Ensuring the integration of MMS into the minimum antenatal care package in 2026

The Ministry of Health is committed to ensuring the integration of MNMS into the minimum package of antenatal care services and designating it as the recommended antenatal supplement for pregnant women by 2025/2026

Ensure that at least 60% of pregnant women have access to MMS and take the recommended dose by 2030.

Double the coverage of antenatal supplementation so that 60% of pregnant women have access to MMS and take the recommended dose by 2030. The aim will be to create an enabling environment through the revision for the integration of NMMs into relevant policies, strategic documents and guidelines. Improving the quality of maternal and child nutrition services through staff training and capacity building, awareness-raising and community mobilization to increase demand. Also, the supply chain and the regular evaluation of the NMMS strategy should be improved. There is a need to strengthen and increase the availability of domestic financial resources to ensure ownership and sustainability of the NMMS programme. There is also a need to ensure effective distribution of pharmaceuticals from the central level to the district and peripheral levels.