Nutrition related Project Information

Nutrition Projects:

Name of the project:	Technical and financial support to Government of Bangladesh in achieving Universal Salt Iodization
Project Status:	running
Target group:	Target Group Beneficiary (Total) Beneficiary (Female) All population 16500000 0
Geographical coverage (district)	Dhaka, Chattogram, Khulna, Narayanganj, Chandpur, Cox's Bazar, Jhalokati
Number of sub-district (Upazila):	7
Donor of the project:	N/A
Time period:	2019-04-01 to 2024-03-31
Other partners (if any):	N/A
Project Objective(s):	To support the government in achieving at least 90% households are consuming adequately iodized (?15 ppm) salt.
Expected outcomes from the project:	Improve iodine status in the population, especially women of reproductive age resulting in protection of new-borns against cognitive/mental impairment due to iodine deficiency
Expected outputs from the project:	New salt law approved and implemented; small and medium scale processors supported with technical assistance; training/refreshers for quality controllers conducted to develop skills; upgraded/new salt testing laboratories established for production and market level monitoring; sensitization workshops with salt farmers towards improving quality of crude salt.
Focal Person:	Name: Dr. Ashek Mahfuz,   Designation: Project manager Mobile: +880 2 989 9896,   Email: amahfuz@nutritionintl.org

 

Nutrition Projects:

Name of the project:	Scale up of Rice Fortification for Distribution in Government Food Based Social Safety Net Programs
Project Status:	running
Target group:	Target Group Beneficiary (Total) Beneficiary (Female) Women Nutrition 2902199 725550
Geographical coverage (district)	Kurigram, Bogura, Sirajganj, Gopalganj, Satkhira, Khulna, Bagerhat, Gazipur, Bhola, Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona, Kishoreganj, Jamalpur, Sherpur, Barishal, Pirojpur, Patuakhali, Bandarban, Cox's Bazar, Faridpur, Dhaka, Brahmanbaria, Lakshmipur, Barguna
Number of sub-district (Upazila):	25
Donor of the project:	N/A
Time period:	2016-07-01 to 2020-03-31
Other partners (if any):	N/A
Project Objective(s):	• To scale up distribution of fortified rice in the government food based social safety net program; Vulnerable Group Development (VGD) in order to reduce the iron deficiency anemia of WRA and adolescent girls. • To support scale up distribution of fortified rice in the government subsidized Food Friendly Program (FFP) to reach the poor segment of population • To establish an effective supply chain system for distributing fortified rice to the ultra-poor women and their families under the Vulnerable Group Development (VGD) program and Food Friendly Program.
Expected outcomes from the project:	Establishment of effective supply chain to distribute fortified rice to all food based social safety net programs through the government of Bangladesh
Expected outputs from the project:	MoWCA and MoFood allocates resources to finance incremental cost of fortification of rice over the entire VGD, FFP and other social safety net program.
Focal Person:	Name: Dr. Ashek Mahfuz,   Designation: Project Manager Mobile: +880 2 989 9896,   Email: amahfuz@nutritionintl.org

 

Nutrition Projects:

Name of the project:	Reaching Vitamin A Supplementation for children 6-59 months of age nationwide including a focus on t
Project Status:	active
Target group:	Target Group Beneficiary (Total) Beneficiary (Female) Children Under 5 20000000 0
Geographical coverage (district)	Null
Number of sub-district (Upazila):	0
Donor of the project:	N/A
Time period:	2019-04-01 to 2024-03-31
Other partners (if any):	N/A
Project Objective(s):	National level: To ensure two doses of vitamin A are provided annually to more than 90% of the children of age 6-59 months nationwide. For HTR areas: To ensure provision of two doses of vitamin A capsules annually to more than 90% of the children of age 6-59 months in these identified areas.
Expected outcomes from the project:	• NVAC has become one of the priority program of the government • Governments allocation for VAS program increased • Improved capacity of IPHN/NNS and other national officials, and sub-national managers for implementing NVAC with a focused strategy on hard to reach areas
Expected outputs from the project:	• Children aged between 6-59 months received both rounds of Vitamin A capsules during campaign
Focal Person:	Name: Dr. Mohammad Mofijul Islam,   Designation: Technical Manager - Pregnant Woman and Newborn Health Mobile: +8801797436423,   Email: mmislam@nutritionintl.org

