Healthy Mother, Healthy Baby

(Tajikistan): .This activity contributes to the U.S. Global Hunger and Food Security Strategy by reducing hunger, malnutrition, and poverty in Tajikistan. It will continue to focus on improving the nutritional status of mothers and children under two to prevent morbidity and mortality, as well as improving the quality and availability of lifesaving, evidence-based health interventions for women and children. With FY 2022 funds this activity will sustainably improve the ability of the health system to deliver quality maternal and child health (MCH) and nutrition services by building the technical capacity, leadership, management, and policy reform potential of the Ministry of Health and other health institutions and communities. The activity will continue to support a range of policies, most notably the Scaling-up Nutrition Movement in Tajikistan, the country's New Health and 1000-day Communication Strategies, and the Food Fortification Action Plan. This activity will improve the quality of Tajikistan's health, education, and social services so that citizens may achieve their full human development potential and contribute to social and economic growth, which contributes to ICS

Source: IATI activity description, US-GOV-1-72011520C00003 (2020). The source's own text.