Action - GAIN Micro-Nutrient Supplementation - Lipid-based nutrient supplementation - Infants and young children

Programme: GAIN Micro-Nutrient Supplementation

Programme description

Programme type

National

References

Status: 
On-going

Start date:

January
2010

End date:

January
2015
Area: 
Urban
Rural
Peri-urban
Place: 
South Africa
Target group: 
Infants and young children
Age group: 
Children 6-23 months
Delivery: 
Commercial
Other
Other delivery: 
Market-based delivery
Implementation details : 

lipid-based Nutrient Supplement & Micro.Nutrient Powder;

Micronutrients: Iron, Zinc, Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Folic acid, B vitamins.

Besides iodine, iron, folic acid, zinc and vitamins A, B and D, the multi-nutrient Powder contains additional micronutrients as per guidelines of the Technical Advisory Group on Home Fortification (http://hftag.gainhealth.org/products/micronutrient-powders-mnp) and GAIN Nutritional Guidelines for Complementary Foods and Complementary Food Supplements (http://www.gainhealth.org/sites/www.gainhealth.org/files/GAIN%20IYCN%20g...)

Outcome indicator(s): 

.

Outcome reported by social determinants: 
None

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