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TUBARAMURE PM2A BURUNDI. To Prevent Stunting in Children under 2 years of age Catholic Relief Services in partnership with International Medical Corps Ministry of Health Food for the Hungry Caritas Burundi
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To PreventStunting in Childrenunder 2 years of age Catholic Relief Services in partnershipwith International Medical Corps Ministry of Health Food for the Hungry Caritas Burundi IFPRI/FANTAII ? Do wewant to include USAID logo? PM2 Burundi: TUBARAMURE! Let’s help them grow! TOPS-CORE meeting May2011
Research component requires considerable time for design, negotiation, communication – not like speed of MYAP PM2A provision of services from conception to age two, so need a full year of startup to prepare all stakeholders and to start with first cohort - pregnant women PM2A beneficiary level starts small, grows, then shrinks in order to have all children graduated; very different from constant beneficiary level of MYAP PM2 Burundi: Lessons learned! TOPS-CORE meeting May2011
- Enrollmentbased on biologicalstatus, not nutritionalstatus has a certain set of issues such as: Predicting month by month actual numbers of pregnant women over time is difficult Question of food as an incentive for encouraging pregnancy, need to monitor. From the beginning of a PM2A program we must routinelycollect data on birthspacing and provide messages. Crucial to time MYAP Close out and Graduation of PM2A beneficiaries for optimal health/nutrition impact and resource management. PM2 Burundi: Lessons learned! TOPS-CORE meeting May2011