WFP is supporting the Government of Egypt with addressing malnutrition problems, which are part of the broader National public health priorities as per the Sustainable Development Strategy and Egypt Vision 2030. WFP collaborates with the Ministry of Social Solidarity to support the 'First 1000 days' national program, which integrates with the Takaful and Karama social safety net programme. The program targets PLWs and children under two with unconditional cash transfers. Each child receives a monthly cash transfer, with a maximum of two children per family in line with the national initiative of family planning (two children per family), targeting thousands of Takaful and Karama registered children in 27 governorates.
WFP, MOSIT and NNI, jointly collaborated for the revival of the National Flour Fortification Programme to help combat iron deficiency anaemia through a capacity and infrastructural assessment of existing flour mills nationwide and through the review of iron and folic acid premix requirements for flour fortification.
WFP engaged in a strategic partnership with the Health Insurance Organization (HIO), NNI and Ministry of Education and Technical Education (MOETE), strengthening the capacity of HIA school health teams to deliver health and nutrition education sessions on school age and adolescent nutrition to 2,500 public school teachers and 11,600 family members of students.
