Baringo and Elgeyo Marakwet Counties’ Nutrition Situation Review Forum
Urgent actions
The mission is to reduce all forms of malnutrition within the County through a coordinated multi-sectoral and community centered approaches for optimal health of the population and maximum contribution to economic growth. This will be achieved through; 1. Training Community Health Promoters on Baby Friendly Community Initiative and follow up on formation of Mother-to-Mother Support Groups to incorporate Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices 2. Partnering with Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries department to conduct sensitizations on establishment of kitchen gardens and starting 4K Clubs i... Lire plusn schools alongside small animal rearing to solve the problem of food insecurity and promote dietary diversification. 3. Dietary formulations and cooking demonstration with mothers at community and village level. 4. Community sensitization on treatment of water at household level. 5. Routine Vitamin A supplementation at the facility level, during outreaches and malezi bora week. Conduct vitamin A sensitization training for all health workers. Conduct bi-annually vitamin A Data Quality Audit. Strengthen Vitamin A supply chain management. Lire moins