrition Programme, Tillaberi and Niamey Regions (Jul 2010 - Jul 2011), Bernadette Feeney, Technical Advisor, Valid International.
Evaluation Semi-Quantitative de l’Accessibilité et de la Couverture (SQUEAC) CSI appuyés par World Vision ADP de Kornaka West, Gobir Yamma, Chadakori et Goulbi Kaba Région de Maradi, République du Niger, (22 mars au 15 avril, 2011), Allie Norris, Consultante Mobilisation, Valid International.
Rapport De La Mobilisation Sociale Dans Le Cadre Du Redémarrage des Activités Du Programme De World Vision de Prise en charge Communautaire de la Malnutrition Aiguë Régions de Zinder, Maradi et Tillabéri, Niger (13 Juin au 8 Juillet, 2010), Allie Norris et Gabriele Walz Techniciennes de Mobilisation Sociale, Valid International.
Formation sur la “Prise en charge Communautaire de la Malnutrition Aiguë” (PCMA) ADP de Zinder & de Tillabéri (20 juin au 19 juillet, 2010); ADP de Maradi (20 Juin au 8 Juillet, 2010), Lionella Fieschi, Consultante PCMA et Bernadette Feeneey, Valid International.
Evaluation Finale Du Programme CTC Dans La Région De Zinder World Vision, Niger (06 au 18 Juin, 2008), El Hadji Issakha Diop, CTC Advisor, Valid International.
Rapport De L’enquête De Couverture Du Projet CTC Exécuté Par World Vision ADPs De Kassama, DTk Et Gamou Région De Zinder Niger (Avril- Mai, 2007), Lionella Fieschi, Consultante CTC, Valid International.
Programme CTC de World Vision dans la région de Zinder, Niger : Evaluation à mi- parcours (11- 18 Mai, 2007), El Hadji Issakha Diop, Consultant CTC, Valid International.
Visite au programme CTC Région de Zinder (WV Niger), (13 – 24 Février, 2007) Montse Saboya, Valid International.
Mobilisation Communautaire Visite Technique au Programme de CTC Zinder, Niger, (20 février – 2 mars, 2007), Saul Guerrero & Nyauma Nyasani, Consultants de développement communautaire et social, Valid International.
Community Mobilisation aspects of the World Vision CTC Programme, Zinder Region, Niger (Aug 4 - 18, 2006), Saul Guerrero, Valid International.
Assessment for CTC World Vision in Niger (Jul - Aug, 2006), Valid International.
Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition Model: http://www.wvi.org/nutrition/project-models/cmam
","","","Health","Gouvernement du Niger et la Direction Departementale de la Sante Publique et la Direction de la Nutrition (DN/MSP)","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Currency: US Dollars (USD)Purposes: Salaries & Benefits; Supplies & Materials; Travel & Transportation; Training & Consulting; Monitoring & Evaluation; Occupancy; Communications; Equipment.Action: Covers all actions","International NGOs","World Vision International","World Vision is a global Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. http://www.wvi.org (WV Canada, WV US, WV Taiwan, WV UK, WV New Zealand, WV Germany, and WV Switzerland are support offices)","Bilateral and donor agencies and lenders","","The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) brings 14 leading UK aid charities together in times of crisis: Action Aid, Age International, British Red Cross, CAFOD, Care International, Christian Aid, Concern Worldwide, Islamic Relief, Merlin, Oxfam, Plan UK, Save the Children, Tearfund and World Vision; all collectively raising money to reach those in need quickly. http://www.dec.org.uk/about-dec","UN","World Food Programme (WFP)","The World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations' frontline agency in the fight against hunger. It responds to emergencies, saving lives by getting food to the hungry fast, and it also works to help prevent hunger in the future. http://www.wfp.org (The WFP provides WVN direct supply of food for SFP in different CSI).","UN","United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)","The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is the main UN organization defending, promoting and protecting children's rights. UNICEF works to improve the social and economic conditions of children by increasing children's access to health care, safe drinking water, food, and education; protecting children from violence and abuse; and providing emergency relief after disasters. http://www.unicef.org","Bilateral and donor agencies and lenders","Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)","The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is Canada's lead agency for development assistance. http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/home","Bilateral and donor agencies and lenders","US Agency for International Development (USAID)","The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is the United States federal government agency primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid. http://www.usaid.gov (The fund is provided through the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA))","Bilateral and donor agencies and lenders","Australian Agency for International Development (AUSAID)","The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) is the Australian Government agency responsible for managing Australia's overseas aid programme. http://www.ausaid.gov.au/Pages/home.aspx","Bilateral and donor agencies and lenders","Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)","The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) is a government organization under the Swedish Foreign Ministry responsible for administering approximately half of Sweden's budget for development aid. http://www.sida.se/English/","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","17803","","Management of severe acute malnutrition","","","","Preschool-age children (Pre-SAC)|SAM child","6-59 months","5 regions (Zinder, Maradi, Niamey, Tillabéri, Tahoua)","Community-based","","World Vision works with communities through Area Development Programs (ADPs) that have been identified and implemented based on a series of development criteria. The ADPs serve as the basic intervention unit of the WV's multi-sectoral programs/projects (e.g. in education, water and sanitation, health, income-generating activities and sponsorship of children etc.), but the geographical areas of the ADPs do not necessarily align with administrative boundaries of the country. The whole ADP and program management structure is geared toward long-term development programming, into which the nutritional activities/programs such as Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) are integrated.
Since July/August 2005, WV Niger has been implementing and supporting the following four components of a CMAM program:
All programmatic activities are implemented through the local health structures and systems and their respective catchment areas. The majority of the OTP and SFP activities are implemented in the Integrated Health Centers (CSI) but in order to achieve greater coverage and to bring supplementary facilities closer to communities, WV has also implemented the programs in Health Posts (CS) which are satellites of CSI. Most OTP take place together with SFP in CSI but few are located in CS as well. The OTP activities, including the provision of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (Plumpy Nut) and the systematic treatments are conducted on a weekly basis, whereas the SFP activities, including the distribution of Fortified Blended Food (Premix with CSB (Corn Soya Based), oil, sugar) for MAM children and moderately malnourished PLWs are carried out bi-monthly basis. The numbers of OTP and SFP sites and staff per ADP differ depending on the target population size and needs.
The technical (nutrition related) and managerial structure of WV in Niger (WVN) includes two nutrition coordinators (East and West) and six regional nutrition supervisor mangers (one per region) who coordinate and harmonize nutritional activities through the different locations. All of them are supported by a relief-nutrition country manager based in Niamey. In each ADP, there is also a health-nutrition manager who is responsible for overseeing ADP related health and nutrition programs and staff. As the national health system is WV's principle partner, WVN staff always work in partnership/collaboration with Ministry of Health (MOH) staff. Currently, WVN staff mainly act as technical facilitators and help with the general management of the program activities such as site organization, training of the community volunteers who help during distributions, channeling food and medical supplies coming from UNICEF and WFP, and program monitoring. Depending on the ADP, there is also either one or two nurses who provides support to the MOH staff in the field.
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OTP Outcome
Cured % (#)
> 75%
Died % (#)
< 10%
Defaulted % (#)
< 15%
Non-recovered % (#)
Regions
Reporting Period: 2010
Maradi (June-Dec)
74.5 (1540)
0.7 (14)
6.9 (143)
17.9 (371)
Niamey (Aug-Dec)
83.3 (445)
0.4 (2)
3.6 (19)
12.7 (68)
Tahoua (Aug-Dec)
86.6 (453)
1.0 (5)
10.3 (54)
2.1 (11)
Tillaberi (Jan-Dec)
86.4 (912)
1.5 (16)
11.0 (116)
1.1 (12)
Zinder (Jan-Dec)
83.6 (799)
4.3 (41)
10.0 (96)
2.1 (20)
Reporting Period: Jan - Dec, 2011
Maradi
93.5 (4510)
0.3 (16)
4.9 (235)
1.3 (62)
Niamey
NA
NA
NA
NA
Tahoua
84.2 (1054)
0.8 (10)
5.8 (72)
9.3 (116)
Tillaberi
85.5 (1484)
1.6 (27)
10.8 (187)
2.1 (37)
Zinder
94.8 (1803)
0.5 (9)
3.2 (61)
1.5 (29)
Reporting Period: Jan - Dec, 2012
Maradi
97.7 (2651)
0.1 (3)
1.5 (41)
0.7 (18)
Niamey
86.9 (839)
0.3 (3)
5.4 (52)
7.5 (72)
Tahoua
84.7 (762)
1.6 (14)
10.4 (94)
3.3 (30)
Tillaberi
89.1 (886)
1.7 (17)
8.4 (83)
0.8 (8)
Zinder
98.8 (4200)
0.3 (12)
0.1 (6)
0.8 (32)
Reporting Period: 2013
Maradi (Jan-Apr)
94.6 (546)
0.5 (3)
3.3 (19)
1.6 (9)
Niamey (Jan-May)
70.1 (129)
0.0 (0)
18.5 (34)
11.4 (21)
Tahoua (Jan-May)
92.7 (281)
0.0 (0)
4.6 (14)
2.6 (8)
Tillaberi (Jan-Mar)
95.8 (46)
0.0 (0)
4.2 (2)
0.0 (0)
Zinder (Jan-May)
99.6 (1254)
0.2 (3)
0.1 (1)
0.1 (1)
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Ongoing monitoring and evaluation of CMAM programs is essential for ensuring program targets are being reached. As of Spring 2010, WV is using a consolidated online database management system for CMAM programs. The system is a positive transformation from the existing Excel spreadsheets (template provided by Valid International) that were used during the first few years of WV CMAM programming by National Offices. A simple and systematic data management system allows multi-level program managers to easily retrieve CMAM data and make quick and accurate decisions based on the data that is available to them. In the early days of WV CMAM implementation, prompt access the Excel database was limited to the field staff throughout the year. However, WV’s online CMAM system aims to facilitate this overall data recovery process for WV Staff located in the National, Regional and Support Offices, and Global Health Centre, as well. The online system is carefully designed to be user friendly and applicable for WV staffs across partnership. Staff members are provided with password protected login identification and can access the different online pages that are relevant to their job responsibilities. In this way, they are able to input their monthly tally sheets, generate clear reports, predict future trends (including resources), provide timely input to all internal/external requests and access raw data sheets for further analysis. Furthermore, the quantitative indicators and data collection tools closely align themselves with what has been developed and used by different MOH, facilitating a simple integrating with existing administrative systems and standards in a particular country. All WV CMAM indicators and data collection tools have been standardized to complement the existing myriad of MOH and National Office requirements, as well as the International benchmarks (e.g. SPHERE). In addition to these standard indicators, the CMAM database also includes WV contextual data (e.g. # Registered Children, # Orphans & Vulnerable Children) that is mandatory with the Partnership’s Integrated Program Management.
","ADP Name Total Population; 6-59 months Kornaka West 68,165; 15,261 Gobir Yamma 56,032; 12,934 Ouallam 572,377; 188,745 Simiri 186,528; 76,805 ","Zinder: April-May 2007, point coverage = 21.4% and period coverage = 36.1%. ","","Sept - Oct, 2005: National GAM 15.3%, SAM 1.8%; Zinder GAM 16.1%, SAM 1.2%.Sept, 2006: Maradi GAM 8.2%, SAM 0.8%, U5M 1.3/10,000. Oct - Nov, 2006: National GAM 10.3%, SAM 1.4%, U5M 1.08/10,000, Exclusive breastfeeding 2.2%, Complementary feeding (6-9mos) 78.4%; Zinder GAM 9.7%, SAM 1.7%; Maradi GAM 6.8%, SAM 0.6%; Tahoua GAM 12.5%, SAM 1.1%; Tillaberi GAM 11.2%, SAM 1.9%; Niamey GAM 9.2%; SAM 0.5%. June, 2007: National GAM 11.2%, SAM 1%, U5M 0.71/10,000; Tillaberi GAM 11.2%Oct - Nov, 2007: National GAM 11.0%, SAM 0.8%, U5M 1.81/10,000, Exclusive breastfeeding 9.0%, Complementary feeding (6-9mos) 78.4%; Zinder GAM 11.7%, SAM 1.0%, U5M 3.55/10,000, EB 9.7%, CF 68.2%; Maradi GAM 10.7%, SAM 0.8%, U5M 0.83/10,000, EB 7.6%, CF 73.9%; Tahoua GAM 13.1%, SAM 0.4%, U5M 1.62/10,000, EB 15.7%, CF 89.7%; Tillaberi GAM 7.9%, SAM 1.0%, U5M 3.14/10,000, EB 1.6%, CF 63.5%; Niamey GAM 9.9%, SAM 0.9%, U5M 1.57/10,000, EB 17.1%, CF 40.6%. June-July, 2008: National GAM 10.7%, SAM 0.8%, U5M 1.53/10,000; Zinder GAM 15.7%, SAM 1.9%, U5M 2.13/10,000; Maradi GAM 9.9%, SAM 1.0%, U5M 1.79/10,000; Tahoua GAM 8.4%, SAM 0.6%, U5M 1.67/10,000; Tillaberi GAM 10.1%, SAM 0.1%, U5M 1.11/10,000; Niamey GAM 6.8%, SAM 0.9%, U5M 0.34/10,000. May-June, 2010: National GAM 16.7%, SAM 3.2%; Maradi GAM 19.7%, SAM 3.9%; Zinder GAM 17.8%, SAM 3.6%; Tillaberi GAM 14.8%, SAM 2.7%. June, 2009: National GAM 12.3%, SAM 2.3%.Oct, 2010: Maradi GAM 15.5%, SAM 4.3% MAY, 2013:TILLABERRI GAM 13.3%, SAM 3.1%ZINDER GAM 11.7%, SAM 2.3%MARADI GAM 16.3%, SAM 3.0%TAHOUA GAM 13.1%, SAM 2.3%NIAMEY GAM 11.0%, 1.6%","See above","Vulnerable groups","","Treatment of dehydration in children with severe acute malnutrition>>>Treatment of dehydration in children with severe acute malnutrition>>http://www.who.int/elena/titles/dehydration_sam","Supplies","Problem: There had been some difficulties in ensuring a consistent supply of RUTF. The nutritional commodities for the treatment of SAM are supplied via UNICEF through the MOH supply structure. But there were some challenges due to logistical and organisational issues, including the local/global availability of RUTF. Solution: WV established a buffer stock to resolve the issue. ","Supplies","Problem: A lack of consistent supply of medicines to the CSIs risks the increase in morbidity and mortality from illnesses such as pneumonia and malaria which are major causes of mortality in malnourished children. The care of children under the age of five are free in Niger. However, there are frequent shortage in medicinal supply. Because of the exemption of the fee and the system of cost recovery are in place, in principle UNICEF does not provide for the medicines for activities related to CMAM program although some spot supplies are available they are often inadequate. Solution: WVN is, already involved in the provision of medicines through the activities of ADP and, in case of need, the support will be intensified during this period of crisis. In addition to the routine medicines used for the treatment of the children admitted in the OTP, it would be important that WVN also considers to provide, in the event of rupture, the medicines needed to treat the pathologies associated with malnutrition.","Staff skills/training","Problem: When CTC/CMAM was launched in Niger in 2005/2006, the national/international capacity available for CTC/CMAM implementation was very limited, resulting in a low quality program.Solution: WV developed an Instituational Agreement with Valid International to build their capacity in the overall management of acute malnutrition.","Staff retention","Problem: Due to the erratic funding cycles associated with CMAM programming, it was very difficult to retain staff (Community Mobilization volunteers, MOH staff and WV Staff) when funding cycles terminate. Furthermore, there are difficulties retaining volunteers and keeping them motivated to continue their activities.Solution: WVN established permanent positions, embedded within their ADP and National management structures, for ongoing CMAM program support, including during funding disruptions. Furthermore, WVN can help improve sustainability of the self governing of CSIs and management of volunteers by building capacity of the village health committees (COGES) as an ongoing development commitment. ","Insufficient staff"," Problem: In order to respond to the increased case load of SAM, the capacity of MOH (e.g. staff at CSIs) had to be increased. Solution: Rather than placing WV staff to manage the increased caseload, WV provided training and on-going support to strengthen volunteer capacity to manage SFP which will reduce workload of the health staff in the CSI thereby enabling them to address the more severe cases of malnutrition. This strategy appeared to be very effective in helping the MOH to cope with the case load. For Example: In three of the four CSIs sampled, it was found that the volunteers managed SFP completely thus relieving the existing CSI staff to manage SAM cases. ","","","","","","","","","","","","","Zeinaba Abdoulahi lost her second child five years ago at the age of 4; his death is still a source of grief for this young Nigerien mother. Earlier this year, her fourth child, Tinoumoune, was close to death. The eight-month old girl was dehydrated and losing weight. After treating her with traditional herbal remedies, Tinoumoune continued to become physically weaker and weaker and had a fever for eight days. Zeinaba says “My child was between life and death. She was fading away. I had not a droplet of hope.” Zeinaba bundled her daughter on her back and left early in the morning to walk the seven kilometres from her village to the closest health centre, which runs a community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) programme supported by World Vision. Tinoumoune was diagnosed with severe acute malnutrition and admitted to the nutrition programme, where she was treated with ready-to-use therapeutic food. “In two weeks, she regained weight and became stronger and healthier. I’m very happy.” explains Zeinaba. The family has been spared the grief of a second lost child.
©2010 Ann Birch/World Vision ©2010 Gebregziabher Hadera/World
Mma Halima is a CMAM community volunteer in Niger. She started in this role after caring for her own malnourished son until he graduated from World Vision's CMAM programme. Mma Halima screens and refers malnourished children in her nomadic community and provides health and nutrition education. She describes the ripple effect of her son's rehabilitation through CMAM: ""Now in my community all the mothers are using mosquito nets and our children are not getting sick as before. Now I have only two malnourished children in my community. It is impressive.""
