Iron Deficiency Anemia

Vitamin A

Sudan

Iron

Iodine

Swaziland


Anemia
Most Recent Anemia Survey: No recent National Survey conducted

Legislation on IDA

	There is no legislation regarding IDA currently in place, but it is being developed.
	The legislation will focus on supplementation, and the government has published documents stating the national policy on iron deficiency
	There is a national policy on iron supplementation for pregnant women but not for children. The program for children supplementation is being developed.
	There is no national policy regarding iron fortification programs but it is being developed.


Government Agency to Address IDD
	Government Agency: National and State Nutrition and MCH departments. The function of this agency is coordination and monitoring.
	Contact Info: Igbal A. Mageed, Deputy National Nutrition Department. FMOH.


Supplementation - (Women)

Targeting
	Pregnant women and lactating mothers


Implementation
	Supplements are given through antenatal clinics and nutrition centers.
	More than 3 million tablets were distributed through nutrition centers during this program.
	The intended frequency of supplementation is daily.
	The national program started in 1996.


Supplementation - (Children)
	No programs currently being conducted.
Supplementation - (Children)
Regional Supplementation

Region/Group	Estimated # of people treated through supplementation	Please specify type of supplement(s) provided (e.g. iron folate tablets) and iron content (e.g. 60mg/day)
Pregnant and Lactating Women	3,000,000	Ferrous Sulphate and Folic Acid
National Total

Fortification

No food fortification currently conducted in Sudan.

Dietary Change

There are large-scale/national programs as well as community-based programs in Sudan.

These programs/activities focus on iron status in the population.

These programs are conducted through clinics, health centers, by health professionals, and by other health programs.

Other Programs

There are other programs being conducted that may directly affect iron status like malaria control de-worming process.

These programs are conducted in collaboration with concerned bodies.

Anemia
Current monitoring activities for iron deficiency anemia:
	Evaluation checklists along with previous surveys being repeated are used in monitoring for iron deficiency anemia
	There is no facility or community-based monitoring of anemia.
	There are lab facilities in collaboration with lab techniques in health centers and hospitals in various states available for Hb estimates.
	Field tests (HemoCue) are not currently used, but have been used in previous surveys.
Anemia
Programs
	Coverage of supplementation programs is monitored through survey monitoring and evaluation checklists.
	Content and distribution of iron fortified commodities is not monitored.

Donor and Implementing Agencies- Not Reported

Donor and Implementing Agencies-C Not Reported

Total Iron Program Funding History and Forecast for Country- Not Reported

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA