Samou Diarra¹*, Magloire Bunkembo Mampindu², Issouf Traoré³, Fousseny Traoré⁴ and Mohamed Diah⁴

¹Specialist in Family Medicine/Community Medicine, Kayes Reference Health Center, Mali
²Expert and engineer in health information systems, Coordination of the NGO Action Contre la Faim, Mali
³ONG CSPEEDA, Mali
⁴Coordination of the NGO Action Contre la Faim, Mali

*Corresponding Author: Samou Diarra, Specialist in Family Medicine/Community Medicine, Kayes Reference Health Center, Mali.

Received: February 01, 2022; Published: April 11, 2022

Abstract

In Mali, malnutrition is a public health problem as it is in most countries of the Sahel band. Several strategies have been used at different levels of the health pyramid. These strategies often omit the involvement of certain key actors. The experience of involving the sub-prefects and prefect of the Kayes health district in nutrition activities has led to a real change in the implementation of community activities and the mobilization of local resources for nutrition financing. This experience is discussed in this article in order to draw the attention of the various stakeholders in the implementation of development activities in nutrition in order to further mobilize these actors who constitute real opportunities for the success of projects and programs.

Keywords: Nutrition; Governance; Local Actors; Resource Mobilization; Sub-prefect/Prefect

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Citation

Citation: Samou Diarra., et al. “Impacts of the Involvement of Sub-prefects/Prefects in the Governance of Nutrition at the Community Level: Case of the Health District of KAYES". Acta Scientific Nutritional Health 6.5 (2022): 63-72.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2022 Samou Diarra., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.