Tackling malnutrition is crucial to accelerating progress in women’s and children’s health. The latest evidence on nutrition and maternal and newborn health has been gathered and summarised by the MamaYe team. On 8th June, world leaders, business people and donors signed the Global Nutrition for Growth Compact, an agreement to improve the nutrition of children and pregnant women, securing new commitments of up to US$4.15 billion to tackle undernutrition by 2020.
On 8th June, world leaders, business people and donors signed the Global Nutrition for Growth Compact, an agreement to improve the nutrition of children and pregnant women, securing new commitments of up to US$4.15 billion to tackle undernutrition by 2020. At the same time, compelling evidence which highlights the impact that malnutrition has on women and children was published, providing fresh impetus to tackle this issue.You can read all about the series on nutrition from the Lancet here >The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health has also been underlining the link between nutrition and sustainable development with a two-page evidence summary on investing in nutrition, developed for the Open Working Group of the UN General Assembly, which is tasked with preparing a proposal on sustainable development goals as part of the UN post-2015 development agenda process.