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What is on-budget funding? On-budget funding sources are defined as those occurring through the official government budget management system. In Nepal, there is an additional delineation between “on-budget, on-treasury” and “on-budget, off-treasury”, meaning that funds are reported through the national budget, but are distributed outside…

In Guatemala, government nutrition interventions form part of a wider approach to achieving food and nutrition security that has been promoted since 2005. The current Zero Hunger Plan (PH0) 2012–16 considers the reduction of chronic malnutrition as a primary objective but also addresses acute malnutrition…

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On 7 April 2016, organisations and individuals around the world celebrated World Health Day, calling for global action to halt the rise in and improve care for people with diabetes. The World Health Organization (WHO) marked the day with the launch of its first “Global Report…

In January 2016, the Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Alliance in Nepal (CSANN) released a video documentary to advocate for continued efforts in the fight against malnutrition in Nepal. The film features interviews with various government officials who share that nutrition is being prioritised in…

On 1 April 2016, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the resolution “Decade of Action on Nutrition”, described as a a leap forward in galvanising international action on nutrition. The resolution invites governments to actively support its implementation, including the setting of national nutrition targets for 2025…

About the author: Dr. Claire Blanchard, Civil Society Network Coordinator writes about her recent mission to Guatemala. Guatemala has 46.5% of chronic malnutrition of children under 5 (ENSMI 2013/2014) in the Central American region in spite of high level political commitment. This is the highest in the region and one of the highest burden in the world.

Dr. Claire Blanchard, Civil Society Network Coordinator, reflects on her mission to El Salvador, 2016 Returning from my field visit to NUTRES (Alianza de las Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil por la Soberanía y Seguridad Alimentaria Nutricional), the SUN CSA in El Salvador hosted by CALMA (Centro de Apoyo de Lactencia Materna) – a local CSO working on breastfeeding, I wanted to share my invaluable experience of an engaged, dedicated and committed alliance of 7 grassroots organisations.

Ethiopia Civil Society Coalition for Scaling up Nutrition (ECSC-SUN) Tsehaynesh Semu, (a mother of 5 children) and Adame Zerihun (a mother of 2) are community-level volunteers, who lead networks of the government-named “Women’s Development Army” at Fezel kebele, Bure woreda of West Gojam zone.

Ethiopia Civil Society Coalition for Scaling up Nutrition With support from Deutche Stiftung weltbevoerkerung (DSW), Qerere 1st Cycle and Junior school established a health and nutrition club and carries out different nutrition related activities.

Ethiopia Civil Society Coalition for Scaling up Nutrition (ECSC-SUN) Ethiopia’s 2013-2015 National Nutrition Program (NNP) calls for a multi-sectoral approach to address malnutrition in the country. This approach was expected to be cascaded to even small localities and implemented at scale.

Ethiopia Civil Society Coalition for Scaling up Nutrition (ECSC-SUN) Bayush Beyen lives in Qerer kebele, a rural kebele in Machakel woreda of the Amhara Regional State. She has seven children with the last one only three months old. She remembers that during her previous pregnancies, she used to eat little food to avoid having a big baby in her womb and facing difficulty at birth.

Ethiopia Civil Society Coalition for Scaling up Nutrition (ECSC-SUN) Yeshimebet Hailu is one of the roughly 30,000 health extension workers the government has trained and deployed all over the country.

The National Nutrition Coordination Body (NNCB) is the primary mechanism for leadership, policy decisions and the coordination of Ethiopia’s National Nutrition Program (NNP). The implementation of this program began in 2008, using a multi-sectoral and life cycle approach. The NNP’s five-year plan was revised in line with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for the years 2013-2015.

Despite recent economic and technological progress, conditions for children and vulnerable populations remains a serious challenge. They are not getting sufficient amounts of iron, iodine, vitamin A, folic acid and zinc in their diets, causing illness including infections, blindness, mental disorders and an increased risk of morality.

In 2011, the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and its UN partners (WHO, UNICEF, UNREACH, and WFP) donor partners (USAID, Irish AID, DFID, DANIDA, CIDA, Micronutrient Initiative, World Bank and Children’s Investment Fund Foundation) and non-government organisations under the umbrella of The Partnership for Nutrition in Tanzania

Researchers and academics are more committed than ever in developing nutrition programs in an inclusive way, through participation in the National Council of Food and Nutrition (CAN) – a multi-sectoral, multi-stakeholder platform for improving nutrition. The fight against malnutrition has been a concern of successive governments of Benin for decades.

Ethiopia Civil Society Coalition for Scaling up Nutrition Waleligne Alamayehu, 21, is a young agriculture development agent, who closely lives with and supports rural community in their day-to-day farming related activities at Zallema kebele of Bure woreda, West Gojam zone.

The University of Costa Rica (UCR) is a state institution, which has a Competitive Fund for Strengthening the University Relationship with Society. The Fund is run by the Vice Presidency of Social Action, and uses public financed development projects with the aim of encouraging innovative collaboration with other stakeholders in finding solutions to national problems, and especially targeting the most vulnerable.

With a high malnutrition burden, low coverage of effective interventions and limited participation of the research community, the Ghana SUN Academic Platform is supporting decision makers to maximise nutrition impact.