Action - Desnutrición Cero - Complementary feeding promotion and/or counselling - Infants and young children

Programme: Desnutrición Cero

Programme description

The Multi-sectoral Zero Malnutrition Programme focuses on children under the age of five, with a particular emphasis on children under two years of age, and, in its activities, it assigns priority to working with municipalities with a high degree of vulnerability to food insecurity. The program is a multi-sectoral effort and one of the most important challenges facing the current administration.

Bolivia has a population of 10 million people.

Programme type

National

Cost

65.157.257(2007-2011)

References

Status: 
On-going

Start date:

June
2007
Area: 
Urban
Rural
Peri-urban
Place: 
La Paz
Target group: 
Infants and young children
Age group: 
adults and children under age of 5
Delivery: 
Community-based
Implementation details : 

Strengthened local participation through social networks promoting better nutritional and health habits in women and children under age 5, with an inter-cultural approach

Target population size : 
missing
Coverage level (%): 
missing
Outcome indicator(s): 

Infants under age 1 receive exclusive breastfeeding until at least 6 months old.- Children between 6 and 9 months have started complementary nourishment once 6 months old.- Families with infants between 6 and 23 months can properly identify at least 4 dangerous symptoms in order to seek help- Municipalities implementing the PDC with social organizations’ participation under a shared management (with the involvement of local and regional authorities)

M&E system: 

In process

Baseline: 
chronic malnutrition prevalence in 3-48 months old children and anemia prevalence in 6 -48 months old children
Outcome reported by social determinants: 
None

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