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Lives of vulnerable pregnant and breastfeeding mothers are set to improve thanks to monthly stipends that are set to address varied issues of health, nutrition and extreme poverty in families.
The initiative, which was announced in January, will come into effect this month, and, according to officials, by mid-February, the first disbursement will have been made.
The scheme specifically seeks to help families overcome malnutrition and stunting among children.
The target is either pregnant mothers or those in their 24 first months of breastfeeding all falling in the first category of Ubudehe stratification.
Experts argue that cognitive development happens with the first 1,000 days of the child which are very critical to avoid stunting that can be irreversible when it occurs within the same period.
Why Govt introduced monthly allowance for expectant mothers
With money secured from the World Bank. So, their version of WIC.
The initiative, which was announced in January, will come into effect this month, and, according to officials, by mid-February, the first disbursement will have been made.
The scheme specifically seeks to help families overcome malnutrition and stunting among children.
The target is either pregnant mothers or those in their 24 first months of breastfeeding all falling in the first category of Ubudehe stratification.
Experts argue that cognitive development happens with the first 1,000 days of the child which are very critical to avoid stunting that can be irreversible when it occurs within the same period.
Why Govt introduced monthly allowance for expectant mothers
With money secured from the World Bank. So, their version of WIC.