Today, the world faces a double burden of malnutrition, with almost three billion people suffering from either undernutrition or overweight (FAO 2013). No country is untouched by this crisis.
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
Beginning in September 2017, SPRING supported a national technical working group to ensure that new evidence-based recommendations—particularly for prevention and treatment of anemia and parasitic infections—were incorporated into the national antenatal care (ANC) clinical protocol.
Poor nutrition is one of the most important challenges to the development and growth of nations and communities. In its recent Global Nutrition Coordination Plan 2016–2021, the U.S. Government committed to “improving nutrition throughout the world in order to enhance health, productivity, and human potential” (USAID 2016).
This short video is a brief overview of the work that SPRING has been doing in the Kyrgyz Republic since the project began in 2014.
According to the 2013 Global Burden of Disease study, diet and nutrition-related factors represent the greatest risk factors for disease worldwide. The scope of malnutrition is enormous; billions of people are affected worldwide and it is estimated to cost the global economy 3.5 trillion U.S.
Nutrition budget analysis determines how much much money has been allocated to and/or spent on nutrition over time, by various sources, and at the national and sub-national level. This infographic summarizes a report that synthesizes information from 11 countries to better understand how they have used findings from their budget analysis activities to improve decision making regarding funding allocations and expenditures for nutrition.
Nutrition is vital for social and economic improvements in Uganda. Hence, critical actions are needed to strengthen policy and financing to improve nutrition.
The SPRING project is a seven-year USAID-funded Cooperative Agreement to strengthen global and country efforts to scale up high-impact nutrition practices and policies and improve maternal and child nutrition outcomes.
In Uganda, SPRING provides technical assistance and leadership at the national and district levels to help reduce stunting, micronutrient deficiencies, and anemia, particularly in children and women of childbearing age.