Project profile — Supporting the Integrated Fight Against Chronic Malnutrition in Mali - Response to COVID-19



Overview 

CA-3-P008522002
$1,000,000
Action Against Hunger (CA-CRA_ACR-3833634678)
2021-03-15 - 2026-03-31
Operational
Global Affairs Canada
WGM Africa

Country / region 

• Mali (100.00%)

Sector 

• Basic Health: Infectious disease control (12250) (100.00%)

Policy marker 

• Gender equality (significant objective)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (not targeted)
• Participatory development and good governance (not targeted)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• Nutrition (significant objective)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)

Description 

This project aims to strengthen the capacity of health structures to plan and implement a response plan to epidemics, including to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Project activities include: (1) providing technical support to approximately 150 health structures to develop or update epidemic management plans, including the response to that of COVID-19, that take into account the specific needs of women, girls and boys; (2) providing materials to these health structures to respond to epidemics, including urgent needs identified in relation to COVID-19. This project brings additional funding to the projet "Supporting the Integrated Fight Against Chronic Malnutrition in Mali" in response to COVID-19

Expected results 

The expected outcome for this project is the improvement of the quality of primary health services and their capacity to anticipate epidemic crises by taking into consideration the specific needs of women, girls and boys, including their nutritional needs.

Results achieved 

N/A

Budget and spending 


Original budget $0
Planned disbursement $0
Transactions
Country percentages by sector
Type of finance Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Collaboration type Bilateral
Type of aid Project-type interventions