UNICEF supported interventions

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UNICEF supported interventions

• Current and future directions
• Health Coordination meeting, October 6th, 2005

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Early childhood care and development Maternal
and child health

• Improving maternal and child health within a
  strengthened PHC through
• Strengthening immunization programme vaccine
  procurement, reaching the hard to reach
• Capacity building of health care providers in
  standard case management of pregnancy, newborn
  and child health( IMCI, PEPC)

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Early childhood care and development Nutrition

• Improved nutrition status of women and children
  through
• Support for exclusive breastfeeding (BF)
  expansion of BFHI, monitoring of BF law and BF
  practices
• Achieving USI and IDD elimination support policy
  planning process, quality assurance system for
  iodized salt, communication strategy
• Empowerment of communities awareness raising on
  key family practices, development of C-IMCI,
  mother support groups for BF, gardens of mothers
  and children

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Whats next 2006-2010

• Continued focus on maternal, newborn and child
  health and nutrition
• Expected Outcome I service providers ensure
  provision of basic health services to the most
  marginalized
• Output1 Service providers have knowledge and
  skills to deliver quality services
• Output 2 Local/regional structures manage basic
  services transparently
• Output 3 Regulatory frameworks and mechanism for
  basic services in place

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Whats next 2006-2010

• Expected Outcome II Rights holders demand basic
  health services
• Output 1 Mechanisms are strengthened for
  community participation
• Output 2 Communities have the knowledge and
  skills to demand appropriate health services

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Continuum of care for the marginalized
Strengthening PHC, Access, quality, financing,
Equity
Pre-pregnancy care, adolescent girls, antenatal
care, skilled attendance, post natal care
micronutrients
Maternal health
Nutrition
Food Fortification, supplementation, Diet
diversification
Integrated management of pregnancy and child
birth
BF, IYCF, complementary feeding, care practices,
C-IMCI
Newborn and child health
Perinatal care, neonatal care, LBW, better
parenting, birth registration
PEPC, IMCI, Immunization plus
Community based interventions/models