","English" "17804","Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) Programme in Niger ","English","National","","NER","Niger","Zinder, Niger|Maradi, Niger|Niamey, Niger|Tillabéry, Niger|Tahoua, Niger","Urban|Rural","on-going","07-2005","","The Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) is one of World Vision’s core project models in nutrition. The CMAM approach enables community volunteers to identify and initiate treatment by referring children with acute malnutrition before they become seriously ill. Caregivers provide treatment for the majority of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in the home using Ready-to-Use-Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) and receiving routine medical care at a local health facility. When necessary, severely malnourished children who have medical complications or lack an appetite are referred to in-patient facilities for more intensive treatment. CMAM programs also work to integrate treatment with a variety of other longer-term interventions such as Nutrition Education, Infant and Young Child Feeding and Food Security. These interventions are designed to reduce the incidence of malnutrition and improve public health and food security in a sustainable manner.
There are four key components to the CMAM approach: Community Mobilisation, Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP), Outpatient Therapeutic Program (OTP), and Stabilisation Centre/In-patient Care (SC). On the most part, World Vision does not set up Stabilisation Centres but instead works closely with existing local health institutions or medical NGOs to provide these services.
World Vision has been operational in Niger for almost two decades – implementing a wide range of long-term development activities across the country. Their work is structured alongside the model of comprehensive area development programs (known internally as ADPs). Each ADP has a Health & Nutrition component which seeks to deliver support through (while simultaneously strengthening) local health structures. In July 2005 and as a result of the 2005 food crisis in Niger that year, World Vision launched a community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) program based on the National Protocol for the Management of Acute Malnutrition. At that time, contacts were made with Valid International – aimed at establishing a partnership for an effective and quality delivery of the CMAM program. An institutional agreement between World Vision and Valid International was reached in July 2006, thus paving the way for the provision of technical support to the Niger CTC (now called CMAM) program.
As a part of the national nutrition strategy, WV is currently implementing CMAM in many decentralized government health centers throughout the country, with the support of partner NGOs (ex. Medecins Sans Frontieres). From the onset of CMAM program implementation, It has been integrated within the Ministry of Health structures such as the CSIs (Integrated Health Centers) with regular trainings of MOH health staff at national, regional and CSI levels based on the most revised version of the National Protocol, ultimately leading to the final version (i.e. Protocole Nationale de prise en Charge de la Malnutrition. MOH Publique/UNICEF/OMS. Juin 2009).
","Evaluation of World Vision Niger Emergency Nutrition Programme, Tillaberi and Niamey Regions (Jul 2010 - Jul 2011), Bernadette Feeney, Technical Advisor, Valid International.
Evaluation Semi-Quantitative de l’Accessibilité et de la Couverture (SQUEAC) CSI appuyés par World Vision ADP de Kornaka West, Gobir Yamma, Chadakori et Goulbi Kaba Région de Maradi, République du Niger, (22 mars au 15 avril, 2011), Allie Norris, Consultante Mobilisation, Valid International.
Rapport De La Mobilisation Sociale Dans Le Cadre Du Redémarrage des Activités Du Programme De World Vision de Prise en charge Communautaire de la Malnutrition Aiguë Régions de Zinder, Maradi et Tillabéri, Niger (13 Juin au 8 Juillet, 2010), Allie Norris et Gabriele Walz Techniciennes de Mobilisation Sociale, Valid International.
Formation sur la “Prise en charge Communautaire de la Malnutrition Aiguë” (PCMA) ADP de Zinder & de Tillabéri (20 juin au 19 juillet, 2010); ADP de Maradi (20 Juin au 8 Juillet, 2010), Lionella Fieschi, Consultante PCMA et Bernadette Feeneey, Valid International.
Evaluation Finale Du Programme CTC Dans La Région De Zinder World Vision, Niger (06 au 18 Juin, 2008), El Hadji Issakha Diop, CTC Advisor, Valid International.
Rapport De L’enquête De Couverture Du Projet CTC Exécuté Par World Vision ADPs De Kassama, DTk Et Gamou Région De Zinder Niger (Avril- Mai, 2007), Lionella Fieschi, Consultante CTC, Valid International.
Programme CTC de World Vision dans la région de Zinder, Niger : Evaluation à mi- parcours (11- 18 Mai, 2007), El Hadji Issakha Diop, Consultant CTC, Valid International.
Visite au programme CTC Région de Zinder (WV Niger), (13 – 24 Février, 2007) Montse Saboya, Valid International.
Mobilisation Communautaire Visite Technique au Programme de CTC Zinder, Niger, (20 février – 2 mars, 2007), Saul Guerrero & Nyauma Nyasani, Consultants de développement communautaire et social, Valid International.
Community Mobilisation aspects of the World Vision CTC Programme, Zinder Region, Niger (Aug 4 - 18, 2006), Saul Guerrero, Valid International.
Assessment for CTC World Vision in Niger (Jul - Aug, 2006), Valid International.
Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition Model: http://www.wvi.org/nutrition/project-models/cmam
","","","Health","Gouvernement du Niger et la Direction Departementale de la Sante Publique et la Direction de la Nutrition (DN/MSP)","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Currency: US Dollars (USD)Purposes: Salaries & Benefits; Supplies & Materials; Travel & Transportation; Training & Consulting; Monitoring & Evaluation; Occupancy; Communications; Equipment.Action: Covers all actions","International NGOs","World Vision International","World Vision is a global Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. http://www.wvi.org (WV Canada, WV US, WV Taiwan, WV UK, WV New Zealand, WV Germany, and WV Switzerland are support offices)","Bilateral and donor agencies and lenders","","The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) brings 14 leading UK aid charities together in times of crisis: Action Aid, Age International, British Red Cross, CAFOD, Care International, Christian Aid, Concern Worldwide, Islamic Relief, Merlin, Oxfam, Plan UK, Save the Children, Tearfund and World Vision; all collectively raising money to reach those in need quickly. http://www.dec.org.uk/about-dec","UN","World Food Programme (WFP)","The World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations' frontline agency in the fight against hunger. It responds to emergencies, saving lives by getting food to the hungry fast, and it also works to help prevent hunger in the future. http://www.wfp.org (The WFP provides WVN direct supply of food for SFP in different CSI).","UN","United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)","The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is the main UN organization defending, promoting and protecting children's rights. UNICEF works to improve the social and economic conditions of children by increasing children's access to health care, safe drinking water, food, and education; protecting children from violence and abuse; and providing emergency relief after disasters. http://www.unicef.org","Bilateral and donor agencies and lenders","Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)","The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is Canada's lead agency for development assistance. http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/home","Bilateral and donor agencies and lenders","US Agency for International Development (USAID)","The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is the United States federal government agency primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid. http://www.usaid.gov (The fund is provided through the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA))","Bilateral and donor agencies and lenders","Australian Agency for International Development (AUSAID)","The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) is the Australian Government agency responsible for managing Australia's overseas aid programme. http://www.ausaid.gov.au/Pages/home.aspx","Bilateral and donor agencies and lenders","Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)","The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) is a government organization under the Swedish Foreign Ministry responsible for administering approximately half of Sweden's budget for development aid. http://www.sida.se/English/","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","17821","","Management of moderate malnutrition","","","","MAM child|Preschool-age children (Pre-SAC)","6 - 59 months","5 regions (Zinder, Maradi, Niamey, Tillabéri, Tahoua)","Community-based","","World Vision works with communities through Area Development Programs (ADPs) that have been identified and implemented based on a series of development criteria. The ADPs serve as the basic intervention unit of the WV's multi-sectoral programs/projects (e.g. in education, water and sanitation, health, income-generating activities and sponsorship of children etc.), but the geographical areas of the ADPs do not necessarily align with administrative boundaries of the country. The whole ADP and program management structure is geared toward long-term development programming, into which the nutritional activities/programs such as Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) are integrated.
Since July/August 2005, WV Niger has been implementing and supporting the following four components of a CMAM program:
All programmatic activities are implemented through the local health structures and systems and their respective catchment areas. The majority of the OTP and SFP activities are implemented in the Integrated Health Centers (CSI) but in order to achieve greater coverage and to bring supplementary facilities closer to communities, WV has also implemented the programs in Health Posts (CS) which are satellites of CSI. Most OTP take place together with SFP in CSI but few are located in CS as well. The OTP activities, including the provision of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (Plumpy Nut) and the systematic treatments are conducted on a weekly basis, whereas the SFP activities, including the distribution of Fortified Blended Food (CSB (Corn Soya Based), oil, sugar) for MAM children and moderately malnourished PLWs are carried out bi-monthly basis. The numbers of OTP and SFP sites and staff per ADP differ depending on the target population size and needs.
The technical (nutrition related) and managerial structure of WV in Niger (WVN) includes two nutrition coordinators (East and West) and six regional nutrition supervisor mangers (one per region) who coordinate and harmonize nutritional activities through the different locations. All of them are supported by a relief-nutrition country manager based in Niamey. In each ADP, there is also a health-nutrition manager who is responsible for overseeing ADP related health and nutrition programs and staff. As the national health system is WV's principle partner, WVN staff always work in partnership/collaboration with Ministry of Health (MOH) staff. Currently, WVN staff mainly act as technical facilitators and help with the general management of the program activities such as site organization, training of the community volunteers who help during distributions, channeling food and medical supplies coming from UNICEF and WFP, and program monitoring. Depending on the ADP, there is also either one or two nurses who provides support to the MOH staff in the field.
