UNICEF SUPPORTS CS-SUNN’S SCALE-UP TO 11 NEW STATES: By Lilian Ajah-mong CS-SUNN with support and funding from UNICEF has established and strengthened Nutrition coalitions in 11 new states. The project which was implemented from September 2017 – December, 2017 resulted in the establishment of new state chapters in Adamawa, […]
The Civil Society Scaling-Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) is a non-governmental, non-profit making coalition, made up of organizations with a shared vision to transform Nigeria into a country where every citizen is food and nutrition secured. We pursue this lofty goal by engaging government and non-state actors to raise awareness, […]
STATE GOVERNMENTS BREAK NEW GROUND; CREATE NUTRITION BUDGET LINES!!!: BY LILIAN AJAH-MONG Over 2- year old Fatima suffering severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in Kaduna state is one among the approximately 1.7 million Nigerian children affected by SAM. UNICEF (2015) says this alarming figure constitutes one tenth of all severely acutely […]
The Civil Society scaling up Nutrition in Nigeria, alongside other PACFaH Partners participated in the just concluded 2017 National Health Dialogue in Abuja with theme “Challenges and Prospects of Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria” The National Health Dialogue is a platform for all Nigerians to be engaged in conversations on […]
CS-SUNN/PACFaH as part of its mandate to support the scale up of nutrition in Nigeria recently supported the Ministry of Budget and National Planning (MBNP) to convene a one day quarterly meeting in Lagos State to strengthen the coordination of National Committee on Food and Nutrition (NCFN). Deputy Director, Food […]
The Scaling Up Nutrition Movement recently gathered more than 900 participants from 60 countries including Nigeria, spanning government, academia, civil society, the United Nations and the business community recently in Abidjan for the 2017 Global Gathering to review progress in tackling malnutrition and share innovations and best practices to drive […]