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The Ministry of Health (MOH) is accelerating its efforts in the area of nutrition, and will soon embark on a vigorous campaign around the country in order to sensitize the public on its importance to good health.Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy made this disclosure during remarks at an exit workshop at the Georgetown Club yesterday,Wholesale MLB Jerseys, which was jointly hosted by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Health Ministry.The IDB and the Ministry in 2002 had embarked on a $5 million Basic Nutrition Programme (BNP) at the request of the Guyana Government, to address a number of nutritional challenges in Guyana, including anemia,Wholesale China NFL Jerseys, low birth weight and wasting. The BNP was designed based on the input and achievements of past nutritional interventions.The workshop focused on whether or not it was worth the energy, time and resources to continue the programme.In this regard, Minister Ramsammy said that there is a need to expand and continue the program as the first phase demonstrated enough gains for them to continue.Dr. Ramsammy added that the IDB has not only been a critical partner in the development of Guyana, but that of the Health Sector as well.“For far too long, we have ignored the link between nutrition and health,Wholesale Denver Broncos Jerseys, and even when we recognized it, we did so only in a peripheral way. Today I believe there is a strong recognition of the link between health and nutrition. It therefore becomes an imperative that nutrition cannot be just an orphan topic, as it has to be integrated into the activities of the Ministry of Health,” Ramsammy said.According to the Minister, there is a dynamic nutrition department at the Ministry and it has now reached the stage where important changes in the organizational structure of the Ministry are going to take place.The Health Minister also noted that a surveillance system needs to be developed in order to monitor the nutritional status of the nation.Meanwhile, IDB Country Representative, Marco Nicola said that when the first phase of the project was approved,Authentic NFL Jerseys Cheap, the Bank provided technical cooperation support which focused on nutritional education,MLB Jerseys China, promotion of breastfeeding and reduction of micro-nutrient deficiencies and targeted infants, small children, and pregnant and lactating women.The BNP had three core components which included child feeding, anaemia reduction and institutional strengthening of the Health Ministry.He added that resulting from the BNP, and based on data from the 79 project health centres, there is evidence to support that the prevalence of anaemia among children receiving the sprinkles and food coupons intervention, was reduced by 30.3%, while the prevalence of wasting was reduced by 491%.According to Nicola, early data also suggests that there has been a reduction in the level of anaemia in pregnant women, both at the project level and national level.“In addition, and from anecdotal data, the BNP has been a success in raining general public awareness about the importance of child nutrition and the benefits of practicing good nutritional practices. From an institutional perspective, it is safe to say that the BNP has become one of the flagship programmes of the Ministry of Health, which can provide meaningful insights for the design and execution of future MOH programmes,Wholesale Houston Rockets Jerseys,” Nicola said.However,Cincinnati Reds Jerseys China, he admitted, the project had many challenges, which included, a shortage of technical personnel in key areas, high administrative costs associated with the food coupons intervention,Denver Broncos Jerseys China, negative stigma by certain households towards receiving the coupons,Wholesale NBA Jerseys, constrained participation by certain Amerindian villages due to logistical challenges and cultural sensitivities, and the delay in the full integration of the BNP into the Health Ministry.(Fareeza Haniff)