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Actions and Accountability: experts discuss the first Global Nutrition Report
February 9, 2015
When children learn the basics of nutrition and hygiene at a young age, they grow up to be healthier and stronger.
This preschool teacher in rural Uganda uses local foods to teach her students about nutrition.
The first-ever Global Nutrition Report, published by International Food Policy Research Institute, tracks the nutrition status of 193 countries. In addition to presenting a wealth of data and analysis, the report is a call to action to governments and civil society to put nutrition at the top of the development agenda.
Participants joined Aga Khan Foundation Canada, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and the Micronutrient Initiative for a presentation of the report’s findings by Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta, a member of the Independent Expert Group that authored the report. This was followed by a panel discussion with leading nutrition experts.
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Speakers:
Zulfiqar Bhutta, Centre for Global Child Health, The Hospital for Sick Children and Center of Excellence in Women and Child Health, Aga Khan University. Member of the Global Nutrition Report Independent Expert Group
Dominic Schofield, Director, GAIN Canada
Khalil Z. Shariff, CEO, Aga Khan Foundation Canada
About the Global Nutrition Report
The Global Nutrition Report (www.globalnutritionreport.org), launched in November 2014, tracks worldwide progress for all 193 UN countries in improving their nutrition status.
By bringing together data on more than 80 nutrition indicators (including programme coverage, underlying determinants such as food security and water, sanitation and hygiene, resource allocations, and political commitments), the report aims to contribute to country-led efforts to strengthen accountability and accelerate the reduction of malnutrition. There is a pressing need for strong leadership across society – in government, civil society, research, private foundations, and business – to achieve this goal.
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