Essential Health and Nutrition Services for Maternal Newborn and Child Health

Results achieved at the completion of the project include: (1) approximately 20 million children 6-59 months received two doses of Vitamin A supplements annually through routine health contacts contributing to averting the death of 50 000-100 000 children aged 6-59 months over the duration of the project; (2) 26.3 million zinc treatment tablets and 1.8 million pouches of low-osmolality rehydration salts (LO-ORS) provided to children under-five contributing to treating 45.6 million episodes of childhood diarrhoea; (3) 1.1 million children reached for screening and prevention of acute malnutrition and 16.5 million pouches of micronutrient powders for the treatment of acute malnutrition supplied in three countries due at least in part to MI support; (4) 16.2 million women received any IFA supplements in part due to MI support which contributed to averting 343 000 cases of anaemia; (5) 200 000 pregnant women and newborn were reached with a package of health and nutrition intervention including antenatal care visits and micronutrient supplementation safe delivery in the presence of a skilled birth attendant post-partum and newborn care; and (6) 65 000 health workers were trained in administering zinc and LO-ORS for childhood diarrhoea and 43 900 frontline workers were trained in all components of IFA programmes with MI’s support.