"id","title","iso3code","countryname","mandate","type","Other","coordination","monitoring","lead government agency in mechanism","start month","start year","partner_gov","partner_government_details","partner_un","partner_un_details","partner_ngo","partner_ngo_details","partner_donors","partner_donors_details","partner_intergov","partner_intgov_details","partner_national_ngo","partner_nat_ngo_details","partner_research","partner_research_details","partner_private","partner_private_details","partner_other","partner_other_details","topics","other topics","policies","actions","lessons learnt","Url","notes" "26974","Cross Sector Planning Group","GHA","Ghana","Coordinate Multi-sector Nutrition Policy Implementation","Coordination","","Convening nutrition partners|Coordination in implementation of national nutrition policies and programmes","","Ministry of Planning","","2012","Health|Food and agriculture|Education and research|Finance, budget and planning","Health, Agriculture, Education,","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Civil Society Organizations","Maternal, infant and young child nutrition|Acute malnutrition|Nutrition and infectious disease|Vitamin and mineral nutrition|Nutrition in schools|Nutrition sensitive actions|Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs","","","","","","
This coordination mechanism was reported to the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017. Country progress in creating enabling policy environments for promoting healthy diets and nutrition. https://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/policies/global_nut_policyrev...
" "26975","National Nutrition Partners Coordination Committee","GHA","Ghana","Platform set up within the Health Sector to coordinate nutrition activities of all key partners","Coordination","","Convening nutrition partners|Coordination in implementation of national nutrition policies and programmes","","Ministry of Health","","2011","Health","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Maternal, infant and young child nutrition|Acute malnutrition|Nutrition and infectious disease|Vitamin and mineral nutrition|Nutrition in schools|Nutrition sensitive actions|Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs","","","","","","This coordination mechanism was reported to the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017. Country progress in creating enabling policy environments for promoting healthy diets and nutrition. https://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/policies/global_nut_policyrev...
" "26976","Regional Nutrition Coordinating Committees","GHA","Ghana","Coordination of nutrition activities at the regional level (currently functional in 3 regions)","Coordination","","Convening nutrition partners|Coordination in implementation of national nutrition policies and programmes","","","","2013","Sub-national","Regional Coordination Council","","","","","US Agency for International Development (USAID)","USAID Funded Projects","","","","","","","","","","","Maternal, infant and young child nutrition|Acute malnutrition|Nutrition and infectious disease|Vitamin and mineral nutrition|Nutrition in schools|Nutrition sensitive actions|Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs","","","","","","This coordination mechanism was reported to the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017. Country progress in creating enabling policy environments for promoting healthy diets and nutrition. https://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/policies/global_nut_policyrev...
" "27061","SUN Multi-Stakeholder Platform","MMR","Myanmar","","Coordination","","Convening nutrition partners","","Ministry of Health","","2015","Health","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Civil Society","Maternal, infant and young child nutrition","","","","","","This coordination mechanism was reported to the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017. Country progress in creating enabling policy environments for promoting healthy diets and nutrition. https://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/policies/global_nut_policyrev...
" "27109","Scaling Up Nutrition Coordination","SLE","Sierra Leone","To bring together relevant in-country stakeholders including SUN networks to work together in a collaborative approach to scale up evidence based nutrition sensitive and specific interventions in order to end hunger and under-nutrition","Coordination","","Convening nutrition partners","","President's Office","","2013","Cabinet/Presidency|Health|Food and agriculture|Education and research|Social welfare|Finance, budget and planning|Trade|Sub-national","Ministries of Health, Agriculture, Education, Trade, Finance, Social welfare and Gender, Water Resources, Local Government, Fisheries and Marine Resources,","United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)|World Food Programme (WFP)|World Health Organization (WHO)","WHO, UNICEF, WFP, FAO, UN Women","Concern Worldwide|Deutsche Welthungerhilfe|Helen Keller International (HKI)|Plan International|Save the Children","Focus 1000, ACF, HKI, GOAL, Save the Children, World Vision, Plan- Sierra Leone, FANSIL, CAWeC, SNAP/IMC, CRS, CAUSE Canada, World Hope International, Concern World Wide, Welt Hunger Hiefi(WHH), ACT,(Civil Society Platform),","US Agency for International Development (USAID)","Irish Aid and USAID","","","","","","Njala University, Sierra Leone Research Institute,","","Benni- mix Company, Sierra Leone Produce, Marketing Company, Project Peanut butter","","Inter Religious Council, Market Women Association, Media institutions","Maternal, infant and young child nutrition|Acute malnutrition|Nutrition and infectious disease|Vitamin and mineral nutrition|Nutrition in schools|Nutrition sensitive actions|Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs","","","","","","This coordination mechanism was reported to the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017. Country progress in creating enabling policy environments for promoting healthy diets and nutrition. https://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/policies/global_nut_policyrev...
