Report on the evalution of the child supplementary feeding programme

RESUMO

The Hon. Minister of Health; Dr S T Sekeramayi; opened the workshop by outlining the origins of the CSFP when in late 1981 some NGOs came to the aid of badly nourished children. He pointed out that since the Ministry's take-over of the programme; emphasis has been laid on Community support as the basis of this programme. Nutrition gardens have been started by the Community and Ministry has supported them so that parents can continue feeding the children when donated foods are used up. Government increased its input when drought continued; and the CSFP is now part of the National Drought Relief Programme. The programme; SIDA; UNICEF; Government and variety of NGOs. He emphasised the need for a nutrition surveillance system; the promotion of locally avialable foods and strengthening community MCH activities through this programme. He noted that the VHW had become the main cadre supporting this programme with the aid of other extension workers and NGO personnel. [abstract]