Re-posted from Aliveandthrive. Many Ethiopians have little variety in their diets because foods such as meats and poultry and some fruits and vegetables are unavailable or too expensive, according to new research. Researchers looked at consumption, production, availability, and affordability in six regions of Ethiopia, to understand how well the regions’ food systems—from farm inputs […]
What’s next for Ethiopia’s nutrition programs?
Ethiopia has made substantial progress in addressing malnutrition over the last decade. The National Nutrition Program (NNP), has gradually expanded in scope since its 2008 launch. The Sequota Declaration Implementation Plan—aimed at ending undernutrition by 2030—has fostered work across sectors. Stunting (low height for age) rates dropped from 51% to 38% between 2005 and 2016. […]
Double-duty actions: seizing programme and policy opportunities to address malnutrition in all its forms
Actions to address different forms of malnutrition are typically managed by separate communities, policies, programmes, governance structures, and funding streams. By contrast, double-duty actions, which aim to simultaneously tackle both undernutrition and problems of overweight, obesity, and diet-related non-communicable diseases (DR-NCDs) have been proposed as a way to effectively address malnutrition in all its forms […]
National Nutrition Conference in Ethiopia: December 12, 2019
Despite progress, many children in Ethiopia remain stunted, diet diversity continues to pose a challenge, and food systems are changing rapidly. To support the implementation of Ethiopia’s National Food and Nutrition Policy (NFNP), IFPRI, Policy Studies Institute (PSI), Ethiopia Public Health Institute (EPHI), and the Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) program will present new […]
Reducing chronic undernutrition through nutrition sensitive SP
The National Information Platform for Nutrition (NIPN) organized a seminar on November 7, 2019 at the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) on "Reducing chronic undernutrition through nutrition sensitive social protection (SP): Evidence from Bangladesh, lessons for Ethiopia" which was presented by John Hoddinott of Cornell University. Reducing undernutrition is of intrinsic and instrumental value. However, […]
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