Initiative to End Child Malnutrition (IECM)
The IECM was established as collaboration between the Division of Global Health and Human Rights (GHHR), the
Harvard College Global Hunger Initiative (GHI), and Karoli Lwanga Nyakibale Hospital in Rukungiri District, Uganda.
Harvard College Global Hunger Initiative (GHI), and Karoli Lwanga Nyakibale Hospital in Rukungiri District, Uganda.
| Our continued mission is to create, within the District of Rukungiri, an affordable and locally sustainable model that utilizes community nutrition awareness and education, addresses barriers to appropriate child nutrition, and identifies and systematically provides high quality care for children suffering from malnutrition both in the district health centers and at the malnutrition referral center of Nyakibale Hospital. The IECM is proud to enable both treatment and prevention in the fight against child malnutrition. Please click here to learn more about our holistic approach to • Inpatient Referral Center • Outpatient Therapeutic Care • Community Education and Train • Nutrition Demonstration Gardens • Student collaboration and mentorship • Sustainable innovations |
