Situational analysis of infant and young child nutrition policies and programmatic activities in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.

ABSTRACT: Progress towards reducing mortality and malnutrition among children <5 years of age has been less than needed to achieve related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), so several international agencies joined to 'reposition children's right to adequate nutrition in the Sahel', starting with an analysis of current activities related to infant and young child nutrition (IYCN). The main objectives of the situational analysis are to compile, analyse, and interpret available information on infant and child feeding, and the nutrition and health situation of children <2 years of age in Mauritania as one of the six target countries (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal). These findings are available to assist countries in identifying inconsistencies and filling gaps in current progra

SUBMITTER: Wuehler SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6860548 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature