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2019 06 December

Kenya pledges to end child undernutrition as study reveals its cost to the economy

There is need to work together and put in place a comprehensive mechanism to address challenges of child-undernutrition. In a speech read by the Cabinet Secretary for Health Sicily Kariuki, on behalf of President Uhuru Kenyatta, during the release of the Cost of Hunger in...

2019 05 November

SUN Movement Global Gathering brings together over 1,200 participants committed to improving nutrition

David Martin | Parliamentarians, SUN Business Network, SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN Lead Group and Secretariat, SUN UN Network 0

Every country in the world now faces a serious nutrition-related challenge, whether stemming from undernutrition, overweight/obesity, including non-communicable diseases. High-level representatives and over 1,200 participants from 73 countries committed to urgent actions to create a healthier, better-nourished future for all people and planet at the...

2019 23 October

Nutrition International’s new online tool to calculate cost-effectiveness of prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation

David Martin | Child nutrition SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

* Originally published by Nutrition International A new online tool will help governments determine the health benefits and budget impact of transitioning from iron and folic acid supplementation (IFAS) to multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) in their maternal health programs. The Nutrition International MMS Cost-Benefit Tool, developed in...

2019 22 October

Guiding principles for sustainable healthy diets

David Martin | Behaviour change Nutrition commitments SUN Donor Network, SUN UN Network 0

In the margins of World Food Day, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) published a set of Guiding Principles for Sustainable Healthy Diets. These guiding principles take into account nutrient recommendations and nutrient intake goals, and...

2019 17 October

EU provides vital humanitarian support as hunger persist in South Sudan

David Martin | SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN UN Network 0

The European Union (EU) is providing USD 10.4 million (€9.5 million) in humanitarian funding to the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) in South Sudan to provide food and nutrition support to tens of thousands of people as hunger persists in the country. The contribution will...

2019 08 October

Productive diversification of African agriculture and effects on nutrition

David Martin | Agriculture Food systems Regional initiatives SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

* Originally published by the World Bank The "triple burden" of malnutrition is a public health challenge throughout sub-Saharan Africa, where high levels of undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies in rural areas occur alongside increased overnutrition and obesity in cities. Climate change is a major driver of...

2019 20 September

A for-profit project has improved nutrition in Rwanda

David Martin | Agriculture Behaviour change Food systems Nutrition commitments SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

* Originally published by the World Bank No fewer than seven institutional and academic reports on sustainable global food systems were published in 2019. Never has there been so much attention paid to the role our food systems play in safeguarding the health of people and...

2019 17 September

Nutrition International bridges gap in adolescent nutrition education

David Martin | Advocacy Education SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Donor Network 0

* Originally published by Nutrition International Nutrition International has launched a new online course focusing on adolescent nutrition, an area that has previously been underfunded and overlooked. The course, entitled Adolescent Nutrition and Anaemia, will help to build capacity to improve nutrition for adolescents around the world. “As a global leader...

2019 13 September

A campaign to address malnutrition among adolescent girls in Indonesia

David Martin | Women's empowerment Women's nutrition SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Donor Network 0

* Originally published by Nutrition International Nutrition International launched the ‘With Good Nutrition She’ll Grow Into It’ campaign in Indonesia to highlight the issues of malnutrition among adolescent girls and empower them to achieve their dreams. This global campaign aims to raise awareness about the critical link...

2019 02 September

Nutrition tops the agenda of TICAD 7

David Martin | SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

The Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) made a strong pledge by Africa and Japan to invest in health in efforts to end infectious diseases, strengthen health systems and deliver universal health coverage. In the final Yokohama declaration, TICAD7 resolved to invest to...