Request for Proposal (RFP) - 2: “Child Health Nutrition Research: Research into IMCI Community Component”
Background:
The RFP-2 was announced in 2002 by OCHRC (Initiative) with support of Global Forum for Health Research (GFHR). The objective of RFP-2 was to develop and conduct interventions to scale-up promotion of exclusive breastfeeding to six months by peer counsellors through IMCI (Integrated Management of Childhood Illness) facility-based counselling at district or national level.
In 2002, OCHRC awarded institutions from two countries to conduct the study. The study Bolivia in was aimed to increase duration of exclusive breastfeeding in El Alto through a community-based approach while the study in Madagascar promoted exclusive breastfeeding in two new regions through a streamlined approach. To know more about the studies, visit:
