Resources

Nutrition as Part of the Health System

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 is nutrition integral to health? (2) What is the evidence base? (3) What does this mean for decision makers and implementers? and 4) What tools […]

October 23, 2020

MULTISECTORAL PLANNING FOR NUTRITION: Mapping Stakeholders for Nutrition

It is important to understand who the current or potential nutrition stakeholders are and their priorities to get a broad picture of countries’ nutrition landscapes and engage stakeholders early in the process of scaling up nutrition. It will also help ensure that important issues, such as gender and disability, are included in discussions from the […]

MULTISECTORAL PLANNING FOR NUTRITION: Conducting Stakeholder Consultations for Nutrition

As part of stakeholder engagement and multisectoral nutrition plan (MSNP)/common results framework (CRF) planning, it is important to consult with all nutrition stakeholders identified through the stakeholder mapping exercise. This will likely include the SUN Focal Point, the SUN multi-stakeholder platform, SUN networks, representatives of different government sectors and ministries, subnational/district government representatives, United Nations […]

MULTISECTORAL PLANNING FOR NUTRITION: Assessing Country Capacity to Address Malnutrition

To ensure the success of a MSNP, it is paramount that a country has the capacity to work in a multisectoral manner around nutrition, measured by the nutrition knowledge, understanding, awareness, technical ability, management skills and adequacy of both human and financial resources. An understanding of a country’s existing nutrition capacity and current gaps, as […]

MULTISECTORAL PLANNING FOR NUTRITION: Conducting a Policy Framework Mapping and Analysis

In order to lay the landscape for developing a multisectoral plan to improve nutrition, an in-depth examination of the existing level of nutrition-related engagement and policy in a given country must be conducted. This policy framework mapping and analysis tool provides guidance and related templates for conducting an analysis of existing policies as they relate […]

MULTISECTORAL PLANNING FOR NUTRITION: Conducting a Contextual Analysis for Nutrition

A nutrition contextual analysis considers the key factors affecting nutrition in a country and how stakeholders are assessing and addressing those factors. It should consider not only nutritional status but also other related needs and expectations, so as to support setting priorities for a policy, strategy or plan. This tool is an outline for a […]

Gender Guidance for Nutrition-Related Programmes

Nutrition-related programmes should strive towards ensuring equality of opportunity by at least considering gender-related barriers, with ultimately, equity of outcomes as the end goal. Achieving this will likely require not only avoiding a gender-blind approach (which is at times erroneously assumed to be a gender-neutral one), to instead being at least gender-sensitive (considering gender), or—preferably—being […]

October 13, 2020

Organising a Resource Mobilisation Roundtable Event to Scale up Nutrition at the Country Level

A growing number of countries have joined the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement and its vision for a world free from malnutrition in all its forms, as outlined in the SUN Movement Strategy and Roadmap (2016–2020). As part of this vision, many countries in the SUN Movement have developed, adopted and costed a multisectoral nutrition […]

October 2, 2020

Conducting Financial Gap Analysis of Multisectoral Nutrition Plans

To successfully advocate for funding for a multisectoral nutrition plan (MSNP), it is not only important to know how much the plan costs (i.e. its budget), but it is equally if not more important to identify the financial gaps of the plan. A financial gap analysis provides information for understanding the extent to which funds […]

Resource Mobilisation for Scaling Up Nutrition: Advocacy Tools and Resources for Country Action

A growing number of countries have joined the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement and its vision for a world free from malnutrition in all its forms, as outlined in the SUN Movement Strategy and Roadmap (2016–2020). As part of this vision, many countries in the SUN Movement have developed, adopted and costed a multisectoral nutrition […]