AR-Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition 2 (PROMIN)

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The Second Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Project (PROMIN II) will help extend the coverage of the PROMIN program and will have the same objective of improving maternal and child health status. The project will help the Government: a) increase coverage of maternal and prenatal care services to 60 percent; b) increase pediatric coverage of children aged 0-6 to 60 percent; c) transform 40 percent of existing child feeding centers and kindergartens into early childhood development centers; and d) decentralize and strengthen social services management. The major component consists of subprojects including: a) maternal, child health and nutrition activities; b) early childhood development and nutrition activities; and c) institutional strengthening. The other components are: strengthening the Ministry of Health statistical system and project administration.