New Report: Planning and costing for the acceleration of actions for nutrition

On 1 May 2014, the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) published a synthesis report on the Planning and costing for the acceleration of actions for nutrition: experiences of countries in the Movement for Scaling Up Nutrition. The synthesis report is based on costed nutrition plans developed by 20 countries. These were analyzed by MQSUN and the SUN Movement Secretariat to better understand how countries are being responsive to their needs for scaling up nutrition.

The synthesis provides a basis for identifying priority areas for investment in each country, exploring answers to the questions

• Are plans aligned with evidence-based recommendations?
• Is responsibility going beyond health sector?
• Which other sectors are engaged?
• What is the balance between specific nutrition interventions, nutrition-sensitive approaches and governance?
• What are the opportunities for non-Government stakeholders?
• What are the assumptions for costing and scaling up interventions?

Read a blog about the report by Lawrence Haddad from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)