Alive & Thrive Nigeria on Thursday reviewed the achievements of its four-year nutrition programme and called for renewed collaboration to sustain maternal and child nutrition in states.
The Country Representative, FHI 360, Dr Victor Ogbodo made the call at the Dissemination event of the Accelerating the Scale of Maternal, Infant, and Child Nutrition Project in Abuja.
Ogbodo said the meeting was convened to reflect on the project’s contributions to policy development, system strengthening, service delivery and community empowerment.
According to him, the initiative has supported national efforts to strengthen nutrition policies and coordination structures and expand access to multiple micronutrient supplements for pregnant women.
Additionally, he said it had also built the capacity of frontline health workers and community-based organisations.
“Today, we gather at the national level to reflect on the project’s contributions to policy development, system strengthening service delivery and community empowerment.
‘We are also here to celebrate our shared successes over the past four years. Alive and tribe has supported efforts in Nigeria, first of all, to strengthen policy and coordination structures for nutrition.
“Expand access to multiple micronutrient supplement for pregnant women, trained and mentored frontline healthcare workers and community organisations.
“We have optimised service delivery systems in primary health care settings. We have also promoted best practices for breastfeeding and complementary feeding,” he said.
