AVSI takes charge of 600 malnourished children in Port-au-Prince and in the South

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), through the Emergency Response Funds (ERRF in French), funded AVSI, a non-governmental organization that aims to prevent acute and chronic malnutrition, especially among children and mothers, isolated in different localities of the Southern Department and in some poor neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince. 150,000 USD have been allocated for the project stated a July 2014 OCHA Humanitarian Bulletin.

Le Nouvelliste
Par Le Nouvelliste
21 août 2014 | Lecture : 2 min.
The program aims to contribute to reducing mortality and morbidity related to child malnutrition in the regions mentioned. Specifically, it is setting up a community-based nutritional surveillance system in the targeted areas and educates mothers on feeding practices for infants and young children. "This is a continuation of a nutrition project funded by UNICEF during the period 2011-2013 named Project for the prevention and treatment of malnutrition with an educational and community approach, "said Marta Tremolada, AVSI Project Manager. The

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