Policy - National Child Health Policy: children under-five at Primary Health Care

Date:

2006

Published by:

Primary Health Care Directorate

Published year:

2005

Is the policy document adopted?:

Yes

Adopted year:

2006

Adopted by:

Ministry of Health

Type of policy:

Health sector policy, strategy or plan with nutrition components

Reference:

WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2009-2010

Revision log

No log available for this content

Country(ies):

Partners in policy implementation

Government
- Health
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  Primary Health Care Directorate Ministry of Health: Primary Health Care Directorate
UN agencies
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
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  WHO

Policy topics

Goals and indicators
- Undernutrition
  - Low birth weight
  - Stunting in children 0-5 yrs
  - Wasting in children 0-5 years
  - Underweight in children 0-5 years
  - Underweight in women
  - Anaemia
  - Iodine deficiency disorders
- Overweight, obesity and diet-related NCDs
  - Overweight in children 0-5 yrs
- Dietary practice
Action areas
- Maternal, infant and young child nutrition
  - Growth monitoring and promotion
  - Breastfeeding promotion/counselling
  - Breastfeeding in difficult circumstances
    Counselling on feeding and care of LBW infants
  - Complementary feeding promotion/counselling
- Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs
  - Nutrition counselling on healthy diets
- Vitamin and mineral nutrition
  - Micronutrient supplementation
  - Food vehicles (i.e. types of fortified foods)
    Condiments and seasonings
- Acute malnutrition
  - Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition
  - Management of moderate acute malnutrition
  - Management of severe acute malnutrition
- Nutrition sensitive actions
  - Health related
  - Social protection related
(Policy) Legislation and regulations
- Food fortification regulations