Throughout the last 18 months, we have released three ‘good news on nutrition’ briefings. Produced by Sunit Bagree, Senior Policy Advocacy Officer (Nutrition), these reports shed light on the positive stories around nutrition, and consider how the UK can learn from these to best work towards the SDG 2 target of ending all forms of malnutrition by 2030.
The topics covered were women and girls, integration, and nutrition in humanitarian and development settings. From prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) to ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF), this series shows the innovative approaches being used to progress towards SDG 2, even if hopes of reaching that target by 2030 are a long way off.
Articles sharing the briefings’ findings were published by Health Policy and Planning Debated, Action for Global Health and International Parliamentary Network for Education, and Geography Directions.
Now, in the build up to our report launch event in Parliament on Monday15 December, you can read all the briefings here.
1: women and girls
The first in our series of ‘good news on nutrition’ briefings focuses on prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) and breastfeeding support. These are two highly impactful interventions with the power to drastically reduce the number of children dying or falling seriously ill due to malnutrition.
2: integration
The second briefing looks into the important role that integrated programmes can play in improving global nutrition. By adopting a multi-functional approach, integrated programmes create ‘win-win’ scenarios where progress is multiplied across sectors, not diminished.
3: humanitarian and development
The third briefing highlights the role that ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) and nutrition-sensitive agriculture (NSA) can play in tackling malnutrition in humanitarian and development contexts.