“On behalf of His Excellency Ngwazi Professor Bingu wa Mutharika, President of the Republic of Malawi, the Government of Malawi wishes to reaffirm its status of ‘early riser country’ in the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) and 1000 Days Campaign Initiative.”
- Dr. Mary Shawa. Secretary for Nutrition, HIV and AIDS, Office of the President and Cabinet, Malawi
SUN Activities:
- Malawi: Scaling up nutrition – Audio interview with Dr Mary Shawa (Secretary for Nutrition, HIV and AIDS, Office of the President and Cabinet, Malawi) who elaborates on the coordination and implementation of national plans and programmes related to food security and nutrition.
- Malawi Rises Early to Launch the Sun
- Building Political Commitment – The SUN STORY – Malawi’s presentation from the SUN Workshop on September 21st, 2011 in NYC
Success Stories:
| New farming practices grow healthier children | |
| Story from IRIN Africa |
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Ten years ago Joyce Mhoni, head of the Nutrition Rehabilitation Unit at Ekwendeni Hospital in the Mzimba district of northern Malawi, would have been caring for up to 30 severely malnourished children at a time. Today, at the peak of the usually lean months between December and April, when farmers are waiting to harvest, the unit is empty, and in the whole of 2010 only 15 children were admitted, mostly from outside the hospital’s catchment area. Read more… |