","SFP Outcome
Cured % (#)
> 75%
Died % (#)
< 3%
Defaulted % (#)
< 15%
Non-recovered % (#)
Regions
Reporting Period: 2010
Maradi (Sept-Dec)
88.5 (491)
0.4 (2)
8.6 (48)
2.5 (14)
Niamey (Jan-Dec)
88.6 (194)
0.0 (0)
1.4 (3)
10.0 (22)
Tahoua (Aug-Dec)
86.4 (248)
0.0 (0)
13.6 (39)
0.0 (0)
Tillaberi (June-Dec)
88.4 (501)
0.7 (4)
10.2 (58)
0.7 (4)
Zinder (Jan-Dec)
90.8 (640)
2.6 (18)
5.4 (38)
1.3 (9)
Reporting Period: Jan - Dec, 2011
Maradi
97.0 (7069)
0.0 (3)
2.2 (162)
0.7 (51)
Niamey
85.8 (1949)
0.2 (5)
7.7 (175)
6.3 (143)
Tahoua
92.1 (1413)
0.0 (0)
6.3 (96)
1.6 (25)
Tillaberi
93.7 (4413)
0.2 (9)
5.1 (242)
0.9 (44)
Zinder
95.6 (4825)
0.4 (18)
2.4 (119)
1.7 (84)
Reporting Period: Jan - Dec, 2012
Maradi
99.0 (9559)
0.0 (0)
0.4 (38)
0.6 (54)
Niamey
81.3 (1886)
0.0 (0)
10.0 (233)
8.7 (201)
Tahoua
90.1 (984)
0.2 (2)
7.7 (84)
2.0 (22)
Tillaberi
88.7 (2065)
0.2 (4)
9.7 (226)
1.4 (33)
Zinder
94.9 (5508)
0.1 (3)
2.6 (148)
2.5 (143)
Reporting Period: 2013
Maradi (Jan-Apr)
97.1 (1501)
0.1 (1)
2.7 (42)
0.1 (2)
Niamey (Jan-Apr)
73.9 (241)
0.0 (0)
18.7 (61)
7.4 (24)
Tahoua (Jan-May)
88.7 (344)
0.0 (0)
9.0 (35)
2.3 (9)
Tillaberi
NA
NA
NA
NA
Zinder (Jan-May)
99.7 (2910)
0.0 (0)
0.2 (6)
0.1 (2)
","Ongoing monitoring and evaluation of CMAM programs is essential for ensuring program targets are being reached. As of Spring 2010, WV is using a consolidated online database management system for CMAM programs. The system is a positive transformation from the existing Excel spreadsheets (template provided by Valid International) that were used during the first few years of WV CMAM programming by National Offices. A simple and systematic data management system allows multi-level program managers to easily retrieve CMAM data and make quick and accurate decisions based on the data that is available to them. In the early days of WV CMAM implementation, prompt access the Excel database was limited to the field staff throughout the year. However, WV’s online CMAM system aims to facilitate this overall data recovery process for WV Staff located in the National, Regional and Support Offices, and Global Health Centre, as well. The online system is carefully designed to be user friendly and applicable for WV staffs across partnership. Staff members are provided with password protected login identification and can access the different online pages that are relevant to their job responsibilities. In this way, they are able to input their monthly tally sheets, generate clear reports, predict future trends (including resources), provide timely input to all internal/external requests and access raw data sheets for further analysis. Furthermore, the quantitative indicators and data collection tools closely align themselves with what has been developed and used by different MOH, facilitating a simple integrating with existing administrative systems and standards in a particular country. All WV CMAM indicators and data collection tools have been standardized to complement the existing myriad of MOH and National Office requirements, as well as the International benchmarks (e.g. SPHERE). In addition to these standard indicators, the CMAM database also includes WV contextual data (e.g. # Registered Children, # Orphans & Vulnerable Children) that is mandatory with the Partnership’s Integrated Program Management.
","ADP Name Total Population; 6-59 months Kornaka West 68,165; 15,261 Gobir Yamma 56,032; 12,934 Ouallam 572,377; 188,745 Simiri 186,528; 76,805","Zinder: April-May 2007, point coverage = 28.5% and period coverage = 49.0%.","","Sept - Oct, 2005: National GAM 15.3%, SAM 1.8%; Zinder GAM 16.1%, SAM 1.2%.Sept, 2006: Maradi GAM 8.2%, SAM 0.8%, U5M 1.3/10,000. Oct - Nov, 2006: National GAM 10.3%, SAM 1.4%, U5M 1.08/10,000, Exclusive breastfeeding 2.2%, Complementary feeding (6-9mos) 78.4%; Zinder GAM 9.7%, SAM 1.7%; Maradi GAM 6.8%, SAM 0.6%; Tahoua GAM 12.5%, SAM 1.1%; Tillaberi GAM 11.2%, SAM 1.9%; Niamey GAM 9.2%; SAM 0.5%. June, 2007: National GAM 11.2%, SAM 1%, U5M 0.71/10,000; Tillaberi GAM 11.2%Oct - Nov, 2007: National GAM 11.0%, SAM 0.8%, U5M 1.81/10,000, Exclusive breastfeeding 9.0%, Complementary feeding (6-9mos) 78.4%; Zinder GAM 11.7%, SAM 1.0%, U5M 3.55/10,000, EB 9.7%, CF 68.2%; Maradi GAM 10.7%, SAM 0.8%, U5M 0.83/10,000, EB 7.6%, CF 73.9%; Tahoua GAM 13.1%, SAM 0.4%, U5M 1.62/10,000, EB 15.7%, CF 89.7%; Tillaberi GAM 7.9%, SAM 1.0%, U5M 3.14/10,000, EB 1.6%, CF 63.5%; Niamey GAM 9.9%, SAM 0.9%, U5M 1.57/10,000, EB 17.1%, CF 40.6%. June-July, 2008: National GAM 10.7%, SAM 0.8%, U5M 1.53/10,000; Zinder GAM 15.7%, SAM 1.9%, U5M 2.13/10,000; Maradi GAM 9.9%, SAM 1.0%, U5M 1.79/10,000; Tahoua GAM 8.4%, SAM 0.6%, U5M 1.67/10,000; Tillaberi GAM 10.1%, SAM 0.1%, U5M 1.11/10,000; Niamey GAM 6.8%, SAM 0.9%, U5M 0.34/10,000. May-June, 2010: National GAM 16.7%, SAM 3.2%; Maradi GAM 19.7%, SAM 3.9%; Zinder GAM 17.8%, SAM 3.6%; Tillaberi GAM 14.8%, SAM 2.7%. June, 2009: National GAM 12.3%, SAM 2.3%.Oct, 2010: Maradi GAM 15.5%, SAM 4.3% ","See above","Vulnerable groups","","eLENA titles related to prevention or treatment of moderate acute malnutrition in children>>>Supplementary feeding in community settings for promoting child growth>>http://www.who.int/elena/titles/child_growth|Food supplementation in children with moderate acute malnutrition>>http://www.who.int/elena/titles/food_children_mam","Supplies","Problem: The lack of a consistent supply of nutritional commodities for SFP has put children suffering from MAM at an increased risk for relapse, non-response, deterioration in status (into SAM) and defaulting. This lack of consistency has also negatively affected the credibility of the SFP program within the community. In turn, this has reduced the overall number of caregivers accessing the SFP services and thus has become a barrier to access.Solution: Contingency planning by the Food Commodity Department and logistics within WV to avoid stock shortage. For example add an extra percentage onto projected estimations each month in order to always have stock in place. ","Communication","Problem: The lack of clarity over the use of RUSF (Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food) and the target group has introduced increased risks for MAM cases in more vulnerable age groups. These cases were not being treated properly, thereby reducing effectiveness of the SFP program. Solution: Clarification with written protocols on the use of RUSF and other nutritional commodities for MAM and the target groups should be made available in the CSIs. It is also essential that there is community sensitization/awareness in the CSI catchment communities on the MAM aspect of CMAM.","External factors","Problem - Conflicting admission criteria: Community Volunteers (Femmes Relais) screen children for MAM in the communities using MUAC. However, upon arrival to the CSI/CS, the same children are admitted into the program on the basis of W/H criteria (outlined in National Protocol). Due to the discrepancies between W/H and MUAC screening, children are rejected from the program. This can reduce the effectiveness of community mobilization because of the problem of rejection.Solution: In order to increase coverage of the program a mass screening was carried out in the 5 regions covered by WV. Over 40,000 children were screened which resulted in a subsequent increase in the SFP admission. ","External factors","Problem: Distance as a barrier to access. Some of the CSI are located very far from the communities that they are serving. Solution: Expand MAM treatment (i.e. SFP) to Health Posts (CS) in order to reduce distance travelled for beneficiaries thus helping to improve the program accessibility as well as reducing the work load in CSIs (however the program capacity must be assured before decentralising these services to health posts).","Staff skills/training","Problem: When CTC/CMAM was launched in Niger in 2005/2006, the national/international capacity available for CTC/CMAM implementation was very limited, resulting in a low quality program. Solution: WV developed an Institutional Agreement with Valid International to build their capacity in the overall management of acute malnutrition.","Staff retention","Problem: Due to the erratic funding cycles associated with CMAM programming, it was very difficult to retain staff (Community Mobilization volunteers, MOH staff and WV Staff) when funding cycles terminate. Furthermore, there are difficulties retaining volunteers and keeping them motivated to continue their activities. Solution: WVN established permanent positions, embedded within their ADP and National management structures, for ongoing CMAM program support, including during funding disruptions. Furthermore, WVN can help improve sustainability of the self governing of CSIs and management of volunteers by building capacity of the village health committees (COGES) as an ongoing development commitment. ","Insufficient staff","Problem: In order to respond to the increased case load of SAM, the capacity of MOH (e.g. staff at CSIs) had to be increased. Solution: Rather than placing WV staff to manage the increased caseload, WV provided training and on-going support to strengthen volunteer capacity to manage SFP which will reduce workload of the health staff in the CSI thereby enabling them to address the more severe cases of malnutrition. This strategy appeared to be very effective in helping the MOH to cope with the case load. For Example: In three of the four CSIs sampled, it was found that the volunteers managed SFP completely thus relieving the existing CSI staff to manage SAM cases. ","","","","","","","","","","English" "17804","Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) Programme in Niger ","English","National","","NER","Niger","Zinder, Niger|Maradi, Niger|Niamey, Niger|Tillabéry, Niger|Tahoua, Niger","Urban|Rural","on-going","01-2005","","The Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) is one of World Vision’s core project models in nutrition. The CMAM approach enables community volunteers to identify and initiate treatment by referring children with acute malnutrition before they become seriously ill. Caregivers provide treatment for the majority of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in the home using Ready-to-Use-Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) and receiving routine medical care at a local health facility. When necessary, severely malnourished children who have medical complications or lack an appetite are referred to in-patient facilities for more intensive treatment. CMAM programs also work to integrate treatment with a variety of other longer-term interventions such as Nutrition Education, Infant and Young Child Feeding and Food Security. These interventions are designed to reduce the incidence of malnutrition and improve public health and food security in a sustainable manner.