" "27110","Nutrition Coordination Committee","SLE","Sierra Leone","To work together with partners in health and nutrition sectors to address food and nutrition issues to combat malnutrition. Support assessments, reviews, monitoring and supervision of food and nutrition security interventions in the country","Coordination","","Convening nutrition partners|Coordination in implementation of national nutrition policies and programmes|Coordination in monitoring of national nutrition policies and programmes","","Ministry of Health","","1995","Health|Food and agriculture|Education and research","Ministries of Health, Agriculture, Education, Fisheries","United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)|World Food Programme (WFP)|World Health Organization (WHO)","WHO, UNICEF, WFP, FAO","Concern Worldwide|Helen Keller International (HKI)|Plan International|Save the Children","HKI, ACF, Plan- Sierra Leone, World Vision, Save the children, GOAL, Concern Worldwide, Wold Fish, World Hope International, SNAP/IMC, SLIPA, ACT, DIP, FANSIL, Focus 1000, CRS, CaWeC, WHH,,","US Agency for International Development (USAID)","Irish Aid, USAID","","","","","","Njala University","","Project Peanut butter","","","Maternal, infant and young child nutrition|Acute malnutrition|Nutrition and infectious disease|Vitamin and mineral nutrition|Nutrition in schools|Nutrition sensitive actions|Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs","","","","","","This coordination mechanism was reported to the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017. Country progress in creating enabling policy environments for promoting healthy diets and nutrition. https://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/policies/global_nut_policyrev...
" "27111","Nutrition Technical Committee","SLE","Sierra Leone","Serve as an advisory body to provide technical advice on all technical issues relating to nutrition in the country; Identify nutritional problems and provide strategies to solve or alleviate such problems in a coordinated manner; Serve as a supervisory and coordinating body for all nutrition activities carried out in the country; Provide a forum for networking and collaboration among stakeholders on nutrition matters; Mobilize resources for food and nutrition interventions monitor the implementation of nutrition activities in the country","Coordination","","Convening nutrition partners|Coordination in development of national nutrition policies and programmes|Coordination in implementation of national nutrition policies and programmes","","Ministry of Health","","2000","Health|Food and agriculture|Education and research","Health, Agriculture, Education","United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)|World Food Programme (WFP)|World Health Organization (WHO)","WHO, UNICEF, FAO, WFP","Helen Keller International (HKI)","HKI, ACF, SNAP/IMC, FANSIL,","","","","","","","","","","","","","Maternal, infant and young child nutrition|Acute malnutrition|Nutrition and infectious disease|Vitamin and mineral nutrition|Nutrition in schools|Nutrition sensitive actions|Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs","","","","","","This coordination mechanism was reported to the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017. Country progress in creating enabling policy environments for promoting healthy diets and nutrition. https://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/policies/global_nut_policyrev...
" "27112","National Anaemia Working Group","SLE","Sierra Leone","To guide multisectoral and multi-stakeholder anemia prevention and control efforts in Sierra Leone. Put ideas and strategies together for the prevention and control of Anaemia in women and children which is a public health concern","Coordination","","Convening nutrition partners|Coordination in development of national nutrition policies and programmes","","Ministry of Health, SUN Secretariat","","2015","Health|Food and agriculture|Trade","Ministries of Health, Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine resources, Water Resources, Trade, SUN Secretariat","United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)|World Food Programme (WFP)|World Health Organization (WHO)","WHO, UNICEF, WFP, FAO","Helen Keller International (HKI)|Plan International|Save the Children","HKI, Plan Sierra Leone, Sickel cell Society, World Vision, Save the children, Ox- farm, Girl Child Netrwork, Focus 1000, ACF, Health Alert, World Hope International, World Vision, Sierra Leone Agriculture Research Institute,WASH Network,","US Agency for International Development (USAID)","Irish Aid, USAID","","","","","","","","","","","Maternal, infant and young child nutrition|Vitamin and mineral nutrition|Nutrition sensitive actions","","","","","","This coordination mechanism was reported to the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017. Country progress in creating enabling policy environments for promoting healthy diets and nutrition. https://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/policies/global_nut_policyrev...
" "27113","Nutrition Surveillance Committee","SLE","Sierra Leone","To review and validate nutrition surveillance and food and nutrition early warning system reports. Monitor food and nutrition trends and identify gaps in the implementation of interventions and suggest priority research areas. Build capacity of nutrition officers at district level to analyze and provide nutrition surveillance report at chiefdom level and submit on monthly basis to the nutrition surveillance committee for review; Ensure district nutrition officers present the reviewed report to the District Health Management Team (DHMT) during in-charges meetings; Develop monitoring plan to follow up on emerging issues at district level; Update the national nutrition indicator dashboard based on current available survey reports; Provide guidance and recommendations on issues related to nutrition surveillance; Support coordination at all levels to enable the technical committee develops an appropriate response plan based on the findings from the nutrition surveillance and early warning reports;","Coordination","","Convening nutrition partners|Coordination in monitoring of national nutrition policies and programmes","","Ministry of Health","","2015","Health|Food and agriculture","Ministry of Agriculture, SUN Secretariat","United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)|World Food Programme (WFP)|World Health Organization (WHO)","WHO, UNICEF, WFP, FAO","Helen Keller International (HKI)","HKI, ACF, SNAP/IMC","","","","","","","","","","","","","Maternal, infant and young child nutrition|Acute malnutrition|Vitamin and mineral nutrition|Nutrition sensitive actions|Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs","","","","","","This coordination mechanism was reported to the WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017. Country progress in creating enabling policy environments for promoting healthy diets and nutrition. https://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/policies/global_nut_policyrev...
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