Dr. Yasser Mohammed , deputy manager of the Nutrition Project funded by the UNICEF and executed by the Field Medical Foundation\u00a0 , talked to the media that the project began on December 2014, and \u00a0now in its final stage . Despite the hard circumstances during \u00a0the war , medical teams\u00a0 in the targeted districts\u00a0 have been able to work more efficiently \u00a0and teams are still offering their services in Aldhalea ,Shabwah , and Abyan . Also , he illustrated that the project \u00a0added during the war period new districts like Zungubar and Khanfer districts , because\u00a0 those districts have displaced people from Lahj and Aden where they need medical services .
\nDr. Yasser said the project targeted\u00a0 cases of malnutrition among children under 5 years as well as providing treatment services for sick children, five\u00a0 field medical teams provide medical services and offer\u00a0 free treatments , as well as giving children preventive doses of vitamin A and treatments for intestinal worms.
\nThe active search for SAM and MAM Cases has reached 64% till now (September 2015 ) whereas 1707 SAM case has been treated\u00a0 ,\u00a0 what represents more than 61% of the targeted children\u00a0 .
\nVitamin A has been given to 46% of the target number and\u00a0\u00a0 therapeutic preventing of \u00a0intestinal worms \u00a0has covered 9830 children that makes more than 100% of the target number .<\/p>\n
And gave a glimpse of the other side of the project which targets pregnant and lactating women in targeted districts, offering counseling service for feeding infants and young children within the advice IYCF program . This service was provided to \u00a04200 beneficiaries ,where iron pills with folic acid\u00a0 were given to\u00a0 3414 pregnant and lactating until the end of September 2015.
\nFinally , Many festivals and exhibitions have been carried out ,regarding\u00a0 the programme Advice for Feeding Infants and Children , as a unique experience held for the first time in Yemen .<\/p>\n
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