Presidential Decree No. 1526 validating the National Strategy “Early childhood development for 2020-2025”.

National Strategy primarily addresses the development and implementation of national policies related to child welfare, health, education, and social protection, with references to international cooperation and legal frameworks. It emphasizes objectives such as improving healthcare standards, ensuring water and food security, and fostering social inclusion, aligning with broader policy goals of sustainable development and child rights protection.
Key measures outlined include the enhancement of healthcare services, early childhood education, and social support systems, with specific targets such as reducing neonatal and infant mortality rates, increasing access to quality education, and ensuring gender equality.
The document details action plans like expanding infrastructure for disabled children, improving neonatal screening, and increasing the number of qualified healthcare and social workers. It also highlights the importance of international partnerships, notably with UNICEF and academic institutions, to support these initiatives, emphasizing compliance with international standards and strategic priorities.
The main areas of the early childhood development strategy are as follows: (a) improving the postpartum situation (prenatal screening, appropriate improving the quality, financial and physical accessibility of services; nutrition, prevention of micronutrient deficiencies); (b) establishing a system for diagnosing and monitoring high-risk children to ensure their harmonious psychomotor and physical development, through the introduction of intensive care units and new technologies for caring for infants; (c) increasing the rate of exclusive breastfeeding, as well as the duration of breastfeeding, by introducing baby-friendly institutional initiatives; supporting parents with young children; and (d) equal access to healthcare, education and social protection improving the postpartum situation (prenatal screening, appropriate improving the quality, financial and physical accessibility of services.
Implementation mechanisms involve setting timelines (notably by 2030), institutional responsibilities assigned to various ministries and local authorities, and monitoring through statistical and scientific assessments. The text mentions the development of infrastructure, legislative adjustments, stakeholder engagement, and data collection as integral to execution. Secondary themes include procedural considerations such as monitoring and evaluation, enforcement of legal standards, and collaboration among government agencies, with specific emphasis on stakeholder involvement at community and institutional levels to achieve the outlined policy objectives.