Burkina: More than 106,000 pregnant women have benefited from multiple micronutrient supplements
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Maternal health: multiple micronutrient supplementation project takes stock after 24 months (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Alima-Keogo-SOS Médecins Burkina Faso alliance held a review in Ouagadougou of 24 months of multiple micronutrient supplementation for pregnant women. About 100,000 women were reached in six health districts, and stakeholders are considering its extension.
Burkina: More than 106,000 pregnant women have benefited from multiple micronutrient supplements (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
A project led by the ALIMA-Keoogo-SOS Médecins BF Alliance, with the Ministry of Health, provided multiple micronutrient supplements (MMS) to pregnant women in 177 health facilities in Kadiogo and Kombissiri. Officials call for the initiative to be sustained and for earlier antenatal visits.
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