The Government of Nigeria, with support from development partners, has made efforts to address the issue of malnutrition through the development and introduction of several policies and initiatives. These initiatives have, however, made little impact in achieving the national target of reducing the proportion of people who suffer hunger and malnutrition by 50% by 2025. HSCL serving as a Non-State Actor (NSA) is creating demand and providing a community based basic packages of nutrition services (including commodities) on World Bank-supported Accelerating Nutrition in Nigeria ANRiN project in Abia State to improve access and utilization of community-based quality nutrition services towards reducing the malnutrition rates in the state.
Project Goal
The goal of HSCL’s intervention is to improve access to and utilization of community-based quality nutrition services as well as the resultant impact of reducing the malnutrition rate in Abia state and Nigeria in general, through a mix of counseling and service delivery strategies, in an equitable and sustainable manner. Our intervention aims to create sustainable platforms for: Pediatric/Adolescent Care and Treatment, prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), TB/HIV Care, and Prevention of pre-exposure Prophylaxis among others.
Objectives
- Creating awareness and knowledge on Maternal, Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices through community structures to facilitate behavioral change;
- Strengthen mechanisms for distribution, tracking of commodities and challenges with data quality to reduce incidences of stock-out and resource accountability; and
- Establish and strengthen the existing and performing network of skilled and motivated personnel by building the capacity of community volunteers and health workers to deliver quality & gender friendly nutrition services.