Multisectoral Approaches to Improving Nutrition: Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
World Bank, February 2016
Multi-sector
Field Exchange: Special Focus on Nutrition-Sensitive Programming
Emergency Nutrition Network, January 2016
Pathways to Better Nutrition Case Study Results Released in Uganda
During three dissemination events in Uganda, SPRING, USAID’s global nutrition project, presented findings from its Pathways to Better Nutrition (PBN) Study. This study, which took place from 2013 to 2015, provides a time-series view of changes in planning processes and funding mechanisms for nutrition.
SPRING Orients UNICEF Bangladesh to the Agriculture to Nutrition Pathways
On January 13, 2016, SPRING/Bangladesh facilitated a day-long workshop to orient UNICEF Bangladesh to SPRING’s agriculture to nutrition pathways. The event focused both on the theoretical framework and the practical application of using the pathways in programming.
Conference Report Out: Key Insights from the 2015 CRS Integrated Nutrition Conference
SPRING, December 2015
Annex: SPRING Pathways to Better Nutrition Qualitative Methods - Uganda
SPRING has adapted guidance from several sources to develop a methodology for extracting nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive funding data from donor and government budget documents. This document is an annex to the Pathways to Better Nutrition (PBN) Case Study Series that outlines SPRING’s methodology and includes limitations of the data presented, as well as references for further information.
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.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Strategy Global Learning and Evidence Exchange, West Africa - Accra, Ghana
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.
Baseline Nutrition Survey in the Kyrgyz Republic
Photo credit: Tim Williams, SPRING
Executive Summary
To combat undernutrition in the Kyrgyz Republic, SPRING is implementing a comprehensive, multisectoral program to influence 11 nutrition-related behaviors that are linked to stunting and anemia: