Supporting the Integrated Fight Against Chronic Malnutrition in Mali - Response to COVID-19

This project aims to strengthen the capacity of health structures to plan and implement a response plan to epidemics including to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Project activities include: (1) providing technical support to approximately 150 health structures to develop or update epidemic management plans including the response to that of COVID-19 that take into account the specific needs of women girls and boys; (2) providing materials to these health structures to respond to epidemics including urgent needs identified in relation to COVID-19. This project brings additional funding to the projet "Supporting the Integrated Fight Against Chronic Malnutrition in Mali" in response to COVID-19

The expected outcome for this project is the improvement of the quality of primary health services and their capacity to anticipate epidemic crises by taking into consideration the specific needs of women girls and boys including their nutritional needs.