Djibouti strengthens community monitoring of child malnutrition
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lanation
The National Union of Djiboutian Women, the Djiboutian Social Development Agency and the Ministry of Health are strengthening the prevention of malnutrition and stunted growth among children under five. Their approach is based on community monitoring carried out as close as possible to families, according to the source text.
In Djibouti, the National Union of Djiboutian Women (UNFD), the Djiboutian Social Development Agency (ADDS) and the Ministry of Health organised a malnutrition screening and growth-monitoring session for children under five at the Centre for Young Diabetics in the PK 12 district. The activity is part of a community programme financially supported by the World Bank, according to the organisers.
The programme aims to strengthen the prevention of malnutrition and stunted growth by bringing health monitoring closer to families. The partners want regular growth monitoring to become a habit in Djiboutian households.
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