Empowering
Local Communities to Improve Children’s
Health in Mali
Agency Funded: United Nations Children's
Fund (UNICEF)
Amount Funded: $1,634,400 over 36 months
Approved: November 2001
This project aims to reduce
mortality and morbidity among children under five
years of age in three regions of Mali. Through
the promotion of preventive health interventions,
the project will improve community and household
knowledge and practices for child-care and child
illness management, improve immunization coverage
and ensure adequate micronutrient supplementation
among children under five years of age. The project
will also address issues of geographic accessibility,
affordability, quality of service delivery, and
availability of essential drugs and supplies.
To Learn More: Integrated
Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI)
IMCI is an integrated approach to child health
that focuses on the well-being of the whole child.
IMCI aims to reduce death, illness and disability,
and to promote improved growth and development
among children under five years of age.
How you can help:
The UN Foundation is dedicated
to improving the health of children around the
world and this grant is just one example of the
UNF's commitment. Please help make a difference
by making a contribution that will help support
the UN Foundation's children's heath causes.
