Action - Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Project - Promotion of improved hygiene practices including handwashing - All population groups

Programme: Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Project

Programme description

From January 2010 to December 2011, the Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Project supported the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) and US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) partners in Ethiopia to improve maternal and child nutrition practices and increase HIV-free survival of children. Although Ethiopia has successfully integrated services for prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV with antenatal care (ANC) services, many facility-based providers lack nutrition counseling skills and access to tools and materials to help them offer adequate support to mothers and children. The project worked with the Ethiopian government and partners to improve the quality of nutrition assessment, counseling, and support services in several communities in Addis, Oromia, and Amhara regions where the HIV prevalence rate is disproportionately high. This included developing behavior change communication tools and materials for health workers, health extension workers, and mothers’ support groups; updating the skills of agricultural extension workers to integrate nutrition education; and training health workers to better counsel mothers, particularly those who are HIV-positive, about optimal maternal, infant, and young child nutrition practices. 

Programme type

Multi-national

References

  • Integrating nutrition into HIV and agriculture programs to prevent malnutrition and improve child survival (http://www.iycn.org/resource/ethiopia-integrating-nutrition-into-hiv-and...)
Target group: 
All population groups
Other delivery: 
community, in-patient, out-patient, health system,
Implementation details : 

Promotion of handwashing or hygiene interventions was reported to the Global Nutrition Policy Review (GNPR) 2009-2010

Coverage level (%): 
National coverage

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