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burkina faso
SUN Countries

Burkina Faso

Joined Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement

June 2011

National multi-stakeholder platform for nutrition

National Council for Nutrition

Sun Government Focal Point/Country Coordinator

Dr Ella Compaore, Technical Secretary in charge of multisectorality for nutrition, Ministry of Public Health and Hygiene

Country nutrition status 2022

  • Yes
  • In process
  • No
  • Costed
  • M&E framework

National multi-stakeholder platform (MSP)

Date established
2009
MSP annual action plan exists

Advocacy and communications framework/plan

Advocacy and communications framework/plan

Subnational nutrition coordination mechanism

Subnational MSPs exist
Subnational MSPs have annual action plans

SUN networks in-country presence

SUN Civil Society Network
SUN Business Network
UN-Nutrition
SUN Academy Network
SUN Donor Network
Others: e.g. youth, parliamentarian, media

Finance for nutrition

Resource mobilization strategy exists
Budget tracking exercise done this year
Funding gaps identified this year
Domestic expenditures on nutrition tracked

Country priorities 2022

Mobilise the domestic budget; Improve resilience in areas with security challenges and the prevention and management of malnutrition; Strengthen staple food fortification and food safety

2022 Shared country good practice

Forum for strengthening the multisectoral approach in the fight against malnutrition in Burkina Faso

Gather together stakeholders

Forum held on 13 and 14 December 2022 bringing together all stakeholders in the form of panels. Several topics related to nutrition were discussed and were accompanied by a final statement from the participants in favour of nutrition

Progress towards SUN 3.0 Strategic Objectives (SO)

SO.1

Despite the country's security and socio-political contexts, the highest authorities have reaffirmed their commitment to nutrition. Raising the level of institutional anchoring of nutrition is not called into question, and its operationalisation remains a priority.

SO.2

The country's commitments in the field of nutrition, as well as the priorities identified for 2023, have been formulated by consensus with all the stakeholders. Each sector is committed to playing its part to achieve the objectives set.

SO.3

Strengthening of the skills of the actors of the national multisectoral platform on specific themes such as the budgetary exercise, cartography and leadership in nutrition.

SO.4

National expertise was favoured for actions such as the conduct of the budget monitoring exercise, as well as the development of the cartography.