Resources
Global Nutrition Data Initiatives: Gaps and opportunities to improve nutrition data available and utilisation
- November 24, 2020
- MQSUN+
Effective nutrition decision-making and action are predicated on the availability and utilisation of high quality, timely data. This matrix of data initiatives is part of an exercise to summarise the…
Multisectoral Planning for Nutrition in the Context of COVID-19
- November 24, 2020
- MQSUN+
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated disease control measures pose a grave risk to nutrition outcomes and will have severe and far-reaching consequences for the nutritional status, health and well-being of…
Developing an Advocacy Strategy in Support of a Multisectoral Approach to Nutrition
- November 23, 2020
- MQSUN+
Background: This slide deck was used by MQSUN+ to support countries in the development of an advocacy strategy for their multisectoral nutrition plan (MSNP) via an in-country advocacy workshop. Objectives:…
Orientation Workshop for the Development of a Multisectoral Nutrition Plan
- November 23, 2020
- MQSUN+
Background: This slide deck was used by MQSUN+ to support countries in orienting stakeholders to the importance of nutrition for their countries and globally and to the development of a…
Synthesis of Evidence Regarding Indirect Impacts of COVID-19 on Nutrition
- November 13, 2020
- MQSUN+
As the COVID-19 pandemic was being declared, Maximising the Quality of Scaling Up Nutrition Plus (MQSUN+) supported development of an information note to help countries consider how to protect nutrition…
Taking Stock of the SUN Budget Analysis Exercise, 2012-2020
- November 9, 2020
- MQSUN+
Since the creation of the SUN Movement, one of the greatest successes of its member countries has been to bring together different stakeholders, at the national level, to assess nutrition-related…
LINKING HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIONS: Considerations for developing multisectoral nutrition plans
- November 2, 2020
- MQSUN+
Addressing malnutrition during crises requires humanitarian and development workstreams to act together to prevent deterioration of the nutrition situation whilst simultaneously strengthening countries capacity to address the underlying causes of…
MULTISECTORAL PLANNING FOR NUTRITION: Developing an Indicator Matrix for Nutrition
- October 25, 2020
- MQSUN+
Multisectoral nutrition planning seeks to enable relevant sectors and actors to better coordinate and harmonise their policies and plans around addressing malnutrition. Development of an indicator matrix is vital to…
Nutrition within the Health System: Moving Towards Universal Health Coverage
- October 23, 2020
- MQSUN+
Universal health coverage is a critical objective for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for health and well-being; partnerships and institutions; and addressing hunger, poverty and inequity. Likewise, the SDGs…
Nutrition as Part of the Health System
- October 23, 2020
- MQSUN+
This guide aims to provide governments, implementers and donors with evidence-based guidance for ensuring adequate inclusion of nutrition as part of the health sector. It addresses these questions: (1) Why…