Country Profiles
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SUN Countries
Senegal
Joined Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement
June 2011
National multi-stakeholder platform for nutrition
National Nutrition Development Council
Sun Government Focal Point/Country Coordinator
Aminata Diop Ndoye, Executive Secretary of the National Nutrition Development Council Executive Secretariat, Prime Minister's Office
Country nutrition status 2022
- Yes
- In process
- No
- Costed
- M&E framework
National multi-stakeholder platform (MSP)
Date established
2002
MSP annual action plan exists
National nutrition plan
Advocacy and communications framework/plan
Advocacy and communications framework/plan
Subnational nutrition coordination mechanism
Subnational MSPs exist
Subnational MSPs have annual action plans
SUN networks in-country presence
SUN Civil Society Network
SUN Business Network
UN-Nutrition
SUN Academy Network
SUN Donor Network
Others: e.g. youth, parliamentarian, media
Finance for nutrition
Resource mobilization strategy exists
Budget tracking exercise done this year
Funding gaps identified this year
Domestic expenditures on nutrition tracked
Country priorities 2022
Develop the 2024-2028 Multi-sectoral Nutrition Strategic Plan after review of the current plan; Collect up-to-date quality data; Finalise the network of academics; Integrate nutrition into roadmaps; Monitor N4G commitments
2022 Shared country good practice
Policy and funding advocacy
Advocating successfully for policies and funding
How to conduct effective advocacy to generate and maintain political interest in nutrition, and to increase investment in nutrition.
Progress towards SUN 3.0 Strategic Objectives (SO)
SO.1
The structure responsible for coordinating nutrition is maintained at a high level of anchoring (prime minister's office) despite institutional changes.
SO.2
The Multisectoral Nutrition Strategic Plan is the reference for all nutrition stakeholders.
SO.3
Several research initiatives on the determinants of anaemia and growth retardation are underway or in preparation.
SO.4
The Government of Senegal has created the National Nutrition Development Council (CNDN) to coordinate the implementation of the national nutrition development policy. Among other achievements in 2022, the CNDN obtained funding for studies on the determinants of anaemia in Senegal, and these studies are planned for 2023. The results will be used to design more effective interventions. Senegal has also obtained funding for several sectoral projects with a nutrition component (agriculture, health, education, etc.).
