"My mission is to come and listen and appreciate and understand exactly what economy programme will be implemented in Nigeria, and the initiative and leadership of President Goodluck Jonathan," Ms Lagarde said.
The salt reduction education programme will be implemented in the intervention group.
This joint programme will be implemented in partnership and with active collaboration of various government and non-government partners.
The programme will be implemented in the following low performing districts: Lukulu, Kalabo, Shangombo, Petauke, Katete, Chama, Milenge, Samfya, Chilubi, Luwingu, Mporokoso, Chiengi, Kaputa, Mbala, Mungwi, and Isoka.
Regarding scientific benefits, the multicentre design will ensure that the new programme will be implemented in various settings, which enhances the generalizability of the results.
After the before assessment, the experimental intervention – the Pac-IFicO programme – will be implemented in ten medicine, oncology and respiratory disease hospital wards.
Thus, in this study, a group-based walking programme will be implemented in the first part of the intervention, accompanied by encouragement of additional home-based walking.
In line with UNICEF's focus on the most disadvantaged children, the programme will be implemented in the three regions in the country that have the highest stunting, anemia and poverty levels: Regions 5, 6, 8 and 9.
In line with UNICEF's equity focus on regions identified by the government as the most disadvantaged, the programme will be implemented in areas that have the lowest number and coverage of health facilities and skilled birth attendance while nationally supporting the institutionalization of standards to improve the quality of services for mothers and children along the continuum of care.
In line with UNICEF's thrust to focus on regions identified by the government as the most disadvantaged, the programme will be implemented in the most vulnerable areas that have the lowest number and coverage of health facilities and skilled birth attendance.
