Reducing anemia among women and children

One in three women of reproductive age globally is affected by anaemia, which causes significant health and development consequences for both women and their children. CARE advocates to governments to expand health and nutrition services that address anaemia and menstrual hygiene by promoting food diversity, social acceptance of delayed marriage and pregnancy, antenatal and postnatal care, and health service utilisation.

We will partner with health and educational systems to increase responsiveness to nutritional deficiencies in the community as well as to improve the quality and utilisation of antenatal, postnatal, maternal, child health and nutrition services. Additionally, we will strengthen nutrition activities in secondary schools by increasing collaboration among ministries of health, education and agriculture, as well as the local government and non-governmental organisations. We will also engage communities in creating healthy and empowering environments for girls to improve their nutritional status and delay first pregnancy, and for pregnant and lactating women to adopt improved child feeding practices.