Scaling Up Nutrition - REACH

Results achieved as of December 2014 include: (1) nutrition analyses were completed in seven out of eight REACH countries to increase awareness of the nutrition situation and allow for the development of the best strategies and priorities for improvement; (2) priority interventions to scale up nutrition were determined in seven countries; (3) nutrition action plans were finalized in six countries to address nutrition through a multi-sectoral approach; (4) costing of nutrition plans was completed in six countries to stimulate resource mobilization from both domestic and external resources; (5) national advocacy and communication strategies to increase political engagement towards nutrition were developed in four countries; and (6) nutrition was integrated into national development strategies to ensure nutrition remains a focus for national governments. At the global level the project drafted a Compendium of Action for Nutrition identifying a breadth of possible actions to combat malnutrition with associated evidence with the aim of supporting policy-makers in decision making related to nutrition programming. These results contribute to increased awareness of nutrition problems and solutions stronger national nutrition policies and programs and increased national capacity to effectively manage and govern a multi-sectoral approach to nutrition.