In response to persistent hunger and under-nutrition, particularly among the poor, the Government of Zimbabwe launched a Food and Nutrition Security Policy in May 2013. The policy marks the start of a concerted effort to promote economic development by addressing food security and nutrition challenges...
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Despite the political crisis which has afflicted Madagascar since January 2009, the government is committed to advancing progress on scaling up nutrition through a strong multi-sectoral approach. Representatives from a wide cross-section of sectors and stakeholders work together through the National Nutrition Council or Conseil...
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Sri Lanka made impressive progress in improving the health and nutritional status of its population between the 1970s and 2000. Advances have slowed in the last 15 years, however, resulting in high levels of undernutrition relative to gross domestic product and to infant mortality rates....
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The Government of Rwanda has set itself an ambitious target: to reduce child stunting from 44% to 24.5% by 2018. It has moved food and nutrition to the centre of the country’s development agenda and updated the National Food Security and Nutrition Policy (2013) and...
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The Government of Maharashtra set up an independent mission in 2005 with the support of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). It is called Rajmata Jijau Mother Child Health and Nutrition Mission (RJMCHN) and is the first nutrition mission in India. The primary objective is...
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Determined to take action against the high rates of malnutrition and HIV and in recognition of the strong relationship between nutrition, HIV and AIDS, the Government of Malawi established the Department of Nutrition, HIV and AIDS (DNHA) in the Office of the President and Cabinet...
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The power of bringing together multiple actors to tackle malnutrition in Benin was highlighted in February 2013, during an event to draw attention to the importance of nutrition for health and development. The event was jointly organised by the Government of Benin (National Council of...
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When the President of Guatemala, Otto Pérez Molina, learned that less than 1% of Guatemala’s population believed their country had a problem with malnutrition, he instructed his entire cabinet to live in rural areas for a week with a family facing chronic food shortages and...
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Chronic malnutrition still remains a fundamental threat to the sustainable economic development of Zambia. The government recognizes the importance of investing in nutrition as an integral part of national economic development and thus was among the first countries to participate in the Scaling Up Nutrition...
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As one of the newest countries in the SUN Movement, from May 2013, Chad has swiftly taken action to establish a new approach to scaling up nutrition. Through Government Decree 266 passed in July 2013, the Ministry of Public Health appointed a new team to...
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