Procurement Summary
Country : Lao PDR
Summary : Institutional Consultancy for Multimedia Media campaign to promote adequate infant and young children feeding practices in Lao PDR
Deadline : 24 Sep 2018
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Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 26404704
Document Ref. No. : LRPS-2018/9142434
Competition : ICB
Financier : United Nations Secretariat
Purchaser Ownership : -
Tender Value : Refer Document
Purchaser's Detail
Purchaser : UNICEF
Email: schounlamany@unicef.org
First name: Siphachanh
Surname: Chounlamany
Telephone country code: Lao People's Democratic Republic (+856)
Telephone number: 315200
Telephone extension: 284
Fax country code: Lao People's Democratic Republic (+856)
Fax number: 314852
Lao PDR
Email :schounlamany@unicef.org
Tender Details
Tender are invited for Institutional Consultancy for Multimedia Media campaign to promote adequate infant and young children feeding practices in Lao PDR
Deadline : 24-Sep-2018 17:00 (GMT 7.00)
Published : 03-Sep-2018
Type of Notice : Request for proposal
Beneficiary Country/Territory : Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reference : LRPS-2018/9142434
Description : The first years of a child's life form the foundations for future development. With as many as 1, 000 new neural connections being made every second, these early years, if nurtured, have the potential to enhance a child's development, and buffer against external risk factors, setting him or her in good stead for a productive and healthy life. Unfortunately, however, an estimated 43% of children under the age of 5 years in low and middle income countries do not achieve their full potential due to risks of poverty, inadequate nutrition, lack of access to basic services and limited or no enriching opportunities.
In the first years of life, a child's brain consumes between 50 and 75 per cent of all energy absorbed from food and good nutrition. A child who does not receive the nutrition he or she needs is at risk of stunted cognitive, as well as physical development. And yet around the world, at least 150 million children suffer from stunting and millions more are at risk from poor nutrition.
In Lao PDR, there are the very high rates of acute malnutrition among children under 5 years. The latest nutrition data from the Lao Social Indicator Survey (LSIS-II) shows that the national average for wasting (acute malnutrition) is 9 per cent and as high as 15 per cent in Attapeu Province. LSIS-II also indicates that the prevalence of children under 5 years of age with stunted growth (low height for age) has decreased from 44 per cent in LSIS-I, to 35.6 per cent in 2015 (Lao Child Anthrop...
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