4.3. Maternal, Neonatal And Child Health
Strategic response directions:
a. a minimum package of maternal, neonatal, child health and family planning will be introduced and implemented
f. awareness campaigns about maternal, newborn and child care will be strengthened;
4.5 Nutrition
Strategic response directions:
a. growth monitoring and appropriate intervention in PHC settings;
b. provision of vitamin A to children and to mothers after delivery, and preparation for zinc supplementation based on evidence; monitoring the implementation of iodised table salt policy;
c. promotion of research for monitoring of micronutrient deficiencies; research into the nutrition situation of the adult population and their diet and staging adequate action together with other sectors to promote a balanced diet;
d. advocacy for fortification of food;
e. Promotion of use of local foods and the necessary health education support;
f. Special attention to the nutritional situation of women in antenatal clinics;
g. promotion of breastfeeding and advocacy for proper conditions for workplace women to breastfeed;
h. paying attention to the nutritional needs of PLWHA;
i. advocacy for and promotion of the introduction of school feeding programmes;
j. participation in health promotion action against overweight and obesity;
k. promotion of national laboratory services to perform analyses of contents of food (biological,chemical and physical) items with the required legal instruments.
4.8 Lifestyle Related Health Problems – Non Communicable Diseases (NCD)
Strategic response directions:
a. organizing and strengthening action against important lifestyle and NCDs;
b. institution of surveillance of NCD risk factors among the population;
c. development of legal instruments, e.g. prohibition of smoking in public places, non-sale of alcohol to minors, and alcohol taxation among others;
d. developing and implementing with other sectors and stakeholders the awareness creation instruments and strengthening health promotion through behavioural change
e. communication, including community dialogue and cancer prevention measures; advocate for healthy lifestyle at an early age;
f. institutionalization of NCD screening and promotion of good quality health services for lifestyle related ailments and other NCDs through PHC and specialised levels;