Exploration phase to build an MMS enabling environment
Maternal undernutrition is an urgent public health problem impacting women and children across Mexico. Several organizations, including Sight and Life and Vitamin Angels, have supported efforts to explore the introduction of UNIMMAP MMS in the context of the 2020 WHO recommendation. Vitamin Angels initiated a landscape analysis in 2021 and recommended next steps included updating national guidelines (NOM-007-SSA2-2016) to include UNIMMAP MMS with clear specifications on dosage and duration of supplementation and adding the UNIMMAP MMS formula to Mexico’s Essential List of Medicines. A supply readiness assessment was carried out by Sight and Life in 2015 and 2021. Today, UNICEF Mexico, National Institute of Public Health of Mexico (INSP), Vitamin Angels and other public health stakeholders are leading advocacy efforts to build upon the current research and support implementation in the country.
- Regions (Provinces/Districts): 20 states
- Start Date: 2015
- End Date: ongoing