On 28 February 2012, Republic of Madagascar joined the SUN Movement with a letter of commitment from Jean François, the National Coordinator for the Office of National Nutrition. At the time, Madagascar had identified nutrition as one the priority areas in their development strategies against poverty, in particular, within the “Document des Stratégies pour la Réduction de la Pauvreté” (DSRP) and the “Madagascar Action Plan” (MAP). The Conseil National de Nutrition (CNN) had also been established and was coordinating the “Politique National de Nutrition” (2005 – 2015).
The National Nutrition Office (ONN), the multi-sectoral platform (MSP) linked to the Office of the Prime Minister, is operational at both national and regional levels and has undergone an institutional capacity assessment. Strengthening of the supervision of activities – by the National Nutrition Council – is needed. The WASH sector has recently come onboard, enabling a joint, mass awareness-raising rally. The Anjaramasoandro private sector platform and the Mikasa researchers’ platform, both launched in 2015, were officially made official in April and March 2017 respectively, while the UN network has just been launched.
Mikasa’s membership has risen from 10 to 70 members, and the network has established four research areas for 2017-2021. The HINA civil society network – the only decentralised network – focuses its advocacy on mobilising more resources and strengthening coordination and governance. It has recently launched a website and publishes regular newsletters. A champions’ network comprising artists and athletes, and a pool of nutrition-aware journalists, have also been launched. Efforts are ongoing to operationalise and revitalise the platforms, to ensure structured discussions and forging closer ties.
Last updated: November 2017
Since the self-assessment in 2015, members of the National nutrition office – the SUN multi-player platform – met on two occasions. The creation of SUN network platforms was formalized. Firstly, the private sector platforms and those of researchers constituted a member of the office. The civil society platform (HINA), approved by Ministerial Order in July 2015, is today decentralized into 13 regions. It manages microprojects in nutrition and participates effectively in the national planning mechanisms, as well as in the evaluation of implementation of the 2012-2015 National nutrition action plan (PNAN II), which took place in March 2016.
Last updated: December 2016
The government, the United Nations and civil society are systematically participating in meetings of the nutrition cluster.
A map of intervention actions and the players responsible has been created and disseminated.
Last updated: October 2015
Nutrition laws are in place, although not always respected. Nutrition is a key issue across many sectors such as agriculture, health, social welfare, education, and the environment, as reflected in policies for these five sectors as mention. These documents will be revised shortly, to reflect findings of analyses concerning the inclusion of other sectors (such as WASH), ministries and Members of Parliament in the National Nutrition Policy (PNN).
Last updated: November 2017
Last updated: December 2016
Integration of nutrition into the National Development Plan (PND 2015-2019) and its Implementation Plan (PMO).
Last updated: October 2015
Communities and the MSP were involved in revising the National Food and Nutrition Plan (PNAN) 2012-2015 and in the drafting of the third-generation plan, PNAN 2017-2021 (PNAN III) – which was launched by the President of the Republic in 2017 at a ceremony also attended by the Prime Minister. The PNAN III reflects outcomes of an updated baseline analysis and NGO mapping exercise. A costed implementation plan and a common results framework (CRF) are currently being developed. Civil society is involved in monitoring and evaluation (M&E) groups at the regional level. The M&E system is functioning but needs to be scaled up across all regions.
Last updated: November 2017
Last updated: December 2016
An evaluation process is currently in progress for PNAN II.
The regional monitoring and evaluation groups (GRSE) are currently operational, enabling the implementation of PNAN II to be monitored.
Coordination of stakeholders’ interventions by the ONN, notably including the establishment of ‘nutrition villages’ in the 22 Regions.
Last updated: October 2015
The PNAN III budget is currently being developed. HINA is harnessing findings from the budget allocation study for nutrition 2012-2015 to influence the 2019 budget. The ONN’s internal resources have doubled in recent years, but the Prime Minister has pledged to allocate more to nutrition at the PNAN III launch event. In December 2016, the country secured nutrition funding pledges from the African Development Bank at the Madagascar Donor and Investor Conference in Paris. The Cost of Hunger study found that malnutrition was costing the country 14.5% of its GDP.
Last updated: November 2017
Last updated: December 2016
Integration of nutrition into the 11th EDF (European Development Fund).
Last updated: October 2015
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