Nutrition into ESP to achieve UHC

By 2030, the Government of Yemen (GoY) commits to embedding nutrition actions into the National UHC directions towards ensuring accessibility, affordability, and availavility of essential health and nutrition service package (ESP). A national Plan of Action will determine the responsilities across all health systems' components by operationalizing an essential service package nationwide. This will be achieved through;1. Improve infant and young child feeding by increasing exclusive breastfeeding practices by 30% for infants under 6 months.2. Increasing Minimum Acceptable diet of children 6 - 23 months by 20%3. Integrating Essential Nutrition Actions (ENA) through EPI platforms4. Scaling up nutrition interventions for adolescent girls (including Iron Folate supplementation) 5. Scaling up maternal Health and Nutrition services for Preganant and Lactating (including Iron Folate supplemenation) 6. Scaling up community-based health and nutrition interventions through Community Health and Nutrition Voluteers (CHNVs) Progress will be assessed by the governemnt authorites every two years.