Ally Wambra [Healthy Child]: Technological Innovation in A Community Intervention to Reduce Anemia in Children Younger Than Two Years

In Peru, half of children younger than 2 years old have anemia 1,2. Anemia is associated with cognitive and psychomotor delay 3,4. In 2015, the Peruvian Ministry of Health (MINSA) implemented a micronutrient supplementation program to reduce anemia, but was unsuccessful according to recent indicators. Anemia in children is associated with poor breastfeeding habits, low intake of iron-rich foods, an absence of proper hygiene practices, and the lack of follow-up treatment by health personnel.