They are an essential component of the multisectoral approach described above, involving. Two years ago, a small but committed group of politicians and nutritionists launched a movement called scaling up nutrition sun with the ambitious goal of revolutionizing the way the world tackles the problem of undernutrition. Scaling up nutrition introduction to the multisectoral. Read about why the philippines joined sun, catch up on recent nutrition related global events, and check out resources geared towards linking evidence with practice. The state of food security and nutrition in the world. Judith hodge in her role as the co editor of nutrition exchange was also part of the team. Learning from experience ultisectoral nutrition strategy 20142025. Nutrition association of zambia, civil society scaling up nutrition csosun initiative, zambia institute of policy analysis and research central statistics office zipar, usaidapplying science to strengthen and improve systems assist project, thrive project, university of. Unicefs 2019 state of the worlds children examines the issue of children, food and nutrition, providing a fresh perspective on a rapidly evolving challenge. Enters the multisectoral nutrition framework scaling up. Scaling up coverage of 10 nutrition specific interventions to 90% in 34 highburden countries was projected to save 900,000 lives, reduce underfive mortality by 15%, including a 35% reduction in diarrheaspecific mortality, 29% in pneumoniaspecific mortality, and 39% in measlesspecific mortality. The scaling up nutrition sun movement multipartner trust fund mptf was established in march 2012 and was intended to provide catalytic grants for the development and implementation of actions for scaling up nutrition.
Poor nutrition can lead to many health problems such as heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease and obesity. In other words, diet is what we eat, but nutrition is what our cells actually receive. But unlike air, food does so much more than simply sustain life. She said the global community could scaling up nutrition report of a highlevel meeting april 2010 no longer ignore the burden of evidence that investing in nutrition is one of the most costeffective development interventions we can make. Support scaling up nutrition sun internationally and at country level to mobilise financial and technical resources to scale up nutrition interventions for improved nutrition at country level. A comprehensive set of analyses published in the lancet in 2003 provided information on key underlying causes. Right to food and nutrition watch the business of malnutrition. It was 4 days of putting faces to names for all of us and for me in particular to understand the scope and breadth of the sun movements impact on the countries across the world who have signed up. It is based on a series of consultations hosted by the center for global development, the european commission, the international congress of nutrition icn, united nations. Traditional methods such as food aid are inadequate to solve malnutrition at its roots.
Recognised globally as nongovernmental organisations ngos committed to the eradication of hunger and actively engaged in the development and rollout of the scaling up nutrition sun movement, bread for the world and concern worldwide participated in the. Scaling up nutrition, or sun, is a movement, led by countries, committed to the understanding that good nutrition is the best investment of the future. Zambiascaling up nutrition technical assistance zambia. These lessons are critical to any efforts that seek to scale up nutrition. Scaling up nutrition sun movement strategy 20122015. Scaling up nutrition sun is a global movement which unites governments, civil society, businesses and citizens in a worldwide effort to end under nutrition. Scaling up a set of direct nutrition interventions. Finally, these features of effective scale up likely share similar enabling factors, such as strong country leadership and managerial capacity and robust monitoring and evaluation systems. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The scaling up nutrition sun initiative claims to be a global movement that unites governments, civil society, businesses and citizens in a worldwide effort to end undernutrition. Sun was launched in 2010, with the adoption of the sun framework and road map, and has grown rapidly. Scaling up projects and initiatives for better health. The evidence in this series furthers the evidence base that good nutrition is a fundamental driver of a wide range of developmental goals. Social mobilisation, advocacy and communication for nutrition looking back on the battle against malnutrition, it has become clear what a key role advocacy has played.
The political leaders of sun countries agree to engage all sectors of central and local governments in efforts to improve nutrition. Ivette dunaway, peggy porter, and sara jane richardson an introduction to nutrition is designed to teach students how to apply concepts of nutrition to their lives. In some african countries the proportion of children stunted is as high as 50%. Figure 1 lays out the components and types of scale up described above. The highlevel meeting on november 12th, scaling up nutrition. Scaling up nutrition sun countries ethiopia, uganda, and the. The scaling up nutrition sun collaborative process that began in 2009 with the development of the scale up nutrition framework, has evolved into a movement that is both stimulated and reinforced by political interest in nutrition among leaders of governments and development partners alike. A theory of change for scaling up integrated nutrition.
It was deliberately not set up as a global fund 0r agency. Unicef proposal for nutrition program the main nutritional deficiencies in djibouti are. Pdf contribution of scaling up nutrition academic platforms to. Participate in concerns scaling up nutrition sun work assisting the team articulate concerns particular contribution to sun concern worldwide. Now is the right time to scale up rice fortification in west africa. However, a validation exercise of the function ality of nurts showed that less than fifty per cent of partners are reporting adequately 21 stakeholders in 2016.