 

Nutrition Projects:

Name of the project:	Scaling-up maternal nutrition package with focus on improved ANC and IFA supplementation in selected
Project Status:	active
Target group:	Target Group Beneficiary (Total) Beneficiary (Female) Pregnant Women 500000 500000
Geographical coverage (district)	Null
Number of sub-district (Upazila):	0
Donor of the project:	N/A
Time period:	2024-03-31 to 2024-03-30
Other partners (if any):	N/A
Project Objective(s):	To improve the nutritional status of pregnant women through increased coverage and adherence to nutrition related services delivered as part of the ANC package in selected districts of Bangladesh.
Expected outcomes from the project:	• Field functionaries, supervisors and managers are well aware of the IFA program • Capacity developed of service providers and their supervisors on dose, benefits, counselling and reporting of IFA
Expected outputs from the project:	• Increased in percent of women who receive four or more ANC visits from 31% (BDHS-2014) at the beginning of the project to 40% at the end of the project. • 80% of pregnant women are registered using mother’s cards. • Increased consumption of 90+ IFA tablets by 30 percentage points by the end of the project in March of 2020.
Focal Person:	Name: Dr. Mohammad Mofijul Islam,   Designation: Technical Manager - Pregnant Woman and Newborn Health Mobile: +8801797436423,   Email: mmislam@nutritionintl.org

 

Nutrition Projects:

Name of the project:	Scaling up the use of Zinc and ORS in the Treatment of Diarrhea Among 6-59 Months old Children to Re
Project Status:	active
Target group:	Target Group Beneficiary (Total) Beneficiary (Female) Children Under 5 1200000 0
Geographical coverage (district)	Null
Number of sub-district (Upazila):	0
Donor of the project:	N/A
Time period:	2019-04-01 to 2024-03-30
Other partners (if any):	N/A
Project Objective(s):	The key objective of this project is to increase/continue coverage of and adherence to Zinc supplements and low osmolarity ORS among children 6-59 months suffering from diarrhea in all the 64 districts of Bangladesh.
Expected outcomes from the project:	• Zinc tablets are procured according to the need and available at the facilities throughout the year • Zinc tablets are available in the Family Planning facilities • Bottle neck, issues and progress of the program was analysed and service delivery improved • Drug vendors received training of giving Zinc tablets with ORS for the management of diarrhea according to WHO guideline • Data available regarding the number of diarrhea patient coming to the Govt. facilties and treated with both zinc and ORS for procurement planning and quality control of the program • Increased capacity of the field functionaries to treat diarrhea patients with both zinc and ORS • Drug vendors are giving Zinc tablets to the caregivers with adequate counseling for continuing zinc tablets for 10 days • Supervision, monitoring and on the job training by the NI District Coordinators ensure quality service delivery of the zinc program at the government service delivery point • Improved knowledge and motivation of caregivers and their influencers about prompt care seeking from government facilities and adherence to Zinc and LO-ORS for any childhood diarrhea episode.
Expected outputs from the project:	• NNHP-IMCI allocated sufficient budget for their operational plan • Zinc tablets are included in the procurement list of Family Planning • District level planning, advocacy and review meetings take place on a regular basis • Government agreed to conduct training for drug vendors to sensitize the private sector with WHO recommended guideline • Zinc indicators are included in DHIS-2 • Field functionaries received training on treating the diarrhea patients with ORS and zinc tablets for 10 days • Small drug vendors at the subdistrict level received training on the importance and use of of Zinc tablets for the treatment of diarrhea according to the WHO guidelines and equiped with BCI materials for proper counseling • NI’s District Coordinators visit different facilities for bottleneck and supply gap analysis on a regular basis and provide On the Job Training • Caregivers and influencers receive information on importance and benefits of giving zinc tablets for 10 days following diarrhea
Focal Person:	Name: Dr. Mohammad Mofijul Islam,   Designation: Technical Manager - Pregnant Woman and Newborn Health Mobile: +8801797436423,   Email: mmislam@nutritionintl.org