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Soil degradation has lead to challenges for farmers to practice vital agricultural practices for food and income. In Niger in innovative approach was taken to manage this issue and the team reflects on the lessons learned
A 2019 Learning Review article on Action Against Hunger’s strategy to challenge the issue of ensuring the continued delivery of services related to food safety and nutrition.
The aim of this SQUEAC survey in the two ACF intervention areas is to estimate the baseline coverage of the nutrition programme in the municipalities of Guidan Amoumoun (intervention area) and Maireyreye (control area).
A summary of findings from a study Assessing Health Systems’ Resilience to Health and Nutritional Emergencies in the Sahel Region, with Case Studies in Mali and Niger.
This assessment provides insights about key community figures, formal and informal communication channels, and community health seeking practices and perceptions, and barriers and boosters to access SAM service in the district of Tanout in Niger.
The present study aimed to assess the effectiveness and impact on treatment coverage of integrating severe acute malnutrition (SAM) treatment at the health hut level by community health workers (CHWs). This study was a non-randomized controlled trial, including two rural communes in the health district of Mayahi: Maïreyreye (control) and Guidan Amoumoune (intervention). The control group received outpatient treatment for uncomplicated SAM from health facilities (HFs), while the intervention group received outpatient treatment for uncomplicated SAM from HFs or CHWs. A total of 2789 children aged 6–59 months with SAM without medical complications were included in the study. The proportion of cured children was 72.1% in the control group, and 77.2% in the intervention group. Treatment coverage decreased by 8.3% in the control area, while the group of CHWs was able to mitigate that drop and even increase coverage by 3%. This decentralized treatment model of acute malnutrition with CHWs allowed an increase in treatment coverage while maintaining a good quality of care. It also allowed the early inclusion of children in less severe conditions. These results may enhance the Niger Ministry of Health to review the management of SAM protocol and allow CHWs to treat acute malnutrition.
The Research on Food Assistance for Nutrition Impact (REFANI) project, led by Action Against Hunger, examined the costs associated with the achievement of nutrition-related outcomes through cash and voucher transfer interventions. REFANI CEAs were carried out in Pakistan and Niger on projects implemented in 2016.
