NUTRITION IN

MYANMAR:
FOCUS ON RAKHINE
STATE

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1 This material has been funded by UK aid
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views expressed do not necessarily reflect
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1 MAMI is the management of small and nutritionally at-risk infants under six months and their mothers

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2 The analysis concentrated on undernutrition and excluded overweight and obesity due to the restricted scope of the assignment
3 Using the 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census and DHS 2015
4 These estimates exclude Maungdaw, Buthidaung and Yetheduang due to limited information from the2014 census preventing the

use of small area estimation to estimate nutrition outcomes

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5 As mentioned above from WFP’s Fill the Nutrient Gap analysis conducted in October 2019.

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6 In 2008-2009 to respond to Cyclone Nargis and again in 2010-2011

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7 Tsunami, earthquake, cyclone, floods, drought, storm surge, landslides and forest fire

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8 The impact of the coup on the government’s leadership on nutrition services such as the EPHS is currently unclear
9 In NRS, TSFP using RUSF was suspended by the government from 2016 and resumed in March 2020 (interview)

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10 World Food Programme. WFP Myanmar Country Strategic Plan (2018-2022)
11 World Bank. Concept Project Information Document (PID) - Rakhine Recovery and Development Support Project
12 World Food Programme. WFP Myanmar Country Strategic Plan (2018-2022)

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13 World Food Programme. https://docs.wfp.org/api/documents/WFP-0000105025/download/
14 MIMU. Humanitarian Protection Sector. https://themimu.info/emergencies/protection

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15Innovative Actions to Treat Malnutrition in Rakhine Technical Application. Submitted on 14 May 2019
16Win et al., 2020. ‘Innovative Actions to Treat Malnutrition’ Rakhine State, Myanmar Project Review Final Report November 2020.
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17 Pauktaw, Myebon, Minbya, Mrauk-U, Kyauktaw, Rathedaung

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18 It was well received in the community by both male and female caretakers. Timing of trainings was adapted to the working time of farms to allow
men to attend the training sessions.

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19 https://www.ennonline.net/c-mami

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20 Lancet Maternal and Child Health series
21 MAMI is the management of small and nutritionally at-risk infants under six months and their mothers recommended by WHO

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22 McKay, M 2019, ‘The Religious Landscape in Myanmar’s Rakhine State’, Peaceworks, No. 149, United States Institute of Peace.

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