Countries in the scaling up nutrition movement work together with united nations, civil society, business and donor networks to fight against malnutrition in all its forms. Dai will support the government of zambia to reduce stunting among children under two years of age. It is characterized by demonstrable and increasing proof of interventions with high development and health returns, increased recognition of the need to scale up such. Wellnourished children are better able to grow and learn, to. This policy brief was prepared with financial support from the bill and melinda gates foundation, the government of japan, unicef and the world bank. Maternal and child nutrition executive summary of the lancet maternal and child nutrition series.
The prime minister launched the national nutrition strategy nns in 2011 and formed the high level steering. Foreword in june 2011 president kikwete of tanzania made commitments to scale up nutrition to the national assembly and strengthened that commitment by joining the sun lead group. The foods and supplements we consume make up our diet. We share an aim to end stunting, wasting, childhood obesity, anemia and to increase rates of breastfeeding by working across sectors agriculture, health, social protection, wash, education, community development and women. The success of national nutrition plans relies heavily on adequate funding, but because of its multisectoral nature, planning and. How wfp supported the scalingupnutrition sun rollout. A theory of change for scaling up integrated nutrition best practices conference paper pdf available october 2012 with 1,849 reads how we measure reads. Nutrition is the physiological process of building strong, healthy cells from the nutrients we obtain from the foods we eat. Nutrition is both a maker and a marker of development. Country governments lead national efforts to scale up nutrition. Scaling up rice fortification in latin america published in 2017 and scaling up rice fortification in asia published in 2015, in collaboration between sight and life and the wfp.
An increasing number of presidents and prime ministers choose to champion the cause of nutrition, housing special units in their. In 2012 nutrition has come into the limelight, included as a central goal in national development and economic strategies. Introduction and executive summary in january 2008 the lancetone of the worlds most highly respected medical journalsissued a special fivepart series on nutrition. National institutes of health, in her book a new prescription for womens health. A montpellier panel briefing scaling up nutrition sun 195 million children are stunted. Scaling up nutrition sun united nations partnerships. Represent concern at nutrition related meetingsevents. Scaling up nutrition food and agriculture organization of the. This discussion paper defines scaleup and illustrates practitioners experiences with nutrition scaleup. Improved funding to scale up the implementation of nutrition specific and nutrition sensitive interventions e. As aid for nutrition rises according to the proposed scale up, it will become increasingly important to track official development assistance oda for nutrition, including. Professional diploma in sports nutrition amazon s3. Social mobilisation, advocacy and communication for nutrition.
Concerns about the role of businesses in scaling up nutrition. Read the abstract here scaling up impact on nutrition. Nov 02, 2017 by signing up to the sun movement, zambia signaled to the world its determination to end malnutrition. The technical assistance for nutrition tan programme, funded with uk aid from the uk government, is a mechanism to provide technical assistance to scaling up nutrition sun country governments and build capacities towards advancing their multisectoral nutrition agendas, in line read more.
A more recent study has highlighted potential gaps in costing to fully support iycf practices 107, in addition to delivering counseling interventions included in previous. When backed by a solid evidence base, and presented in a clear and powerful way, advocacy can bring about tangible and lasting change. Independent comprehensive evaluation of the scaling up. World vision is actively engaged in the scaling up nutrition movement globally and at the country levelas the millennium development goals mdgs emerged in 2000, many questions remained about how best to reduce maternal and child mortality. This paper estimates countryspecific costs and benefits of scaling up key nutrition investments in nigeria. Through the scaling up nutrition initiative that came into effect in 2010, the aim was to allow participating countries set out to put together the right policies, collaborated with partners to. Working together in the fight against malnutrition. Scaling up means to expand or replicate innovative pilot or small scale projects to reach more people and or broaden the effectiveness of an intervention. Undernutrition imposes a staggering cost worldwide, both in human and economic terms. This is a third of all children in the world who are under five years old. Tom arnold is ceo of concern worldwide and david beckmann is president of bread for the world.
