Good Practices and Innovations in Public Governance 2003-2011

Good Practices and InnovATIONS in Public Governance
Latin America and the Caribbean
Colombia
2011 Category 2 — 1st Place Winner
Initiative:
910 – Programa Alimentario MANA
Institution:
Departamento de Antioquia
Description
Malnutrition mortality rates among children under five years of age were increasing
at an alarming rate in Antioquia. High rates of acute diarrhea disease and respiratory
infections were both common child illnesses as recorded in DANE in 2002. Creation
of Plan MANA was administered in 30 municipalities with highest malnutrition-related
deaths. Plan MANA consists of six different thematic solutions, relating to food
and nutritional security, as initiated by the Governor of Antioquia. The solutions included
provision of nutritional food supplements to children under six years of age,
nutrition recovery for malnourished children, health services for pregnant women
with low gestational weight, community-based nutrition surveillance training and
assessing nutrition records of children participating in programs. Child deaths from
malnutrition have significantly decreased from 10.6% in 2004 to 3.3% in 2009 to
only one reported death in 2010.
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