National Information Platform for Nutrition Communication Strategy

Abstract

Addressing malnutrition through a multisectoral approach has been on the agenda for many years in Ethiopia. A multisectoral National Nutrition Program (NNP) has been implemented since 2018. The country was also an early adopter of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) movement, which promotes a coordinated approach to address malnutrition. This high-level engagement was further reinforced through the Sequota Declaration, which aims to eliminate chronic malnutrition by 2030. This declaration has been translated into a multisectoral implementation model, which operates under the NNP. The country has seen important reduction in chronic malnutrition rates over the last 10 years. Stunting rates of children under five dropped from 51 to 38 percent between 2005 and 2016. Despite these many achievements, the number of stunted children remains high.