
Nutrition
Nutrition is a critical part of health and development. Better nutrition is related to improved infant, child and maternal health, stronger immune systems, safer pregnancy and childbirth, lower risk of non-communicable diseases (such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease), and longevity.
We are actively working to:
- Provide first aid training to individuals in areas, in order to increase success of first response
- Increase focus on nutrition and implement treatments to overcome nutritional deficiency
- Assess level of malnutrition in hard-to-reach areas and treat moderate to severe cases with supplements
- Raise community awareness about communicable disease
- Raise awareness to prevent and treat malnutrition cases and refer non-malnutrition cases
- Distribute food supplements and specific malnutrition-based treatment
- Support IYCF centers specific for breastfeeding