Gambia
State of Nutrition in Gambia:
SUN Activities:
Success Stories:
Nutrition Education to be Introduced in Lower Basic Schools
| ‘One-stop’ clinic helps new mothers keep their children healthy in Gambia |
| Story by UNICEF |
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When they arrive at the clinic, the women first register. Then each child is weighed, and at the same time the mother is asked about the child’s overall health. Immunizations are next, and the mother receives vitamin A supplements that will be passed on to the newborn through her breast milk. Read more… |
| Urban centres under strain as farmers flee |
| Article from IRIN Africa |
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Cash-strapped farmers in Gambia are flocking to towns and cities because of erratic rains in 2009 and the fact that a recently reformed system of extending loans to farmers is still not working, say NGOs and farmers. Farmers told IRIN they were encouraging their children to head to cities to find jobs as their prospects of surviving through agriculture were nil. Read more… |
