Gambia: Nana Trains Mother’s Clubs On Basic Nutrition

The Nationwide Vitamin Company (NaNA) final Friday concluded three-day coaching for 18 members of the Bundung Mom’s Membership on primary vitamin at a ceremony held at Bundungka Kunda within the Kanifing Municipality.

Related coaching, was convened for Mom’s Membership of Faji Kunda, each funded by UNICEF.

The coaching additionally uncovered individuals to extreme breastfeeding; private hygiene and environmental sanitation; development monitoring and promotion; iodine salt identification and others. It was additionally geared toward arming individuals with the requisite information in combating malnutrition within the society.

Chatting with journalists shortly after the opening, Alieu Kujabi, programme supervisor for NaNA, mentioned the company has realized a surge in malnutrition in under-five city kids.

That, he added, prompted NaNA to understand the necessity to set up Mom’s Golf equipment within the city areas and practice them in order that they might assist in detecting malnutrition within the society.

“If the Mom’s Golf equipment are skilled, they may assist us to detect malnutrition inside the communities after which take applicable measures. They may even assist the hospitals when it comes to referral and the hospital will want them in data dissemination,” he mentioned.

The coaching, he added, would actually assist the company and healthcare officers in averting critical malnutrition in kids beneath 5.

He thus urged one and all to work unanimously with the Mom’s Golf equipment to make sure environment friendly service supply on dietary evaluation within the society.

Musa Dahaba, programme officer for NaNA referred to as on Mom’s Golf equipment to work unanimously to make sure efficient and environment friendly service supply in addition to sustainability of the golf equipment.

He mentioned with availability of funding, NaNA would proceed to coach them on primary vitamin in addition to give them sensible abilities in order that they constantly supply the wanted communal providers.

“Our vitamin filed officer will supervise them and report back to us and on the degree of NaNA, we may have quarterly monitoring tour across the nation simply to upsurge members dedication on their communal providers and guarantee sustainability of golf equipment.” he mentioned.

Sutee Barrow, a participant, counseled NaNA for equipping them with the requisite information on primary vitamin. The coaching, she mentioned, has armed them with the wanted abilities and information on primary vitamin and its associated points.

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