five (5) years of age; 12 % reflecting the moderate form and 4 % the severe form. It is
19% in the rural communities as against 11% in the urban areas, 24 % in the
Savannah region as against 10 % in Lomé. With regard to the age, it is higher (24 %)
for children between the 9 and 11-month age bracket.
239. The micro-nutrient deficiencies (iron, iodine and vitamin A) are also frequent.
The rate of coverage of vitamin A supplementation integrated into the routine EPI in
2014 was 99% for children in the 6-59 month age group and 77% for breast-feeding
mothers respectively12 in 2014. The prevalence of anaemia is high and is estimated at
almost 70 % of children in the 6-59-month age bracket.
6- Guinea Worm
Togo was certified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in February 2012 as a
country that has eradicated Guinea Worm.
7-Hygiene and Sanitation
240. The proportion of households using improved latrines in the rural communities
increased from 5.31% in 2013 to 8.64% in 2014 for a target of 10%. This progress
was achieved as a result of the financial support from the Global Sanitation Fund for
the implementation of the project dubbed “Togo Without Open Defecation” or
(TOGO SANDAL) which culminated in the building of 7.500 latrines in 2014 in the
rural communities in the Savannah, Kara and Plateaux regions. In addition to these
regions, the prefectures of Lacs, Vo and Bas-Mono in the Maritime region are also
receiving support for the implementation of the Total Community-Driven Sanitation
Approach (ATPC) as part of the project code-named, FACILITE EAU. Apart from
these projects, it must be indicated that the Group of Partners operating in the basic
sanitation segment in Togo within a Council helped in harmonising their
interventions for the benefit of the population and in recording data on their
achievements on the ground.
241. On the whole, 87 villages with a population of 72,264 people ended the open-air
defecation situation (FDAL) in 2014.
242. In spite of the private initiatives for the hygienic evacuation of solid waste in the
main cities of the country, more often than not they are evacuated at unauthorised
dumps.
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2014 Activity Report; Nutrition Department/MSPS
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