AID cooperative agreement no. OTR-0500-A-00-0100-00 with Plan International USA to support child survival projects in Mali, Bolivia, and Haiti

Child survival activities in Mali will build on efforts already underway and will focus on the Cercle de Banamba in the Koulikoro region. Key activities will include: (1) Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI), including tetanus toxoid shots for women of childbearing age; (2) diarrheal disease control, including oral rehydration therapy (ORT), latrine construction, and rehabilitation of water sources; and (3) nutrition programs, including breastfeeding, education in proper weaning, household food gardens, and Vitamin A treatment following a disease targeted schedule. In Bolivia, child survival programs will be expanded in La Paz and Sucre by about 50 communities for a total of about 357. Efforts will include: ORT; organization of village water and sanitation communities; EPI; growth monitoring/promotion for improved child nutrition; training of community health workers; control of acute respiratory infection, especially pneumonia; and identification and referral of high-risk pregnancies. The La Paz program will include activities in household food security and Vitamin A treatment following a Disease Targeted Schedule. Child survival activities in Haiti will target 134 communities in Croize-des-Bouquets District. Key activities will be EPI; ORT; organization of village water and sanitation committees; Vitamin A distribution; nutrition education; and AIDS education.