There are four key components to the CMAM approach: Community Mobilisation, Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP), Outpatient Therapeutic Program (OTP), and Stabilisation Centre/In-patient Care (SC). On the most part, World Vision does not set up Stabilisation Centres but instead works closely with existing local health institutions or medical NGOs to provide these services.
World Vision has been operational in Niger for almost two decades – implementing a wide range of long-term development activities across the country. Their work is structured alongside the model of comprehensive area development programs (known internally as ADPs). Each ADP has a Health & Nutrition component which seeks to deliver support through (while simultaneously strengthening) local health structures. In July 2005 and as a result of the 2005 food crisis in Niger that year, World Vision launched a community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) program based on the National Protocol for the Management of Acute Malnutrition. At that time, contacts were made with Valid International – aimed at establishing a partnership for an effective and quality delivery of the CMAM program. An institutional agreement between World Vision and Valid International was reached in July 2006, thus paving the way for the provision of technical support to the Niger CTC (now called CMAM) program.
As a part of the national nutrition strategy, WV is currently implementing CMAM in many decentralized government health centers throughout the country, with the support of partner NGOs (ex. Medecins Sans Frontieres). From the onset of CMAM program implementation, It has been integrated within the Ministry of Health structures such as the CSIs (Integrated Health Centers) with regular trainings of MOH health staff at national, regional and CSI levels based on the most revised version of the National Protocol, ultimately leading to the final version (i.e. Protocole Nationale de prise en Charge de la Malnutrition. MOH Publique/UNICEF/OMS. Juin 2009).
","Evaluation of World Vision Niger Emergency Nutrition Programme, Tillaberi and Niamey Regions (Jul 2010 - Jul 2011), Bernadette Feeney, Technical Advisor, Valid International.
Evaluation Semi-Quantitative de l’Accessibilité et de la Couverture (SQUEAC) CSI appuyés par World Vision ADP de Kornaka West, Gobir Yamma, Chadakori et Goulbi Kaba Région de Maradi, République du Niger, (22 mars au 15 avril, 2011), Allie Norris, Consultante Mobilisation, Valid International.
Rapport De La Mobilisation Sociale Dans Le Cadre Du Redémarrage des Activités Du Programme De World Vision de Prise en charge Communautaire de la Malnutrition Aiguë Régions de Zinder, Maradi et Tillabéri, Niger (13 Juin au 8 Juillet, 2010), Allie Norris et Gabriele Walz Techniciennes de Mobilisation Sociale, Valid International.
Formation sur la “Prise en charge Communautaire de la Malnutrition Aiguë” (PCMA) ADP de Zinder & de Tillabéri (20 juin au 19 juillet, 2010); ADP de Maradi (20 Juin au 8 Juillet, 2010), Lionella Fieschi, Consultante PCMA et Bernadette Feeneey, Valid International.
Evaluation Finale Du Programme CTC Dans La Région De Zinder World Vision, Niger (06 au 18 Juin, 2008), El Hadji Issakha Diop, CTC Advisor, Valid International.
Rapport De L’enquête De Couverture Du Projet CTC Exécuté Par World Vision ADPs De Kassama, DTk Et Gamou Région De Zinder Niger (Avril- Mai, 2007), Lionella Fieschi, Consultante CTC, Valid International.
Programme CTC de World Vision dans la région de Zinder, Niger : Evaluation à mi- parcours (11- 18 Mai, 2007), El Hadji Issakha Diop, Consultant CTC, Valid International.
Visite au programme CTC Région de Zinder (WV Niger), (13 – 24 Février, 2007) Montse Saboya, Valid International.
Mobilisation Communautaire Visite Technique au Programme de CTC Zinder, Niger, (20 février – 2 mars, 2007), Saul Guerrero & Nyauma Nyasani, Consultants de développement communautaire et social, Valid International.
Community Mobilisation aspects of the World Vision CTC Programme, Zinder Region, Niger (Aug 4 - 18, 2006), Saul Guerrero, Valid International.
Assessment for CTC World Vision in Niger (Jul - Aug, 2006), Valid International.
Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition Model: http://www.wvi.org/nutrition/project-models/cmam
","","","Health","Gouvernement du Niger et la Direction Departementale de la Sante Publique et la Direction de la Nutrition (DN/MSP)","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Currency: US Dollars (USD)Purposes: Salaries & Benefits; Supplies & Materials; Travel & Transportation; Training & Consulting; Monitoring & Evaluation; Occupancy; Communications; Equipment.Action: Covers all actions","International NGOs","World Vision International","World Vision is a global Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. http://www.wvi.org (WV Canada, WV US, WV Taiwan, WV UK, WV New Zealand, WV Germany, and WV Switzerland are support offices)","Bilateral and donor agencies and lenders","","The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) brings 14 leading UK aid charities together in times of crisis: Action Aid, Age International, British Red Cross, CAFOD, Care International, Christian Aid, Concern Worldwide, Islamic Relief, Merlin, Oxfam, Plan UK, Save the Children, Tearfund and World Vision; all collectively raising money to reach those in need quickly. http://www.dec.org.uk/about-dec","UN","World Food Programme (WFP)","The World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations' frontline agency in the fight against hunger. It responds to emergencies, saving lives by getting food to the hungry fast, and it also works to help prevent hunger in the future. http://www.wfp.org (The WFP provides WVN direct supply of food for SFP in different CSI).","UN","United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)","The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is the main UN organization defending, promoting and protecting children's rights. UNICEF works to improve the social and economic conditions of children by increasing children's access to health care, safe drinking water, food, and education; protecting children from violence and abuse; and providing emergency relief after disasters. http://www.unicef.org","Bilateral and donor agencies and lenders","Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)","The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is Canada's lead agency for development assistance. http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/home","Bilateral and donor agencies and lenders","US Agency for International Development (USAID)","The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is the United States federal government agency primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid. http://www.usaid.gov (The fund is provided through the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA))","Bilateral and donor agencies and lenders","Australian Agency for International Development (AUSAID)","The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) is the Australian Government agency responsible for managing Australia's overseas aid programme. http://www.ausaid.gov.au/Pages/home.aspx","Bilateral and donor agencies and lenders","Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)","The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) is a government organization under the Swedish Foreign Ministry responsible for administering approximately half of Sweden's budget for development aid. http://www.sida.se/English/","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","17823","","Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition","","","","Lactating women (LW)|Pregnant women (PW)|Pregnant/lactating women with HIV/AIDS","","Zinder, Maradi, Niamey, Tahoua","Community-based","","World Vision works with communities through Area Development Programs (ADPs) that have been identified and implemented based on a series of development criteria. The ADPs serve as the basic intervention unit of the WV's multi-sectoral programs/projects (e.g. in education, water and sanitation, health, income-generating activities and sponsorship of children etc.), but the geographical areas of the ADPs do not necessarily align with administrative boundaries of the country. The whole ADP and program management structure is geared toward long-term development programming, into which the nutritional activities/programs such as Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) are integrated.
Since July/August 2005, WV Niger has been implementing and supporting the following four components of a CMAM program:
All programmatic activities are implemented through the local health structures and systems and their respective catchment areas. The majority of the OTP and SFP activities are implemented in the Integrated Health Centers (CSI) but in order to achieve greater coverage and to bring supplementary facilities closer to communities, WV has also implemented the programs in Health Posts (CS) which are satellites of CSI. Most OTP take place together with SFP in CSI but few are located in CS as well. The OTP activities, including the provision of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (Plumpy Nut) and the systematic treatments are conducted on a weekly basis, whereas the SFP activities, including the distribution of Fortified Blended Food (Premix with CSB (Corn Soya Based), oil, sugar) for MAM children and moderately malnourished PLWs are carried out bi-monthly basis. The numbers of OTP and SFP sites and staff per ADP differ depending on the target population size and needs.
