National and Policy Guidelines for Micronutrient Supplementation to Prevent and Control Deficiencies in Cambodia.

The National and Policy Guidelines for Micronutrient Supplementation to Prevent and Control Deficiencies in Cambodia define the main strategies for the control and prevention of micronutrient deficiencies, and it includes a detailed protocol for each of micronutrient supplementation programmes. The document was developed in close consultation with the National Nutrition Programme and key stakeholders with a focus on four key areas of supplementation: 1) Vitamin A supplementation programme for children 6‐59 months; 2) Iron/folic acid supplementation for pregnant and postpartum women; 3) Weekly iron/folic acid supplementation (WIFS) for women of reproductive age; 4) Multiple Micronutrient Powders for children 6‐23 months. These four micronutrient supplementation programmes will be integrated into broader public health programmes, which are directed at the same population target groups with the emphasis on increasing the capacity of antenatal, postnatal, and child health clinics to provide supplementation to women and children.
The instrument aims to eliminate hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition.
Furthermore, the document aims to help eliminate poverty and extreme poverty. Special attention is given to rural areas. In rural areas, the hard to reach comprise those living in very remote areas, areas with no health center or limited health center staff, minority tribes, and floating communities.