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Operational Updates
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On 7 January, a new Minister of Health was appointed, Dr. Zulema Tomás Gonzáles. In the first week of February, the Country Director and Deputy Country Director of WFP Peru arranged a meeting to ensure the continuity of our partnership with the Ministry on rice fortification, the fight against anemia and generation of evidence to improve public health policies.
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On 12 February, an ordinance was issued by the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima, declaring the fight against anemia in children under 36 months as a priority. This opens the door to involve the three levels of government to reach the goal of anemia reduction by 2021.
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Regarding our support to rice fortification, WFP participated in two meetings:
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A meeting was held with the mayor of Lambayeque, staff of the Food Supplementation Program, the National School Feeding Program and members of the Peruvian Association of Rice Producers (APEAR) to share information on procurement procedures of social programs, and for APEAR to supply fortified rice to social programs in the future.
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A meeting took place with the agricultural manager of the Lambayeque Regional Government. The manager confirmed the government commitment to generate a space for dialogue and collaboration between the Regional Government and civil society in view of the integration of fortified rice in social programs. WFP offered to support this initiative with technical assistance.
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As part of the technical assistance to the Government for disaster and emergency management, the Ministry of Health, with the support of WFP Peru, conducted a workshop to validate the emergency food and nutrition guidelines for children, pregnant women and infants.