Sierra Leone

Capital city

Freetown

Latitude

8.49

Longitude

-13.23

Geo

POINT (-13.23 8.49)

Country Boundaries

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Moving the Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Agenda Forward in West Africa

SPRING, USAID's Bureau for Food Security, and Bureau for Global Health hosted the Multi-sectoral Nutrition Strategy Global Learning & Evidence Exchange (MSN-GLEE), West Africa from January 19 to 21, 2016, in Accra, Ghana. Staff from the USAID Bureau for Food Security, Bureau for Global Health, USAID Missions in West Africa, implementing partners, host country governments, and other experts will share their experiences and research, enabling widespread engagement across the countries and improving understanding of emerging concepts.

Micronutrient Survey Finds Anemia in Sierra Leone May Not Be Due to Iron

The Government of Sierra Leone disseminated its nationally-representative, comprehensive micronutrient survey (2013 SLMS (PDF, 3.6 MB)) on December 3, 2015 with approximately 50 government, partner, and donor staff participating.

Integrated Nutrition and Agriculture Needs Assessment for Sierra Leone

Woman watering crops with baby on her back

Prior to the recent Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak, Sierra Leone faced nutritional challenges, with 76 percent of its children anemic and 29 percent stunted (SLMN 2013; SMART Survey 2014).

SPRING Assesses Nutritional Needs in Post-Ebola Sierra Leone

From September 16 to October 2, 2015, SPRING conducted the fieldwork component of a nutrition needs assessment in Sierra Leone to contribute to post Ebola virus disease (EVD) response efforts. The SPRING team conducted interviews with agriculture and health service providers, community members, market vendors, and mothers. SPRING’s assessment focused on understanding key contributors to undernutrition and documenting the ways the EVD outbreak impacted agriculture, food, health, and nutrition services.

The Nutrition Sensitivity of Agriculture and Food Policies

UNSCN (March 2014)

SPRING Partners with Peace Corps to Provide Nutrition Training in West Africa

SPRING is collaborating with the United States Peace Corps’ Office of Program and Training Support, the West Africa Food Security Partnership (WAFSP), and selected Peace Corps countries to implement nutrition interventions in the West Africa sub-region.