To the inner Akkar valley SANA's team traveled today, back to Tall Hayat. Today's mission was organized in collaboration with World Vision Akkar (www.worldvision.org.lb) as well as a local NGO جمعية رتاج الحياة الاجتماعية الخيرية.

To a packed waiting room the team arrived, where an educational session was then carried out and the main theme was nutrition in pregnancy with a special concentration on prevention of iron- deficiency anemia.

Three new pregnancies were diagnosed today and 20% were re-dated. The majority of the mothers, 67%, had had a maximum of one prenatal visit thus far. What was unique about today's visit is that 40% of the patients seen had had a prior cesarean section and the importance of prenatal care and follow up in order to plan a timely delivery was stressed.

Of the mothers tested. 75% had anemia and all nutritional supplements today were made courtesy of Mr. Dori Mansour.

After a most intense day, SANA's team thanked our hosts for their impeccable organization and futures dates were set for a subsequent visit. The teams and mothers parted with much anticipation for another future mission of sustained guidance and assistance...