The World Meals Programme (WFP) has launched an built-in nutrition-livelihoods public-private partnership undertaking within the Karaga District of the Northern Area with a grant of $ 1.5 million from the Japanese authorities.
The undertaking goals at enhancing diet and well being service in 91 districts in 8 areas of Ghana and it’s focused at reaching over 250,000 beneficiaries in these districts.
The undertaking dubbed, “Common Diet and Well being Protection by way of Sustainable Methods for Diet Enchancment” is collectively to be undertaken by the Ghana Well being Service, WFP and the Ajinomoto Basis/KOKO Plus basis.
Delivering a speech on the state of diet, meals insecurity and malnutrition within the Karaga District, the Appearing Deputy Director of Diet on the Ghana Well being Service, Veronica Quartey revealed that 48.4 p.c of households within the Karaga district are meals insecure, one thing she described as disturbing.
“I used to be in nice shock when as a part of the presentation through the inception assembly of this undertaking when my workplace was briefed on the findings of the great meals safety and vulnerability evaluation within the Karaga district…it’s by no means anticipated that the meals safety state of affairs in Karaga could be this disturbing as proven on this research,” she acknowledged.
She mentioned though Karaga, similar to different districts, has points with entry to meals on the family degree, the determine was overwhelming.
The meals insufficiency she mentioned leads to numerous well being points similar to malnutrition, anemia and undesirable delivery outcomes similar to low delivery weight, stillbirth and normally maternal deaths.
Veronica Quartey referred to as on all to help in coping with the difficulty of diet, meals insecurity and malnutrition within the district.
She recommended the Japanese authorities for its swift intervention in coping with the difficulty within the district.
The District Director of Well being Service, Charity Azantilow who delivered a speech on behalf of the Well being Minister Kwaku Agyeman Manu mentioned the launch of the undertaking signifies a milestone within the well being sector.
She famous it should leverage livelihood, social conduct change communication and meals help to construct the resilience of the weak inhabitants to meals and diet safety within the district.
“It can additionally spotlight the function of public-private partnership in addressing malnutrition in Ghana,” she mentioned.
The Presiding Member for Karaga, Ziblim Sulemana, presenting a speech on behalf of the District Chief Govt for the Karaga District, Iddrisu Mohammed Saani mentioned the WFP has made large try within the improvement of the world.
He cited help for the Ghana faculty feeding programme in 15 communities with meals since 2018 as certainly one of its help.
“The programme additionally supported about 80 faculties within the district and two JHS notably ladies with the provision of meals ration for take house to complement the household meals requirement,” he famous.
In response to him, the built-in nutrition-livelihoods initiative will assist the district deal with malnutrition amongst kids within the space.
