Introduction
In Somalia, nutritional deficiencies stemming from inadequate maternal and child nutrition pose a serious problem that has devastating consequences for infants, young children, adolescent girls and women. Undernutrition in communities results in increased morbidity, mortality, cognitive delays and losses, long-term disability and poor health into adulthood impacting the next generation, which affects the overall social and economic development of the country. It is estimated that undernutrition causes 45 percent of all child deaths in settings like Somalia2 – where the neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates are among the highest globally