Notes & Briefs
Assumption maps to assess signs of impact of short-term technical assistance
- October 29, 2021
- MQSUN+
Maximising the Quality of Scaling Up Nutrition Plus (MQSUN+) was a demand-driven technical assistance (TA) project that aimed to contribute to strengthening multisectoral policies and programs that can ultimately improve…
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…
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…
Country Briefs from the Review of SUN Country National Nutrition Plans
- July 16, 2020
- MQSUN+
As of 2020, 61 countries and four Indian states have joined the global movement for Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN). SUN countries have made major strides in bringing together stakeholders from…
Providing technical assistance for SUN countries: Documenting the added value of Nutrition International and MQSUN+ technical assistance for Nutrition in eight SUN countries
- May 18, 2020
- MQSUN+
This brief is part of a series of three briefs which aim to document technical assistance (TA) within the DFID-funded Technical Assistance for Nutrition (TAN) programme, particularly exploring best practices…
An analysis of the Technical Assistance provided by TAN partners to SUN Countries
- April 28, 2020
- MQSUN+
This brief is part of a series of three briefs which aim to document technical assistance (TA) within the DFID-funded Technical Assistance for Nutrition (TAN) programme, particularly exploring best practices…
Providing Technical Assistance for SUN Countries: Ways of Working Within the TAN Programme
- January 10, 2020
- MQSUN+
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…
Providing country-owned, inclusive and adaptive technical assistance to SUN countries
- November 5, 2019
- MQSUN+
Technical assistance (TA) has long been used as a form of development assistance to support countries, however, its success, approach and purpose vary widely. In 2012, the United Kingdom’s Department…