Multi-sector

Government of Uganda Calls for Multisectoral Approaches to Address Anemia

"Addressing anemia often requires an integrated approach to effectively combat it," remarked Dr. Acheng Jane Ruth, the Director General of Health Services during her opening remarks at the Multisectoral Anemia Stakeholders' Meeting in Kampala. The meeting, held in March 2015, brought together stakeholders from government, private sector, civil society, academia, and development partners to share progress made by the National Anemia Working Group over the past year.

Global Health Mini-University

This annual one-day learning forum is celebrating its 14th year! Mini-University 2015 will offer over 60 sessions in one of the eight technical tracks environmental health; family planning & reproductive health; health systems; HIV and AIDS; infectious disease; maternal, child, neonatal health; non-communicable disease & injury; and nutrition. SPRING will be participating in the nutrition track, so look for us there!

Measuring Integration: Developing Common Metrics for Integrated Agriculture and Nutrition Interventions

Agricultural interventions are increasingly being integrated into health and nutrition programs and expected to contribute to improved health and nutrition. As a result, there is greater need for evidence and guidance on potential synergies between and across these sectors, especially in terms of what mix of actions can best support priority outcomes under each. The range and types of proven research methods used for agriculture are and have been quite separate from those used for health and nutrition.

Country Experiences Implementing the District Assessment Tool for Anemia (DATA)

Data prioritization activity in Ghana

The District Assessment Tool for Anemia (DATA) is a Microsoft Excel-based tool that has the dual intent to assist in the prioritization of district-level action on anemia, and also to increase awareness of the multi-factorial nature of anemia a

Nutrition Global Learning and Evidence Exchange (Nut-GLEE)

SPRING led the 2014 USAID Nutrition-GLEE (Global Learning and Evidence Exchange), which was held on December 13, 2014 following the USAID State of the Art (SOTA) Technical Training and Health Managers’ Workshop (HMW) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Ag2Nut community Call: Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Training Workshop

Ag2Nut Community of Practice, September 2014

Nepal Strategic Background Report

Concrete evidence of how to effectively develop, implement, and adapt multisectoral nutrition strategies remains limited. SPRING intends to address this gap by conducting the Pathways to Better Nutrition (PBN) Case Study, a multi-year prospective effort that chronicles the implementation of Nepal’s 2012 Multisectoral Nutrition Plan (MSNP).