The technical (nutrition related) and managerial structure of WV in Niger (WVN) includes two nutrition coordinators (East and West) and six regional nutrition supervisor mangers (one per region) who coordinate and harmonize nutritional activities through the different locations. All of them are supported by a relief-nutrition country manager based in Niamey. In each ADP, there is also a health-nutrition manager who is responsible for overseeing ADP related health and nutrition programs and staff. As the national health system is WV's principle partner, WVN staff always work in partnership/collaboration with Ministry of Health (MOH) staff. Currently, WVN staff mainly act as technical facilitators and help with the general management of the program activities such as site organization, training of the community volunteers who help during distributions, channeling food and medical supplies coming from UNICEF and WFP, and program monitoring. Depending on the ADP, there is also either one or two nurses who provides support to the MOH staff in the field.
","
The Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) is one of World Vision’s core project models in nutrition. The CMAM approach enables community volunteers to identify and initiate treatment by referring children with acute malnutrition before they become seriously ill. Caregivers provide treatment for the majority of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in the home using Ready-to-Use-Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) and receiving routine medical care at a local health facility. When necessary, severely malnourished children who have medical complications or lack an appetite are referred to in-patient facilities for more intensive treatment. CMAM programs also work to integrate treatment with a variety of other longer-term interventions such as Nutrition Education, Infant and Young Child Feeding and Food Security. These interventions are designed to reduce the incidence of malnutrition and improve public health and food security in a sustainable manner.
There are four key components to the CMAM approach: Community Mobilisation, Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP), Outpatient Therapeutic Program (OTP), and Stabilisation Centre/In-patient Care (SC). On the most part, World Vision does not set up Stabilisation Centres but instead works closely with existing local health institutions or medical NGOs to provide these services.
World Vision has been operational in Niger for almost two decades – implementing a wide range of long-term development activities across the country. Their work is structured alongside the model of comprehensive area development programs (known internally as ADPs). Each ADP has a Health & Nutrition component which seeks to deliver support through (while simultaneously strengthening) local health structures. In July 2005 and as a result of the 2005 food crisis in Niger that year, World Vision launched a community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) program based on the National Protocol for the Management of Acute Malnutrition. At that time, contacts were made with Valid International – aimed at establishing a partnership for an effective and quality delivery of the CMAM program. An institutional agreement between World Vision and Valid International was reached in July 2006, thus paving the way for the provision of technical support to the Niger CTC (now called CMAM) program.
As a part of the national nutrition strategy, WV is currently implementing CMAM in many decentralized government health centers throughout the country, with the support of partner NGOs (ex. Medecins Sans Frontieres). From the onset of CMAM program implementation, It has been integrated within the Ministry of Health structures such as the CSIs (Integrated Health Centers) with regular trainings of MOH health staff at national, regional and CSI levels based on the most revised version of the National Protocol, ultimately leading to the final version (i.e. Protocole Nationale de prise en Charge de la Malnutrition. MOH Publique/UNICEF/OMS. Juin 2009).
","Evaluation of World Vision Niger Emergency Nutrition Programme, Tillaberi and Niamey Regions (Jul 2010 - Jul 2011), Bernadette Feeney, Technical Advisor, Valid International.
Evaluation Semi-Quantitative de l’Accessibilité et de la Couverture (SQUEAC) CSI appuyés par World Vision ADP de Kornaka West, Gobir Yamma, Chadakori et Goulbi Kaba Région de Maradi, République du Niger, (22 mars au 15 avril, 2011), Allie Norris, Consultante Mobilisation, Valid International.
Rapport De La Mobilisation Sociale Dans Le Cadre Du Redémarrage des Activités Du Programme De World Vision de Prise en charge Communautaire de la Malnutrition Aiguë Régions de Zinder, Maradi et Tillabéri, Niger (13 Juin au 8 Juillet, 2010), Allie Norris et Gabriele Walz Techniciennes de Mobilisation Sociale, Valid International.
Formation sur la “Prise en charge Communautaire de la Malnutrition Aiguë” (PCMA) ADP de Zinder & de Tillabéri (20 juin au 19 juillet, 2010); ADP de Maradi (20 Juin au 8 Juillet, 2010), Lionella Fieschi, Consultante PCMA et Bernadette Feeneey, Valid International.
Evaluation Finale Du Programme CTC Dans La Région De Zinder World Vision, Niger (06 au 18 Juin, 2008), El Hadji Issakha Diop, CTC Advisor, Valid International.
Rapport De L’enquête De Couverture Du Projet CTC Exécuté Par World Vision ADPs De Kassama, DTk Et Gamou Région De Zinder Niger (Avril- Mai, 2007), Lionella Fieschi, Consultante CTC, Valid International.
Programme CTC de World Vision dans la région de Zinder, Niger : Evaluation à mi- parcours (11- 18 Mai, 2007), El Hadji Issakha Diop, Consultant CTC, Valid International.
Visite au programme CTC Région de Zinder (WV Niger), (13 – 24 Février, 2007) Montse Saboya, Valid International.
Mobilisation Communautaire Visite Technique au Programme de CTC Zinder, Niger, (20 février – 2 mars, 2007), Saul Guerrero & Nyauma Nyasani, Consultants de développement communautaire et social, Valid International.
Community Mobilisation aspects of the World Vision CTC Programme, Zinder Region, Niger (Aug 4 - 18, 2006), Saul Guerrero, Valid International.
Assessment for CTC World Vision in Niger (Jul - Aug, 2006), Valid International.
Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition Model: http://www.wvi.org/nutrition/project-models/cmam
","","","Health","Gouvernement du Niger et la Direction Departementale de la Sante Publique et la Direction de la Nutrition (DN/MSP)","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Currency: US Dollars (USD)Purposes: Salaries & Benefits; Supplies & Materials; Travel & Transportation; Training & Consulting; Monitoring & Evaluation; Occupancy; Communications; Equipment.Action: Covers all actions","International NGOs","World Vision International","World Vision is a global Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. http://www.wvi.org (WV Canada, WV US, WV Taiwan, WV UK, WV New Zealand, WV Germany, and WV Switzerland are support offices)","Bilateral and donor agencies and lenders","","The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) brings 14 leading UK aid charities together in times of crisis: Action Aid, Age International, British Red Cross, CAFOD, Care International, Christian Aid, Concern Worldwide, Islamic Relief, Merlin, Oxfam, Plan UK, Save the Children, Tearfund and World Vision; all collectively raising money to reach those in need quickly. http://www.dec.org.uk/about-dec","UN","World Food Programme (WFP)","The World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations' frontline agency in the fight against hunger. It responds to emergencies, saving lives by getting food to the hungry fast, and it also works to help prevent hunger in the future. http://www.wfp.org (The WFP provides WVN direct supply of food for SFP in different CSI).","UN","United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)","The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is the main UN organization defending, promoting and protecting children's rights. UNICEF works to improve the social and economic conditions of children by increasing children's access to health care, safe drinking water, food, and education; protecting children from violence and abuse; and providing emergency relief after disasters. http://www.unicef.org","Bilateral and donor agencies and lenders","Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)","The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is Canada's lead agency for development assistance. http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/home","Bilateral and donor agencies and lenders","US Agency for International Development (USAID)","The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is the United States federal government agency primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid. http://www.usaid.gov (The fund is provided through the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA))","Bilateral and donor agencies and lenders","Australian Agency for International Development (AUSAID)","The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) is the Australian Government agency responsible for managing Australia's overseas aid programme. http://www.ausaid.gov.au/Pages/home.aspx","Bilateral and donor agencies and lenders","Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)","The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) is a government organization under the Swedish Foreign Ministry responsible for administering approximately half of Sweden's budget for development aid. http://www.sida.se/English/","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","17824","","Nutrition education and counselling","","","","Adolescents|Adult men and women|Elderly|Family ( living in same household)|Females|Lactating women (LW)|Males|Non-pregnant women (NPW)|Non-pregnant, non-lactating women (NPNLW)|Pregnant women (PW)|Pregnant/lactating women with HIV/AIDS|Women of reproductive age (WRA)","","5 regions (Zinder, Maradi, Niamey, Tillabéri, Tahoua)","Community-based","","Once the main components of the CMAM programme (e.g. OTP and SFP) have been well implemented in the existing MOH and community structures, a focus was given to address the negative behavioural and adaptive issues around IYCF in order to prevent further malnutrition. Depending on the priorities and funding availability, some ADPs were able to integrate IYCF activities in the CMAM. These included carrying out weekly health and nutrition session on CMAM days at the CSIs (Health Centers) and reactivating PD Hearth approach to develop menus using new types of locally available foods for complementary feeding promotion. Additional objectives of IYCF included strengthening existing nutrition systems and capacity building through training of health workers and community volunteers on IYCF and carrying out a baseline survey on IYCF and quarterly monitoring of changes in behaviour (e.g. EBF rates, diversity of food groups in complementary feeding). However, apart from the weekly nutrition education sessions at the CSIs, some of the activities did not translate into action at the community level. For example, the training of national WV staff on IYCF did not cascade down to the community level with community volunteers and also did not translated into activities or development of monitoring tools at community level. Additionally, no baseline IYCF information was available and quarterly monitoring data had not been collected or was unavailable at community level.
