The MCDSS by virtue of its mandate focuses on ensuring the provision of quality maternal and child health services in order to reduce maternal and child morbidity and mortality. Moreover, the MCDSS also has a social protection department that provides equitable social protection services to communities in order to improve their livelihoods and reduce extreme poverty. Currently, the department is working with the NFNC to develop social protection messages that are nutrition sensitive. Some interventions such as the Food Security Pack (FSP), social cash transfer, social cash transfer scheme and women clubs are already integrating nutrition messages.
