Vitamin A Supplementation in a New Age (VINA)


Reporting Organization:UNICEF
Total Budget ($CAD):$ 34,000,000
Timeframe: January 19, 2023 - December 31, 2025
Status: Actif
Contact Information: Unspecified

Partner & Funder Profiles


Reporting Organization


UNICEF

Participating Organizations


Unspecified

Funders (Total Budget Contribution)


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Location


Country - Total Budget Allocation


Congo (DRC) - $ 3,740,000.00 (11.00%)

Côte d’Ivoire - $ 3,740,000.00 (11.00%)

Mozambique - $ 3,060,000.00 (9.00%)

Madagascar - $ 2,890,000.00 (8.50%)

Guinea - $ 2,380,000.00 (7.00%)

Togo - $ 2,380,000.00 (7.00%)

Sierra Leone - $ 2,380,000.00 (7.00%)

Benin - $ 2,040,000.00 (6.00%)

Angola - $ 1,870,000.00 (5.50%)

South Sudan - $ 1,870,000.00 (5.50%)

Cameroon - $ 1,530,000.00 (4.50%)

Central African Republic (the) - $ 1,530,000.00 (4.50%)

Chad - $ 1,530,000.00 (4.50%)

Burkina Faso - $ 1,530,000.00 (4.50%)

Malawi - $ 1,530,000.00 (4.50%)

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Areas of Focus


Health - Total Budget Allocation


Nutrition (100.00 %)

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Description


Periodic, high-dose vitamin A supplementation of children 6-59 months is a proven, low-cost intervention that has been shown to reduce all-cause mortality by 12 to 24 percent and is an essential programme supporting efforts to reduce child mortality. Global Affairs Canada-funded three-year Vitamin A Supplementation in a New Age (VINA) project (FY2023-2026) aims to reduce mortality in girls and boys under five years at high risk of vitamin A deficiency in fifteen countries across sub-Saharan Africa. Through this project, UNICEF will support more equitable, gender-responsive and efficient delivery of vitamin A supplementation (VAS) by working in partnership with country ministries of health. The VINA project will support increased government ownership and financial sustainability of vitamin A supplementation programs, strengthen delivery systems, and enhance women’s and girls’ empowerment. The project also addresses systematic gender barriers at a household level that impede access to health services. Overall, UNICEF estimates that this project will reach approximately 41 million children under five in 15 countries with vitamin A supplementation by 2026, focusing on vulnerable and hard-to-reach groups.

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Target Population


Gender and age: Unspecified
Total Direct Population: Unspecified
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Outputs


Unspecified

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Results & Indicators


Expected Results


The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased agency of women and girls (primary caregivers of children under 5 years) involved in and reached by VAS programming; and (2) increased coverage of VAS for girls and boys under five years of age.

Achieved Results


Results achieved will be updated yearly, pending receipt of UNICEF’s annual reports.

Indicators


  • None Selected
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Associated Projects (If applicable)


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