NB: This program was funded for a year therefore continuation of the activities beyond the funding period is likely be sporadic as it will depend on various factors including staff and volunteer capacity and motivation.
","For Tillaberi and Niamey regions in July 2010-July 2011:
Nutrition education (incl. IYCF): Target 24,700; Achieved (by the 3rd quarter) 14,234
Number and percentage of infants 0-6 mos who are exclusively breastfed: Target 310 (10%); Achieved N/A
Number and percentage of children aged 6-24 mos who receive foods daily from 4 or more food groups: Target 3045 (40%); Achieved N/A
","Due to a lack of monitoring and reporting it was not possible to report on Infant and Young Child Feeding activities apart from nutrition education sessions at the health centers even if these activities had been occurring in an informal manner in the communities. But it appears that these activities had been strengthened and expanded towards the end of the programme cycle.
","See outcome indicator section","NA","","Sept - Oct, 2005: National GAM 15.3%, SAM 1.8%; Zinder GAM 16.1%, SAM 1.2%.Sept, 2006: Maradi GAM 8.2%, SAM 0.8%, U5M 1.3/10,000. Oct - Nov, 2006: National GAM 10.3%, SAM 1.4%, U5M 1.08/10,000, Exclusive breastfeeding 2.2%, Complementary feeding (6-9mos) 78.4%; Zinder GAM 9.7%, SAM 1.7%; Maradi GAM 6.8%, SAM 0.6%; Tahoua GAM 12.5%, SAM 1.1%; Tillaberi GAM 11.2%, SAM 1.9%; Niamey GAM 9.2%; SAM 0.5%. June, 2007: National GAM 11.2%, SAM 1%, U5M 0.71/10,000; Tillaberi GAM 11.2%Oct - Nov, 2007: National GAM 11.0%, SAM 0.8%, U5M 1.81/10,000, Exclusive breastfeeding 9.0%, Complementary feeding (6-9mos) 78.4%; Zinder GAM 11.7%, SAM 1.0%, U5M 3.55/10,000, EB 9.7%, CF 68.2%; Maradi GAM 10.7%, SAM 0.8%, U5M 0.83/10,000, EB 7.6%, CF 73.9%; Tahoua GAM 13.1%, SAM 0.4%, U5M 1.62/10,000, EB 15.7%, CF 89.7%; Tillaberi GAM 7.9%, SAM 1.0%, U5M 3.14/10,000, EB 1.6%, CF 63.5%; Niamey GAM 9.9%, SAM 0.9%, U5M 1.57/10,000, EB 17.1%, CF 40.6%. June-July, 2008: National GAM 10.7%, SAM 0.8%, U5M 1.53/10,000; Zinder GAM 15.7%, SAM 1.9%, U5M 2.13/10,000; Maradi GAM 9.9%, SAM 1.0%, U5M 1.79/10,000; Tahoua GAM 8.4%, SAM 0.6%, U5M 1.67/10,000; Tillaberi GAM 10.1%, SAM 0.1%, U5M 1.11/10,000; Niamey GAM 6.8%, SAM 0.9%, U5M 0.34/10,000. May-June, 2010: National GAM 16.7%, SAM 3.2%; Maradi GAM 19.7%, SAM 3.9%; Zinder GAM 17.8%, SAM 3.6%; Tillaberi GAM 14.8%, SAM 2.7%. June, 2009: National GAM 12.3%, SAM 2.3%.Oct, 2010: Maradi GAM 15.5%, SAM 4.3% ","Same as above","Vulnerable groups","","","Management","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","WV Niger’s implementation of IYCF activities into the ongoing CMAM program started late in the program period. Due to the high resource (human & financial) intensity of implementing a CMAM program, it was not feasible to introduce IYCF activities until the latter program stages. At the beginning of the program, the MOH staff were trained in providing nutrition education sessions at CSIs on OTP/SFP days which included IYCF messages. Later on, national WV staff were trained on IYCF with the aim that they would cascade this training to the ADP level and then to the community level. However, the training did not continue to the community level (with community volunteers) until near end of the program period.
To strengthen IYCF component of CMAM including monitoring activities, the following activities are recommended:
1. Recruit community mobilisers at ADP level who will work with district Community Focal Points, WV ADP and National Community Mobiliser. The lack of WV community mobilisers at ADP level to work alongside the Nutrition Coordinators has risked a delay in training community volunteers and may have also prevented the implementation of community mobilization activities including IYCF activities and monitoring of these activities.
2. Ensure women are represented in nutrition programs. During the IYCF investigation the 50/50 presence of women as interviewers for the IYCF investigation ensured better access to women and thus the provision of more rigorous information regarding IYCF practices.
3. Develop monitoring tools for IYCF. E.g. How many IYCF sessions held and how many participated?
4. Carry out a representative and statistically significant baseline and final IYCF survey – for EBF rates and diversity of food groups.
","","English" "23281","Health Promotion School Projects in Iceland","English","National","","ISL","Iceland","","Urban|Rural|Peri-urban","on-going","","","Iceland Coutry Statement to the Second International Conferance on Nutrition (ICN 2). (Held by the Permanent Representative of Iceland to the FAO).
","","","Health","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","23280","","Promotion of healthy diets","","","","Adolescents|School age children (SAC)","Children in primary and secondary school","Iceland","Community-based|Kindergarten/school","","No information
","","National coverage","National coverage","","","","None","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","English" "23656","Norwegian guidelines on diet, nutrition and physical activity. 2014 (Norwegian: Anbefalinger om kosthold, ernæring og fysisk aktivitet).","English","National","","NOR","Norway","","","on-going","","","The ‘Norwegian guidelines on diet, nutrition and physical activity’ are based on the ‘Nordic nutrition recommendations 2012’ and the ‘Food-based dietary guidelines for public health promotion and prevention of chronic diseases - Methodology and scientific evidence’, published by the Norwegian Nutrition Council in 2011.
The Nordic nutrition recommendations were developed by a Nordic working group established by the Nordic Council of Ministers; the process was transparent and involved approximately 100 experts. The ‘Food-based dietary guidelines for public health promotion and prevention of chronic diseases - Methodology and scientific evidence’ was drafted by Norwegian experts on nutrition and health; the process leading to the final document included open hearings.
The merging of these two documents was done by the Norwegian Directorate of Health, the resulting product being the ‘Norwegian guidelines on diet, nutrition and physical activity, published in 2014’.
","REFERENCE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: The text and links have been sourced from the FAO Food-based dietary guidelines website http://www.fao.org/nutrition/education/food-dietary-guidelines
Further information, uploaded materials and links are provided at http://www.fao.org/nutrition/education/food-dietary-guidelines/regions/c...
","","","Health","Norwegian Directorate of Health","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","23655","","Food-based dietary guidelines","","","","All population groups","The Norwegian nutrition recommendations target the general public and include recommendations for children from 1 year of age. Separate guidelines for infants will be published.","","","","Messages
These programmes and actions were reported by countries for the 2nd WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017 module on actions related to healthy diets, overweight and diet-related NCDs. More actions and programmes reported 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.
","8275","","Health|Women, children, families","Federal ministry of health and women´s affairs","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","25277","","Ban or virtual elimination of industrial trans fatty acids","","","","","","","","","Applies to all foods. Applies to all settings. Always mandatory.
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","English" "25278","GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q16)","English","National","","BOL","Bolivia (Plurinational State of)","Bolivia (Plurinational State of)","","","","","These programmes and actions were reported by countries for the 2nd WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017 module on actions related to healthy diets, overweight and diet-related NCDs. More actions and programmes reported 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.
","24664","","Health","Ministerio de Salud, Servicio Nacional de Sanidad e Inocuidad alimentaria (SENASAG)","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Producers, industry","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","25279","","Ban or virtual elimination of industrial trans fatty acids","","","","","","","","","Applies to all foods. Applies to all settings. Always mandatory. 2 g por cada 100 g de grasa. IYC foods: El contenido de ácido graso trans no deberá superar el 2% del contenido total de grasa. El contenido de ácido erúcico no deberá superar el 1% del contenido total de grasa.
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","English" "25280","GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q16)","English","National","","BRA","Brazil","Brazil","","","","","These programmes and actions were reported by countries for the 2nd WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017 module on actions related to healthy diets, overweight and diet-related NCDs. More actions and programmes reported 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.
","24669","","Health","National Health Surveillance Agency","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","25281","","Ban or virtual elimination of industrial trans fatty acids","","","","","","","","","Always mandatory.
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","English" "25282","GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q16)","English","National","","CAN","Canada","Canada","","","01-2007","","These programmes and actions were reported by countries for the 2nd WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017 module on actions related to healthy diets, overweight and diet-related NCDs. More actions and programmes reported 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.
","","","Health|Food and agriculture","Health Canada, AAFC, CFIA","","","","","","","","","","Heart and Stroke Foundation","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","25283","","Ban or virtual elimination of industrial trans fatty acids","","","","","","","","","Applies to all foods. Limit the trans fat content of vegetable oils and soft, spreadable margarines to 2% of the total fat content and limit the trans fat content for all other foods to 5% of the total fat content, including ingredients sold to restaurants. Applies to all settings. Voluntary. We only have conditions for labelling of trans fatty acids, not for foods in general.
