Community-based nutrition follow-up services across all 25 districts of Faryab and Jawzjan, extending the
reach of the northern nutrition programme from the health facility into every village.
About this project
Community-based nutrition programming brings preventive and early-detection nutrition services to the
household level. Through trained community health workers, mother-to-mother support groups and family
health action groups, the project promotes optimal infant and young child feeding, screens children for
malnutrition in their own villages, and links families to the nearest health facility before a child’s condition
becomes severe.
Where we work
The project covers 25 districts across Jawzjan, Faryab: Aqcha, Khanqah, Khamyab, Khwaja Dokoh, Darzab,
Shiberghan, Faizabad, Qarqin, Qush Tepa, Mardyan, Mingajik, Almar, Andkhoy, Belcheragh, Khan Charbagh,
Khwaja Sabz Posh, Dawlatabad, Shirin Tagab, Qurghan, Qaramqol, Qaisar, Maimana, Pashtun Kot, Kohistan,
Garziwan.
What we do
Training and supportive supervision of community health workers (CHWs) and community health
supervisors on nutrition
Monthly community-level MUAC screening and growth monitoring of children under five
‘Family MUAC’ — teaching mothers and caregivers to screen their own children
IYCF counselling, mother-to-mother support groups and cooking demonstrations
Referral and follow-up of malnourished children to OPD-MAM/OPD-SAM services
Micronutrient supplementation and deworming in coordination with health facilities
Partners
Funded by UNICEF and implemented by OPHCD in coordination with the Ministry of Public Health /
provincial health directorate.