The steering bodies for the National Nutrition Policy (PNN), formally adopted in 2014 include:
- the National Nutrition Council (CNN) responsible for planning and coordinating the PNN
- the Intersectoral Technical Nutrition Committee (CTIN) in charge of steering and monitoring the PNN
- the Technical Secretariat (ST) in charge of facilitating and preparing meetings of the CTIN.
With a view to reinforcing the coordination process, a Nutrition Coordination Unit has just been created (March 2015), by decree of the Prime Minister. This unit must be swiftly provided with human and financial resources in order to fulfil its role of coordinating at a national level and scalingup interventions.
A capacity-building campaign was run for members of the Intersectoral Technical Nutrition Committee.
Mali has operationalised its multi-sectoral approach to nutrition and established local platforms in the Yorosso Circle. This was carried out with Cornell University as part of the Africa Nutrition Security Partnership (ANSP) supported by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and financed by the European Union.
A SUN Government Focal Point has been nominated at the Ministry of Health. However, a political focal point is necessary in order to go beyond technical coordination. Ministries’ participation could be improved. More regular meetings and better information sharing have been identified as ways to strengthen stakeholder commitment.
Renewed Efforts Against Child Hunger (REACH) PARTNERSHIP is facilitating the coordination of four United Nations agencies that have signed a memorandum of understanding.
Civil society is collaborating within a national alliance and three regional alliances that have been established.
Representatives of universities and training institutes are participating in the Intersectoral Technical Committee. A Master’s in Nutrition and Public Health has been created at the Faculty of Medicine with the financial and technical support of the ANSP/UNICEF project.
The private sector is not yet organised within SUN-Mali, but contacts have been established with the National Council of Employers for improved private sector involvement.
Last updated: October 2015
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