On August 26, 2016, FANTA hosted a workshop in Nairobi on preventing and managing conflict of interest in the context of the SUN movement. The workshop provided practical hands-on support to SUN focal points regarding tools to prevent and manage conflict of interest in support of developing multisectoral nutrition plans.
FANTA and Alive & Thrive hosted the USAID Breastfeeding Symposium in Washington, DC, on August 29, 2016. This event brought USAID staff together with experts to look at the latest evidence and programmatic approaches in the area of breastfeeding.
Pamela Velez-Vega (FANTA) and Dramane Mariko (FFP) presented requirements and best practices for data quality assessments that FFP development projects are required to conduct annually, per the FFP Policy and Guidance for Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting. Recording and slides, in French, are now available.
FANTA is helping the Government of Mozambique improve its national nutrition program, starting in Nampula and Zambézia provinces, which have high rates of malnutrition. FANTA’s efforts include fostering collaboration among health officials, implementing partners, and other stakeholders in the provinces.
USAID released its 2015 Report to Congress: USAID Health-Related Research and Development Progress Report, which includes an update on nutrition research aimed at preventing malnutrition. The report features updates on several FANTA initiatives.
Presentations are now available from the technical consultation held on Feb. 25–26, 2016, which reviewed the situation of micronutrient nutrition in Guatemala and discussed strategies to move forward. By the end of the meeting, representatives from the Ministry of Health committed to next steps.
FANTA hosted a two-day Gender Analysis Workshop on July 26-27, 2016 in Washington, DC, for organizations implementing FFP development food assistance projects. Representatives from USAID/FFP participated in the workshop.
FANTA hosted the final Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Global Learning & Evidence Exchange (MSN-GLEE) for USAID Mission staff and other U.S. Government staff, host country government partners, implementing partners, and other experts. Presentations now available.
Uganda’s Ministry of Health partnered with FANTA and others to develop a training course to strengthen the capacity of health service providers to integrate nutrition assessment, counseling, and support into all health service delivery points. The course includes an increased focus on preventive nutrition services at both the facility and community levels.
FANTA and others conducted a study in Guatemala to identify recommendations based on locally available foods that can meet, or come as close as possible to meeting, the nutritional requirements of mothers and children. An additional study was conducted to validate the findings. The results from both studies were presented in a webinar on June 28, 2016, delivered in Spanish.
