Multi-sector

Multi-sectoral Engagement to Address the Multiple Causes of Anemia

“Addressing anemia really is a multisectoral challenge,” remarked BethAnne Moskov, Deputy Director of the Office of Health, Infectious Diseases, and Nutrition in USAID’s Global Health Bureau in her opening speech to the participants of the Multisectoral Anemia Partners Meeting. Recognizing this challenge, and the need for a multisectoral approach, USAID created a Multisectoral Anemia Task Force Secretariat comprised of five partners: USAID, CORE Group, MCHIP, FANTA, and SPRING.

Multisectoral Anemia Partners Meeting

On Friday, October 18, 2013, the USAID-led Multisectoral Anemia Task Force Secretariat hosted a Multisectoral Anemia Partners Meeting designed to bring together practitioners, partners, and government representatives to identify ways to work together across sectors within countries to address the multiple causes of maternal and child anemia.

A National Anemia Action Plan Developed in Uganda

Although substantial progress has been made against anemia in Uganda, it still exists as a sizable public health problem, especially amongst women of reproductive age and children under 5. To reinvigorate efforts to reduce anemia, SPRING facilitated a two-day meeting in Kampala that brought together almost 100 national and district stakeholders.

Linking Agriculture and Nutrition

In collaboration with USAID and other implementing partners, SPRING is increasing global understanding of how nutritional outcomes may be strengthened through agricultural programming.

Agriculture and Nutrition Global Learning and Evidence Exchange - Africa

In December 2012, the SPRING project hosted an Agriculture and Nutrition Global Learning and Evidence Exchange (AgN-GLEE) event entitled Strengthened and Sustainable Linkages among Agriculture, Economic Growth and Nutrition in Kampala, Uganda. This three-day, program-driven learning workshop focused on strengthening and aligning current and new Feed the Future (FTF) investments to achieve nutrition outcomes in the Africa Region.

Agriculture and Nutrition Global Learning and Evidence Exchange - Latin America and the Caribbean

In March 2013, the SPRING project hosted an Agriculture and Nutrition Global Learning and Evidence Exchange (AgN-GLEE) event entitled Strengthened and Sustainable Linkages among Agriculture, Economic Growth, and Nutrition in Guatemala City, Guatemala. This three-day learning workshop focused on strengthening and aligning current and new Feed the Future (FTF) investments to achieve nutrition outcomes in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Region.

Agriculture and Nutrition Global Learning and Evidence Exchange - Asia

In March 2013, the SPRING project hosted an Agriculture and Nutrition Global Learning and Evidence Exchange (AgN-GLEE) event entitled Strengthened and Sustainable Linkages among Agriculture, Economic Growth, and Nutrition in Bangkok, Thailand. This three-day learning workshop focused on strengthening and aligning current and new Feed the Future (FTF) investments to achieve nutrition outcomes in the Asia Region.