Situational analysis of infant and young child nutrition policies and programmatic activities in Mali.

ABSTRACT: Progress towards reducing mortality and malnutrition among children <5 years of age has been less than needed to achieve related Millennium Development Goals. Therefore, several international agencies joined to 'Reposition children's right to adequate nutrition in the Sahel', starting with a situational 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 young child feeding, and the nutrition situation of children <2 years of age in Mali, as one of the six targeted countries. Between June and September 2008, key informants responsible for conducting IYCN-related activities in Mali were interviewed, and 117 documents were examined on the fo

SUBMITTER: Wuehler SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6860859 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature