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2019 19 March

A nutrition story of change from Nepal

*An article by Prof. Dr. Geeta Bhakta Joshi and Stanley Chitekwe Background Nepal as part of the Global SUN Movement Nepal is a Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement early riser – the fifth country, joined the Movement on 5 May 2011 with a letter of commitment for scaling...

2019 08 March

Equality works, also for the SUN Movement: The Global Health 50/50 2019 Report

Iselin Danbolt | Behaviour change Equality gender equality Health Women's empowerment SUN Lead Group and Secretariat 0

The Global Health 50/50 2019 report is a review of gender-related policies and practices of 198 global organisations active in health, with a special focus on gender equality in the workplace. In 2019, the SUN Movement has emerged as one of 17 high performing organisations on...

2019 04 February

The Global Syndemic of obesity, undernutrition and climate change

David Martin | Behaviour change Food systems Health Overweight and obesity Research SUN Country Network 0

Led by the University of Auckland (New Zealand), the George Washington University (USA), and World Obesity Federation (UK), the new Lancet Commission is the result of a three-year project led by 43 experts from a broad range of expertise from 14 countries. The report focuses...

2019 10 January

Making adolescent nutrition a priority in Tanzania with the support of Nutrition International

David Martin | Advocacy Behaviour change Women's nutrition SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network 0

Adolescents in Tanzania comprise nearly 20 per cent of the population. Harnessing their potential is critical for the country’s social and economic development, yet they are faced with many challenges including high rates of child marriage, pregnancy and malnutrition. Confronted with these challenges, the Ministry of...

2018 19 December

Pakistan dietary guidelines for better nutrition

David Martin | Behaviour change Education Food systems Nutrition commitments Parliamentarians SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

The Pakistan Dietary Guidelines for Better Nutrition (PDGN) are comprehensive country specific guidelines for the general public to adopt healthy eating practices, and prevent and reduce the risk of infectious and chronic diseases. These guidelines are simple to adopt, provide age and gender appropriate and...

2018 11 December

Costa Rica at the forefront of the fight against overweight and obesity

David Martin | Behaviour change Child nutrition Food systems Nutrition commitments Overweight and obesity Policies & laws SUN Country Network 0

The Ministry of Health, with technical support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), is leading efforts to implement the Letter of Commitment by promoting participatory governance, using actions designed at the interinstitutional and intersectoral levels with groups involved with food...

2018 12 July

Multi-sectoral strategy to combat child anaemia and malnutrition in Peru

David Martin | Behaviour change Child nutrition Education Peer-to-peer learning SUN Country Network 0

The Government of Peru is planning to dramatically reduce levels of child anaemia and malnutrition, one of its primary targets in the social sphere, using a multi-sectoral strategy involving the mobilization of social programme promoters and community agents. “"Combating anaemia is the priority for the Government...

2017 08 August

Journalists inspired to report on nutrition in Sierra Leone

Thuy | Behaviour change Media SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network 0

From 1 to 3 August 2017, Focus 1000 and the Sierra Leone Scaling up Nutrition Secretariat held a workshop with journalists from electronic and print media across the country, to build their capacity to report on nutrition. ...

2017 05 August

Reflections on the Evidence for Action in South Asia – By Patrizia Fracassi

Thuy | Behaviour change Research Blogs 0

It has been an incredible privilege to be part of the Transform Nutrition Consortium Advisory Group and to have participated in this Symposium in Kathmandu. The work carried out by Transform Nutrition shows that, in order for the research agenda to be cutting edge, opportunities...

2017 31 July

The Philippines celebrates National Nutrition Month

Thuy | Advocacy Behaviour change Food systems SUN Country Network 0

In July 2017, people across the Philippines celebrated a National Nutrition Month with various activities across the country. Every year, a theme is chosen to highlight an important and timely concern on nutrition, as approved by the National Nutrition Council Technical Committee. For 2017, the focus...