United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition
Working Group on Micronutrients


 

 2006 Report on Activities Related to Micronutrient Deficiencies
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Nicaragua


Total Population (2005): 5,487,000
Children 0-5 years: 731,000
Children 0-18 years: 2,526,000

 

 

 

Reporting Organization

Summary of Activities Based on Information Provided

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Micronutrient Initiative
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  • Providing technical support to the Nicaraguan Ministry of the Family, which will soon be providing multiple micronutrient sachets to the 87,000 children and 13,000 women who are beneficiaries of the Integral Program for Early Childhood Development.
  • Working in partnership with the Nicaraguan Ministry of Health to provide therapeutic zinc supplementation to targeted children from 0 to 59 months of age who are receiving treatment for diarrhea.

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