Tackling stunting; one powdered egg at a time. скачать в хорошем качестве

Tackling stunting; one powdered egg at a time.

On 23 April 2025, the Egg Powder Initiative for Children (#EPIC) a partnership between ‪@UNICEF‬, the Government of Uganda, and Pristine Foods Ltd, with funding from ‪@norad‬ was launched in Kamwenge District. The pilot phase is reaching 50,000 children under two in Kamwenge District: each child receiving one sachet per day for six months. The aim is to scale up across the Tooro region—because every child deserves the best start in life. #EPIC is part of UNICEF’s wider First Foods Africa strategy, a continental effort aimed at making nutrient-dense complementary foods available, affordable and acceptable for young children. Egg powder has been successfully used in Ethiopia and Kenya to reduce stunting, and Uganda is now poised to follow suit. The 2022 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey shows that 26 per cent of children under five are stunted, meaning they are too short for their age. Uganda had initially set a target to reduce stunting to 12.5% by 2030, a goal that is increasingly unlikely to be achieved unless significant interventions like this one succeed. #investinugchildren ‪@UNICEFAfrica‬ ‪@UNICEFNorway‬