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Context:
"Despite recent progress, undernutrition
rates in Myanmar continue to be among the highest of
the region. According to the MICS 2009-2010 more
than one third of all the children under five
(35 percent) are undernourished and too short for
their age. Micronutrient deficiencies are also common
in Myanmar, further adding to the burden of
malnutrition. Young children and pregnant and
lactating women (PLW) are at particular risk of
malnutrition due to the increased nutritional
requirements to support the pregnancy, exclusive
breastfeeding during the first six months of life, and
rapid child growth. Causes of malnutrition are
multifaceted including inadequate dietary intake, high
morbidity, household food insecurity, inadequate care
and feeding practices, poor water and sanitation and
health care access. The pace of progress has been
uneven and the country is facing significant
challenges: Myanmar is off course to meet the World
Health Assembly targets for wasting, anemia and
stunting.
Response:
Reducing undernutrition and
eliminating food insecurity have been WFP?s priorities.
The causes of undernutrition and food insecurity are
complex and interconnected and rooted in the
underlying contexts of poverty, women?s status,
cultural and political organisation and environmental
degradation. WFP Myanmar, therefore, adopts nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions and
contributes to the development of a high level
mechanism for multi-setoral nutrition governance. WFP
implements nutrition activities in Chin, Kachin,
Magway, northern Shan and Rakhine, targeting to
reach 145,000 PLW and young children with more than
4,100 tons of blended food in 2016. WFP?s nutrition
activities in Myanmar focus on three key areas: i)
treatment of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM); ii)
prevention of acute malnutrition (wasting); and iii)
prevention of stunting. PLW receive a monthly ration
of Super Cereal to support their own good nutrition
and that of their child during the first 1,000 days. For
children, WFP Myanmar provides a monthly ration of
Super Cereal Plus-
Wheat Soya Blend (WSB), which is
manufactured from fresh wheat grain and soya beans
blended with sugar, dried skimmed milk and oil, and
fortified with various micronutrients. It meets the daily
recommended nutritional intake (RNI) for essential
nutrients required for growth and energy for physical
activity, supporting good health and cognitive
development..."
Source/publisher:
World Food Programme (WFP)
Date of Publication:
2016-04-00
Date of entry:
2016-05-18
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English
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