Ghana

Capital city

Accra

Latitude

5.55

Longitude

-0.22

Geo

POINT (-0.22 5.55)

Country Boundaries

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USAID Nutrition Profile

Translating Evidence into Policy

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Getting nutrition commitments cemented into other sectors' plans and strategies at global, national and program levels will demand lengthy and sensitive negotiation, backed up wi

Safe Groundnuts the Main Ingredient of Better Nutrition in Ghana

Ghana: Final Country Report

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Executive Summary

The SPRING project began work in Ghana in 2014 in response to a request from USAID/Ghana for support to reduce stunting in the Feed the Future zone of influence in the Northern and Upper East Regions of the country.

Poultry Egg Production and Utilization among Women Participating in the Nutrition Links Project in a Rural District in Ghana

ANH Academy, March 2018.

Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Systems Thinking for Better Nutrition in Ghana

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We wrote this brief, which explores SPRING’s work in Ghana, to determine how well our systems framework maps to “real world” nutrition programs.

Using a Quality Improvement Approach in Facilities and Communities in Ghana

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Introduction

Since 2014, USAID’s flagship multi-sectoral nutrition project, SPRING, has worked in 15 districts in the Upper East and Northern Regions of Ghana, which are part of the Feed the Future zone of influence (figure 1).

More Than Just Irrigation: The Role of Water in Agriculture and Nutrition

Community Media for Nutrition Social and Behavior Change: Learning from the SPRING Project

Since 2012, SPRING has explored and evaluated the role and effectiveness of storytelling in nutrition social and behavior change communication (SBCC), with a focus on community media, defined as technology-enabled media developed in the community, about the community, and with the community.

Facilitator's Guide for Conducting Mother-to-Mother Support Group Monthly Meetings in Ghana

Introduction

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In Ghana, SPRING has been working in Northern and Upper East Regions where rates of child undernutrition are among the highest in the country.