Nutrition policy in West Africa

This brief summarizes nutrition-relevant policies, strategies, and action plans (all referred to as ‘policies’ in this brief) in West Africa. With a focus on the six nutrition challenges that make up the World Health Assembly (WHA) global targets, we examine i) nutrition context, policy objectives,...

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Main Authors: Vanderkooy, A., Verstraeten, Roosmarijn, Diatta, Ampa Dogui, Diop, Loty, Touré, Mariama
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Francés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145495
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Summary:This brief summarizes nutrition-relevant policies, strategies, and action plans (all referred to as ‘policies’ in this brief) in West Africa. With a focus on the six nutrition challenges that make up the World Health Assembly (WHA) global targets, we examine i) nutrition context, policy objectives, indicators, budget, and activities, ii) key beneficiaries, actors and coordination, iii) monitoring, evaluation, and accountability, and iv) the extent to which current policies are aligned with the WHA targets.