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Mother and Child Cash Transfer Plus Programme
UNICEF invests in the first 1,000 days of vulnerable children
Highlights
The first 1,000 days of life - the period from conception to two years of age - offers a critical window of opportunity when the foundation of optimum health, growth and neurodevelopment across the lifespan are established.
To mitigate the negative effects on pregnant women and young children of the COVID-19 socio-economic crisis, the economic reforms and natural disasters, the Commission on Social Safety and Poverty Reduction under the Ministry of Social Development, has launched the Mother and Child Cash Transfer Plus (MCCT+) Programme.
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