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","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","English" "25290","GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q16)","English","National","","JOR","Jordan","Jordan","","","01-2016","","These programmes and actions were reported by countries for the 2nd WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017 module on actions related to healthy diets, overweight and diet-related NCDs. More actions and programmes reported 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.
","","","Health|Other","Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology (JSIM)","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","25291","","Ban or virtual elimination of industrial trans fatty acids","","","","","","","","","Sometimes mandatory. The ban is based on JFDA standards 185/2009, 246/2006 and 393/2012, as well as the new decree published in the official gazette (No. 5394) on May 2, 2016. This measure replaced the Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology (JISMO) standards 1605/2004 and 1520/2004, which previously regulated the use of partially hydrogenated oils. https://gain.fas.usda.gov/Recent%20GAIN%20Publications/Jordan%20bans%20p...
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","English" "25296","GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q16)","English","National","","MEX","Mexico","Mexico","","","01-2014","","These programmes and actions were reported by countries for the 2nd WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017 module on actions related to healthy diets, overweight and diet-related NCDs. More actions and programmes reported 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.
","24670","","Health|Education and research","Secretaría de Salud y Secretaría de Educación Pública","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","25297","","Ban or virtual elimination of industrial trans fatty acids","","","","","","","","","Applies to school setting. Sometimes mandatory. A través del ACUERDO mediante el cual se establecen los lineamientos generales para el expendio y distribución de alimentos y bebidas preparados y procesados en las escuelas del Sistema Educativo Nacional. se obliga a que los alimentos que se expendan en escuelas no deberán contener más de 0.5 g de ácidos grasos trans por tamaño de porción autorizada.
","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","English" "24621","Nutrition International - Ethiopia","English","National","","ETH","Ethiopia","Ethiopia ","","on-going","","","We consume iodine in our foods. When plants and animals are raised in areas with iodine-deficient soil, the diet for those people will be less healthy, resulting in populations suffering from iodine deficiency disorders (IDD).[1] Iodine deficiency is a leading cause of mental impairment and therefore Iodine offers protection to the growing brain.[2]
In many middle to high income countries, the problem of iodine deficiency has largely been solved by adding iodine to salt, which then makes it into animal feed, breads, processed foods and salt shakers in homes around the world. Salt iodization is considered the most successful type of food fortification.[2] That said, in 2017, 1 billion people globally did not have access to iodized salt.[3]
Supporting governments' efforts to achieve universal salt iodization (USI) is Nutrition International’s main strategy to help eliminate IDD. This means that all edible salt, for households, processed foods and animal salt, is adequately iodized based on how much the general population consumes. Nutrition International (NI) works in collaboration with the government of Ethiopia and partners to improve the legislative, policy and regulatory environments for salt iodization. NI works with the salt industry to build its capacity to comply with regulations. NI seeks to foster greater government ownership and commitment for USI programs to ensure long-term sustainability.
The areas of NI support for Salt Iodization include:
1. Building the capacity of the government quality control authorities in effective monitoring, quality control and enforcement:
2. Strengthening the capacity of small and medium-scale salt producers in the:
3. Contributing to the global evidence base and to the development of global standards and guidelines
4. Advocacy and Behaviour Change Interventions
This national scale project is being implemented in partnership with the Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical Industries Development Institute of the Ministry of Industry, The Ethiopia Public Health Institute of the Federal Ministry of Health, Ethiopia Standard Association of the Food, Medicines and Health Care Administration and Control Authority, Federal Ministry of Trade, private salt industry and development partners. NI began work with salt fortification in Ethiopia in the late 2000s and work is ongoing.
","For more information:
We consume iodine in our foods. When plants and animals are raised in areas with iodine-deficient soil, the diet for those people will be less healthy, resulting in populations suffering from iodine deficiency disorders (IDD).[1] Iodine deficiency is a leading cause of mental impairment and therefore Iodine offers protection to the growing brain.[2]
In many middle to high income countries, the problem of iodine deficiency has largely been solved by adding iodine to salt, which then makes it into animal feed, breads, processed foods and salt shakers in homes around the world. Salt iodization is considered the most successful type of food fortification.[2] That said, in 2017, 1 billion people globally did not have access to iodized salt.[3]
Supporting efforts to achieve universal salt iodization (USI) is Nutrition International’s main strategy to help eliminate IDD. This means that all edible salt, for households, processed foods and animal salt, is adequately iodized based on how much the general population consumes. Nutrition International (NI) works in collaboration with the government of Senegal and partners to improve the legislative, policy and regulatory environments for salt iodization. NI works with the salt industry to build its capacity to comply with regulations. NI seeks to foster greater government ownership and commitment for USI programs to ensure long-term sustainability.
The areas of NI support for Salt Iodization include:
1. Building the capacity of the government quality control authorities in effective monitoring, quality control and enforcement:
2. Strengthening the capacity of small and medium-scale salt producers in the:
3. Contributing to the global evidence base and to the development of global standards and guidelines
4. Advocacy and Behaviour Change Interventions
This national-scale project is being implemented in partnership with Senegal’s Malnutrition Control Unit (CLM), Ministry of Trade (MoT) and Ministry of Health in Burkina Faso. NI began work with salt fortification in Senegal in the late 2000s and work is ongoing.
","For more information:
We consume iodine in our foods. When plants and animals are raised in areas with iodine-deficient soil, the diet for those people will be less healthy, resulting in populations suffering from iodine deficiency disorders (IDD).[1] Iodine deficiency is a leading cause of mental impairment and therefore Iodine offers protection to the growing brain.[2]
In many middle to high income countries, the problem of iodine deficiency has largely been solved by adding iodine to salt, which then makes it into animal feed, breads, processed foods and salt shakers in homes around the world. Salt iodization is considered the most successful type of food fortification.[2] That said, in 2017, 1 billion people globally did not have access to iodized salt.[3]
Supporting governments' efforts to achieve universal salt iodization (USI) is Nutrition International’s main strategy to help eliminate IDD. This means that all edible salt, for households, processed foods and animal salt, is adequately iodized based on how much the general population consumes. Nutrition International (NI) works in collaboration with the government of India and partners to improve the legislative, policy and regulatory environments for salt iodization. NI works with the salt industry to build its capacity to comply with regulations. NI seeks to foster greater government ownership and commitment for USI programs to ensure long-term sustainability.
The areas of NI support for Salt Iodization include:
1. Building the capacity of the government quality control authorities in effective monitoring, quality control and enforcement:
2. Strengthening the capacity of small and medium-scale salt producers in the:
3. Contributing to the global evidence base and to the development of global standards and guidelines
4. Advocacy and Behaviour Change Interventions
These activities are being implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Salt Department, Ministry of Industries and Commerce, State Food and Drugs Control Administration, Consumer Right Agencies, Salt Industry and development sector partners. This project is being implemented nationally and at the state level with salt processors in four salt producing states (Gujarat, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh) and in three non-salt producing states (Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh). NI began work with salt fortification in India in the early 2000s and work is ongoing.
","For more information:
We consume iodine in our foods. When plants and animals are raised in areas with iodine-deficient soil, the diet for those people will be less healthy, resulting in populations suffering from iodine deficiency disorders (IDD).[1] Iodine deficiency is a leading cause of mental impairment and therefore Iodine offers protection to the growing brain.[2]
In many middle to high income countries, the problem of iodine deficiency has largely been solved by adding iodine to salt, which then makes it into animal feed, breads, processed foods and salt shakers in homes around the world. Salt iodization is considered the most successful type of food fortification.[2] That said, in 2017, 1 billion people globally did not have access to iodized salt.[3]
Supporting efforts to achieve universal salt iodization (USI) is Nutrition International’s main strategy to help eliminate IDD. This means that all edible salt, for households, processed foods and animal salt, is adequately iodized based on how much the general population consumes. Nutrition International (NI) works in collaboration with the government of Bangladesh and partners to improve the legislative, policy and regulatory environments for salt iodization. NI works with the salt industry to build its capacity to comply with regulations. NI seeks to foster greater government ownership and commitment for USI programs to ensure long-term sustainability.
The areas of NI support for Salt Iodization include:
1. Building the capacity of the government quality control authorities in effective monitoring, quality control and enforcement:
2. Strengthening the capacity of small and medium-scale salt producers in the:
3. Contributing to the global evidence base and to the development of global standards and guidelines
4. Advocacy and Behaviour Change Interventions rolled out in collaboration with other stakeholders including government departments
These activities are being implemented in partnership with the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation and the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorder project, Standards and Testing Institution, Bangladesh Industrial and Technical Assistance Center, Institute of Public Health Nutrition, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Institution of Nutrition and Food Science, and Salt Mill owners and processors. Iodized salt is produced sub-nationally in eight salt production zones (Dhaka, Narayanganj, Khulna, Jhalokati, Cox’s Bazaar, Patiya, Chittagong and Chandpur) which is then supplied across the country. NI began work with salt fortification in Bangladesh in the late 2000’s and work is ongoing.
","For more information: