Governance and Capacity Building
Overview: According to the 1998 UNICEF conceptual framework, the immediate and underlying causes of malnutrition are affected by government systems and structures. Governance ensures that public goods and services are provided to citizens in a fair manner. human resource development. In Zambia, the nutrition activities are governed around the National Food and Nutrition Commission (NFNC) […]
GIZ Transfers Assorted Items to NFNC
GiZ Zambia has transfered assorted office equipment and a 4×4 double cab vehicle to the office of the non-Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Coordinator’s office. The items came from another project and are meant for the smooth running of the non-SUN funded programmes in the country. Moritz Heldmann GiZ Zambia who is the Food and Security […]
Food and Nutrition Security
Overview This programme targets all population groups, especially the chronically food and nutrition insecure as well as populations vulnerable to and affected by various emergencies and crises. Food and nutrition security focuses on a number of issues including: affordable food prices, steady availability of quality nutritious safe food, knowledge and skills in processing and preservation […]
1st 1000 MCDP
Overview The First 1000 Most Critical Days Programme, a three year programme currently being implemented in Zambia, is one of the most ambitious and well coordinated multi sectoral responses towards reducing malnutrition; stunting in particular, that this country has ever seen. Its primary focus is to reduce the levels of stunting in children below two […]
Nutrition and HIV
Overview: The HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to have devastating impact on health, nutrition, food security and overall socioeconomic development in countries, like Zambia, that have been most seriously affected by the disease. Food and nutrition interventions are critical in HIV and AIDS continuum of care as they contribute to enhancement of the quality of life, prolong […]
Nutrition in Emergencies
Overview Disaster preparedness and mitigation is a broad concept that describes a set of measures that minimizes the adverse effects of hazards including loss of life, property and disruption of livelihoods. Disaster preparedness is achieved partially through readiness measures that expedite emergency response, rehabilitation and recovery and result in rapid, timely and targeted assistance. Several […]
Communication and Advocacy
It was agreed that since issues to do with nutrition involve various stakeholders, even programmes that may not be directly linked to the commission may appear in this menu with hyperlinks to the key ministries/institutions that directly address them. We will just talk about how we are involved or what role nutrition plays
School Health and Nutrition
Overview The provision of quality schools, textbooks, and teachers can result in effective education only if the child is present, ready, and able to learn. If every girl and boy is to be able to complete a basic education of good quality, then it is essential to ensure that the poorest children, who suffer the […]
Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition
Overview Severe acute malnutrition is defined by a very low-weight-for-height, by visible severe wasting, or by the presence of nutritional oedema. Decreasing child mortality and improving maternal health depends heavily on reducing malnutrition, which is responsible – directly or indirectly – for 35% of deaths among children under five. Children who become undernourished between conception […]
Maternal, Adolescent, Infant and Young Child Nutrition
Overview Maternal, Adolescent, Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MAIYCN) is a programme that gives the life cycle approach in addressing the challenges faced in feeding of infants and young children as well as meeting the biological and nutritional needs of adolescents and mothers. The first 1000 days of a child’s life have now been recognized […]