Nutrition Weeks: Preventing undernutrition in Rwandan children : Cycle III

Monday, June 9, 2014

Cycle III

Hello!

I see that it has been a year since any updates on World Relief (WR) activities in Rwanda have been posted. I am here to change that. My name is Emily, and I am a recent graduate from the University of British Columbia, who is volunteering with WR for three months. Over the course of my time here, my goal is to document many aspects of Nutrition Weeks so everyone can learn more about this program. I hope you all enjoy the posts to come!

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AllisonJune 9, 2014 at 12:55 PM
This is fabulous. Thanks so much, Emily!
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Malnutrition in Rwanda

52% of Children under 5 are chronically malnourished or shorter than they should be for their age (WHO, 2009)
Combating malnutrition has become a key priority in Rwanda Governemt and became the first country to sign the "Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Porgramme"
Rwanda ranks 166 out of 187 on human development. It is a low-income, food-deficit, and less developed country (World Food Programme, 2012)
2.2 Million Rwandan are food insecure (World Food Programme, 2012)
24% of Rwandans are highly vulnerable to food insecurity (World Food Programme, 2012)
23% are thinner than they should be (DHS, 2005)
Stunting is more prevalent in children aged about 24 months while wasting is more prevalent in children aged under 24 months (RCFSVA, 2009)
Children and women are most affected: 1/10 of women between 15-49 years old are malnourished (DHS, 2005)
Poor nutrition in women who are pregnant have a more low weight babies born (UNICEF, 2011)
Low birth weight is a causal factor in a high number of neonatal deaths
35% of households consumes iodized salts (UNICEF, Tracking Progress in Child and Maternal Nutrition, 2009)