In this report we present recommendations for how it can be done, drawing on pathways analysis of the drivers of malnutrition in zambia and experience of existing. Every woman, man and child has the right to adequate food and nutrition. Improved nutrition is the platform for progress in health, education, employment, empowerment of women and the reduction of poverty and inequality, and can lay the foundation for peaceful, secure and stable societies. Iycf and sam 3000 copies, a trainer manual on iycf and sam 60 copies, a participants. The lessons from zambia have been captured in three interlinked case studies. The scaling up nutrition sun movement, is a formidable, collective, countryled force working to make this vision a reality. The proposal was accepted at the 37th meeting of the committee in november 2015. The work of the sun movement in zambia has generated a huge number of lessons. The nutrition community has seen an increasing number of actors in. Scaling up nutrition food and agriculture organization. Pdf addressing contemporary nutrition problems often require application of knowledge from multiple disciplines. Checklist on the criteria and characteristics of good national nutrition plans there is strong consensus that harmonised support to national processes is a prerequisite for sustainable development. Though sun has been supported by a multipartner trust fund, this is a small fund mainly used to support the development of civil society alliances for nutrition. Nutrition sensitive interventions span a variety of sectors and address underlying as well as basic determinants of nutritional status.
Users guide to the nutrition budget analysis tool spring. The first phase of zambias scaling up nutrition program launched in 2011 and covered 14 districts. Scaling up of this select group of nutrition interventions is expected to have huge payoffs every year by reducing child mortality and morbidity, promoting child growth and development, improving. Sun 23 octobre 2019 maximising the quality of scaling up nutrition plus. Of these, 90% live in just 36 countries, 21 of which are in subsaharan africa. They will become familiar with the elements of the food pyramid and how to interpret it. The scaling up nutrition sun movements 20 progress report pointed to the importance of incountry resource availability and mobilization, and highlighted the challenges countries face in tracking resources destined for nutrition programming. Responding to the sobering words of the 2008 lancet nutrition series, the scaling up nutrition sun 8 movement1emergedin2010,with55countriesnowhaving signed up. The scaling up nutrition movement is closely aligned with the zero hunger challenge launched by the secretary. Scaling up impact on nutrition transform nutrition. Jun 09, 2015 conclusions need for greater coherence and consistency with regard to the ends and the means of scaling up its scope, purpose and its essential processes. Scaling up nutrition sun united nations partnerships for.
People, strategy, execution, and cash a series of onepage tools including the famous onepage strategic plan and the rockefeller habits execution checklist, which more than 70,000. Nutrition is crucial to both individual and national development. Scaling up communitybased management of acute malnutrition implementing the cas program in malawi in dowa district, a mother feeds her child readytousetherapeutic food as a part of the treatment plan for children with severe acute malnutrition. In sum, todays context for scaling up global nutrition is a new and far more favourable one.
Explore the special interactive web feature good nutrition is the bedrock of child survival, health and development. Written by stuart gillespie, purnima menon and andrew l. Promote a leadership structure for scaling up nutrition sun that involves all stakeholders, including civil society and the private sector. Pregnant mums need to eat healthy food to give their bubs the best start. Lessons learned from success in the asiapacific region luc laviolette, regional director, asia, micronutrient initiative venkatesh mannar, president, micronutrient initiative center for health and aging. The validity of nutrition as a legitimate scientific discipline can no longer be questioned. Scaling up nutrition is a reality and the momentum is evident to all. Pdf on jan 27, 2017, sudeep uprety and others published scaling up nutrition sun annual report 2016. These are clear examples that the nutrition agenda has been strengthened and there is considerable interest in scaling up nutrition in tanzania. It also recognises the principles of engagement of the scaling up nutrition sun movement and the need for a multisectoral, multistakeholder approach from national to community levels. A new publication will soon be published scaling up impact on nutrition. Overview of an introduction to nutrition thematic unit team members. Building on the methodology established in the global report.
Nutrition is an ongoing process of feeding, renewing. The window of development opportunity, shared with senior world bank management and partners the early achievements supported by the catalytic resources mobilized in fy09 from the world bank and the government of japan. Otherdriversofthisgrowingmomentumincludethestateoftheartmarshalingofcurrentev. Nutrition programme coordinator, liberia analysis and policy development. Potential highimpact nutrition policy and program options to consider for egypt 88 approaches to scaling up the identified interventions 92 elements critical to scale up success 94 notes 95 references 95 chapter 4 costeffectiveness of potential scale up scenarios in egypt 101. Unicef annual results report 2015 nutrition supply and use of quality rutf in their programmes. The nutrition resource tracking system nurts seeks to provide projec tions for nutrition, resource gaps and financing by different sectors. Meera shekar, christine mcdonald, ali subandoro, julia dayton eberwein, max mattern and jonathan kweku akuoku. Scaling up focuses on the four decisions every company must get right. Jul 07, 2015 in nutrition, a highly influential global study on scaling up nutrition specific interventions helped galvanize momentum and commitments to nutrition at a global level.
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