Mother and Child Health

American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA) protects the health of mothers, children, and entire communities through promoting positive public health practices and behaviors. We have over a dozen of these projects in the West Bank, Gaza and Lebanon with outreach to hundreds of public health and community organizations and their beneficiaries.

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	Creative Health Campaign ANERA's Creative Health Campaign in Lebanon brings fun and important messages of healthy living to marginalized and poor communities. It is about simple, smart and cost-effective practices that people can adopt to protect their health, save on expenses and foster self reliance.		Food Fortification In another nutrition-related project, From Vitamin A to Zinc (A2Z), we work to ensure the quality of fortified Palestinian wheat flour, spread the word about the importance of nutrients, monitor consumer awareness, and persuade other food industries to introduce fortified products.
	Milk for Preschoolers In Gaza, ANERA initiated the Milk for Preschoolers Program in 2003 when it found children were suffering from anemia, vitamin A deficiency, and chronic malnutrition. Many were at risk of irreversible physical and neurological damage. The program now provides 25,000 children in over 180 preschools with a daily box of fortified milk and a packet of fortified wafers.		Breast Cancer Awareness This project, funded by the U.S. State Department’s Middle East Partnership Initiative, addresses breast cancer prevention, screening, and early detection in the Palestinian Territories by empowering civil society, building grassroots awareness, and strengthening public institutional responses.