Nutrition policy in West Africa

Download or read book Nutrition policy in West Africa written by Vanderkooy, A. and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2020-03-16 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.