The World Food Program (WFP), which belongs to the United Nations, contributes in Holguin to guarantee a healthy diet and adequate nutrition for vulnerable population groups through the delivery of a new food package.
This is the fourth donation of its kind in the province of Holguin, and is made up of key products for a balanced nutrition, and includes two kilograms of rice, one of grains and a liter of oil, to benefit prioritized sectors of society, told the ACN Orlando Chaveco Pérez, who monitors the WFP in Holguín.
This donation, which is being distributed for the fourth time throughout the province, is made up of essential products for a balanced nutrition, which includes two kilograms of rice, one kilogram of grains and one liter of oil, which will benefit priority sectors of society, told the CNA Orlando Chaveco Pérez, WFP monitor in Holguín.
UN agency collaborates with feeding the vulnerable in Holguín
Within the favored group there are more than 41,000 people in more than 41,000 people in a situation of economic vulnerability and nearly 3,000 pregnant women, who are and nearly three thousand pregnant women, who acquire this module free of charge.
In order to carry out this work, a survey was made of all the beneficiaries in each municipality and the transportation of the packages and its prompt arrival was guaranteed.
In order to carry out this work, a survey was made of all the beneficiaries in each municipality and the transportation of the module and its prompt arrival at the distribution centers was guaranteed, a task in which entities such as the Ministries of Domestic Trade, Labor and Social Security and the Food Group have participated, he explained.
In the case of pregnant women, they were included from the very moment they were admitted by the doctor’s offices and the family, with the objective of strengthening as soon as possible the woman’s diet in such an important period as gestation.
UN agency collaborates with feeding the vulnerable in Holguín
In the case of pregnant women, they were included from the very moment they were recruited by the doctor’s offices and the family, with the objective of strengthening as soon as possible the diet of women in such an important period as gestation, which is why we also worked together with the Public Health sector, he said.
With more than six decades of ties with the Caribbean nation, the World Food Programme promotes the nutritional security of the Cuban people by means of the humanitarian aid in the event of climatic events and support to entities dedicated to social protection.
With more than six decades of ties with the Caribbean nation, the World Food Programme promotes the nutritional security of the Cuban people through the implementation of agro-ecological projects, humanitarian aid in the event of climatic events and support to entities dedicated to social protection.
With information from the Cuban News Agency / Translated by Radio Angulo
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