Malawi stories of change in nutrition: Overview
Malawi has made significant progress in improving nutrition outcomes in the past decades. Despite this, the rates of stunting and anaemia remain high and overweight and obesity amongst women is rising. Malawi remains one of the most committed countries to nutrition, ranking 3rd out of 45 African cou...
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| author | Harris, Jody Chalemera, Jacqueline Nowa, Mphatso Saha, Devanik Mhango, Brian Lupafaya, Phindile Museka Saidi, Tendai Northcote, Callum Bhaiji, Rashida Roschnik, Natalie |
| author_browse | Bhaiji, Rashida Chalemera, Jacqueline Harris, Jody Lupafaya, Phindile Mhango, Brian Museka Saidi, Tendai Northcote, Callum Nowa, Mphatso Roschnik, Natalie Saha, Devanik |
| author_facet | Harris, Jody Chalemera, Jacqueline Nowa, Mphatso Saha, Devanik Mhango, Brian Lupafaya, Phindile Museka Saidi, Tendai Northcote, Callum Bhaiji, Rashida Roschnik, Natalie |
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| description | Malawi has made significant progress in improving nutrition outcomes in the past decades. Despite this, the rates of stunting and anaemia remain high and overweight and obesity amongst women is rising. Malawi remains one of the most committed countries to nutrition, ranking 3rd out of 45 African countries on the Hunger and Nutrition Commitment Index, but effective implementation of policies is still challenging. Progress is being inhibited by a lack of dedicated budget lines for nutrition at district level, over reliance on external donors, poor coordination and competing priorities for limited resources within sectoral budgets. The pandemic, climate change and the Ukraine war have disrupted food systems, increased prices of fuel, fertilizer, and food, and caused loss of harvest and livelihoods, threatening to reverse decades of progress. Positive and coordinated action is needed to increase financial commitment to food and nutrition security, ensure nutrition is prioritised in the nation’s economic and development agenda, and continue Malawi’s progress to reducing malnutrition. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1410762025-12-08T10:11:39Z Malawi stories of change in nutrition: Overview Harris, Jody Chalemera, Jacqueline Nowa, Mphatso Saha, Devanik Mhango, Brian Lupafaya, Phindile Museka Saidi, Tendai Northcote, Callum Bhaiji, Rashida Roschnik, Natalie anaemia nutrition security fertilizers fuels agricultural policies stunting agriculture nutrition education malnutrition economics nutrition livelihoods food security overweight food systems obesity Malawi has made significant progress in improving nutrition outcomes in the past decades. Despite this, the rates of stunting and anaemia remain high and overweight and obesity amongst women is rising. Malawi remains one of the most committed countries to nutrition, ranking 3rd out of 45 African countries on the Hunger and Nutrition Commitment Index, but effective implementation of policies is still challenging. Progress is being inhibited by a lack of dedicated budget lines for nutrition at district level, over reliance on external donors, poor coordination and competing priorities for limited resources within sectoral budgets. The pandemic, climate change and the Ukraine war have disrupted food systems, increased prices of fuel, fertilizer, and food, and caused loss of harvest and livelihoods, threatening to reverse decades of progress. Positive and coordinated action is needed to increase financial commitment to food and nutrition security, ensure nutrition is prioritised in the nation’s economic and development agenda, and continue Malawi’s progress to reducing malnutrition. 2022-11-01 2024-04-12T13:37:14Z 2024-04-12T13:37:14Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141076 en Open Access application/pdf Institute of Development Studies Save the Children Harris, Jody; Chalemera, Jacqueline; Nowa, Mphatso; Saha, Devanik; Mhango, Brian; Lupafya, Phindile; Museka Saidi, Tendai; Northcote, Callum; Bhaji, Rashid; and Roschnik, Natalie. Malawi stories of change in nutrition: Overview. Stories of Change in Nutrition November 2022. Brighton, UK; London: Institute of Development Studies (IDS); Save the Children. http://doi.org/10.19088/IDS.2022.077 |
| spellingShingle | anaemia nutrition security fertilizers fuels agricultural policies stunting agriculture nutrition education malnutrition economics nutrition livelihoods food security overweight food systems obesity Harris, Jody Chalemera, Jacqueline Nowa, Mphatso Saha, Devanik Mhango, Brian Lupafaya, Phindile Museka Saidi, Tendai Northcote, Callum Bhaiji, Rashida Roschnik, Natalie Malawi stories of change in nutrition: Overview |
| title | Malawi stories of change in nutrition: Overview |
| title_full | Malawi stories of change in nutrition: Overview |
| title_fullStr | Malawi stories of change in nutrition: Overview |
| title_full_unstemmed | Malawi stories of change in nutrition: Overview |
| title_short | Malawi stories of change in nutrition: Overview |
| title_sort | malawi stories of change in nutrition overview |
| topic | anaemia nutrition security fertilizers fuels agricultural policies stunting agriculture nutrition education malnutrition economics nutrition livelihoods food security overweight food systems obesity |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141076 |
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