MIYCN Guidelines South Sudan 2017

The Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition Guidelines are aligned with the overarching government strategies and policies of the Ministry of Health, providing a set of concrete, evidence based recommendations, procedures and protocols that operationalize the MIYCN strategy and will contribute to the improvement of maternal, infant and young children nutrition and survival as well as providing guidance to all health workers, social workers, managers and other professionals working in the area of MIYCN, and guiding the Boma Health Team and Home Health Promoters on how best to support mothers and children. Infants and young children are the most vulnerable, and during their first two years of life undernutrition can weaken their resistance and make them more susceptible to diseases and deaths. Focusing our attentions and investing our resources on improving maternal nutrition and infant and young child nutrition will have a great impact on a child’s ability to grow, learn, and rise out of poverty. Investing in maternal, infant and young child nutrition will in the long term contribute to the improvements of the health situation, stability and economy in the country.