Senegal
“I strongly support this initiative, which aims at contributing to the achievement of the MDG and in particular the MDG 1: “Reduction of extreme poverty and hunger.”"
- H.E Prime Minister Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye, Senegal, June 2011
State of Nutrition in Senegal:
SUN Activities:
Success Stories:
| Working toward a Sustainable Vitamin A Program in Senegal |
| Story by the Micronutrient Initiative |
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Senegal has achieved close to universal coverage of vitamin A supplementation, reaching more than 90 per cent of children under the age of five with two doses annually. This, along with other health and nutrition interventions, is helping the country meet the Millennium Development Goals to eradicate extreme hunger and poverty and reduce child mortality. Read more… |
| Vitamin A supplementation during Child Health Days in Senegal: Dedicated Volunteers and Good Training Key to Success |
| Story by the Micronutrient Initiative |
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In May 2010, the Micronutrient Initiative joined a group of health workers in Senegal as they fanned out across the region to deliver a package of life-saving interventions, including deworming tablets, polio vaccines, and vitamin A supplements provided by the Micronutrient Initiative. Read more… |
| Combining the right technology and revolving funds to build and sustain salt iodization in Senegal |
| Story by the Micronutrient Initiative |
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Senegal is an important salt producing country and exports salt throughout West Africa. Iodizing salt has been law since 1995 but less than half of what the country produces is being adequately iodized. For several years, MI has partnered with government departments, industry and producers´ organizations on monitoring, testing and improving iodization methods.Read more… |
| Dibocor’s Salt |
| Story by the Micronutrient Initiative |
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Dibocor Sall is a small-scale salt harvester in the village of Farabougou in the Kaolack region of Senegal. The salt he harvests is sold in markets throughout Senegal, at prices lower than the salt from large companies. But there´s something missing in Dibocor´s salt – an adequate amount of iodine, essential to a child´s brain development. Read more… |
| Food Fortification in Senegal Can Increase Micronutrient Levels |
| Story by the Micronutrient Initiative |
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Fortification of staple foods presents an opportunity to reach a large part of the population with micronutrients. The most appropriate foods to target for fortification are those that are widely consumed and are inexpensive to fortify. Read more… |
