Nearly all African countries improved levels of child nutrition between 2000 and 2015 but disparities persist across and within countries according to researchers from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation—at current rates, no country will meet the Sustainable Development Goal target to end malnutrition by 2030. Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary-General, responded to the […]
“Malawi must move from relief to resilience“
Dr. Saulos Chilima, Vice President of Malawi and Compact2025 Leadership Council member, wrote on op-ed on the actions urgently required for Malawi to move from humanitarian relief to food system resilience. The article draws from Chilima’s keynote address at IFPRI’s recent Compact2025 Forum in Lilongwe and emphasizes five key points: Identify successful programs to be […]
Featured Resources: Week of November 6
Compact2025 and partners recently organized forums on accelerating progress to end hunger and malnutrition in Rwanda and breaking the cycle of food shortages and humanitarian responses in Malawi. These events followed up on roundtable discussions held in each country in 2016, to assess progress based on last year’s recommendations and develop plans of action in […]
Moving from relief to resilience: Compact2025 Forum in Malawi
“Building resilience is no longer a talk show, it is a matter of action,” urged Right Honourable Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima, Vice President of the Republic of Malawi
Markets are key for dietary diversity in Malawi
Diverse diets are important for good nutrition. In Malawi, where maize makes up over half of typical diets, improving dietary diversity may help accelerate improvements in nutritional outcomes. Improving nutrition in the country is key, as 37 percent of children are stunted and 47 percent are deficient in Vitamin A. Agriculture produces the food we […]
