Where we work
Côte d’Ivoire
Mothers and their children gather at a clinic in Côte d’Ivoire. |
Côte d’Ivoire has significant gaps in HIV and nutrition interventions for infants and adults. The IYCN Project is working to improve health outcomes for infants within the context of HIV. We provide technical assistance and training to health workers, government agencies, and our partners in nongovernmental organizations, focusing on nutrition counseling and support for orphans and vulnerable children and caretakers.
Highlights
- The IYCN Project is working with social centers in Côte d’Ivoire to support improved nutrition for orphans and vulnerable children. In May 2010, IYCN equipped 21 social centers with anthropometric equipment and piloted a training curriculum for national trainers to conduct onsite nutrition training workshops for social workers.
- In 2009, IYCN trained 97 health workers at 41 health centers using a six-day adapted World Health Organization infant feeding curriculum and conducted a two-day on-the-job refresher training for 248 health workers at 41 prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) sites, facilitating integration of nutrition counseling and support into all PMTCT services.
News and events archive
- Update from the field: Social centers get equipped to meet the nutrition needs of orphans and vulnerable children in Côte d’Ivoire (July 2010)
- Africa Forum: Helping HIV-positive Mothers Make Good Infant Feeding Choices (June 2009)
- Brown Bag: Enhancing Support for Infant Feeding and Postpartum Follow-up in Côte d’Ivoire (May 2009)
Learn more
- USAID/Sub-Saharan Africa
- PEPFAR—Côte d’Ivoire
- CDC Global HIV/AIDS Activities—Côte d’Ivoire
- Countdown to 2015 Côte d’Ivoire Profile
Contact
For more information, contact the IYCN office in Côte d’Ivoire.
Photos: Aurelio Ayala III, Richard Lord,
Virginie Kouakoo, SASDE
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