publication / September 18, 2024
Capacity Statement: Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health & Nutrition 2024
The World Vision Zambia Health programme focuses on Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition (RMNCAHN). The aim of the programme is to improve the health status of pregnant women, lactating mothers and children under the age of five. Our strategic objective for health is to contribute to the reduction of maternal and child mortality through improved health and nutrition practices. The heart of World Vision’s Global Health and Nutrition Strategy is a package of preventative interventions for mothers and children under two, targeting the first 1,000-days.
article / September 10, 2024
Maternal and Child Health Promoted in Luanda
Recently, the WVA team, in partnership with the JUCARENTE - a local organization, visited four pregnant women from the Cazenga municipality who are being monitored weekly by health agents.
publication / October 18, 2024
Exploring the Dynamics of Child Marriage in Rural Sierra Leone
This report explores the dynamics of child marriage in rural Sierra Leone: A Qualitative Study of the Socio-Economic and Cultural Implications.
opinion / October 14, 2024
What my baby taught me about managing crises
After a lifetime of working in security and risk, World Vision's Frances Andrews shares six lessons about security operations that she learned from having her first child.
opinion / October 11, 2024
If you're going to invest to fix injustice—start with girls
On the Day of the Girl Child Cristina Carvallo explains why World Vision has decided to prioritise helping girls in the Amazonian territory.
article / October 14, 2024
From Going to School on Empty Stomach to Having Enough to Eat
Empowering families through food security and livelihoods for sustainable growth and a better life.
article / October 30, 2024
From Vision to Reality: Sustaining Water Resources through Innovation, Integration, and Inclusive Practices in Eastern and Southern Africa
Keynote Address by Dr. Fungai Makoni at the 25th WaterNet Symposium: Reflecting on 25 Years of Water Resource Innovation and Partnership for a Sustainable Future
publication / July 19, 2024
Promotion of Baby-Friendly Health Centres (BFHC)
Between the '90s and early 2000s, Cambodia showed impressive achievement in the percentage of children in Cambodia exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months; however, it later decreased from 74% in 2010 to 51% in 2021 (CDHS). In addition, the country registered low rates of early breastfeeding initiation, with only 54% of new-borns breastfed within 1 hour of birth, even though 98.7% of the births are delivered by skilled birth attendants in Cambodia according to the Cambodia Demographic Health Survey 2021-2022.