Dushanbe, 11.02.2016. (NIAT “Khovar”). — United States Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), announced a new health and nutrition program that will operate in western Khatlon Region.
Accroding to U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe, the project aims to improve health and nutrition of women and children in western Khatlon.
Feed the Future Tajikistan Health and Nutrition Activity will improve integrated healthcare at the family, community, clinical and national levels to promote improved maternal, newborn, and child health, with a particular focus on nutrition, sanitation, and hygiene.
Funded by USAID, this five-year activity will build the capacity of health workers in maternal and child health; reach out to communities through community health educators and village development committees to promote food preservation, household budgeting, backyard gardening, and essential hygiene; and participate in review and update of national policies on maternal and child health.