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On the UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science, No Wasted Lives is supporting women in the field by showcasing some of those who are at the heart of achieving the goals of the Coalition.
Welcome to the first update of 2019 for the No Wasted Lives Coalition. We remain steadfast in our support of the Sustainable Development Goals to end wasting and all forms of malnutrition, end preventable child deaths and ensure health, progress and opportunities for all children.
A New Year message from No Wasted Lives Executive Director Nabeeha Kazi
This week the State of Acute Malnutrition launched a Community of Practice on Family MUAC. This innovative approach trains mothers and other caretakers to identify early signs of malnutrition by using a simple-to-use Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) tape without going to a health facility or outpatient centre. The site brings together experiences from implementers and researchers around the world.
The 2018 Global Nutrition Report reveals an update on the unacceptable 'new normal' of global malnutrition for our world’s children: 150.8 million children under five are stunted, 50.5 million are wasted and 38.3 million are overweight. What is further concerning is that there are high rates of multiple forms of malnutrition co-existing in the same communities and contexts.
Today we observe the United Nations World Children’s Day, which promotes international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improved children's welfare. World Children’s Day is also a call to action in advocating for and promoting children’s rights, to ensure a better world for children. Much progress has been made, but there is still much more to achieve, especially on the nutrition front, where we are falling short.
The State of Acute Malnutrition website (www.acutemalnutrition.org), managed by the No Wasted Lives Coalition, aims to provide an overview of all available information related to severe and moderate acute malnutrition in both English and French, at a global and country-specific level. We are delighted to announce that the new UNICEF Nutridash data for 2016 is now available.
The No Wasted Lives Coalition announces that the innocent foundation will fund four major acute malnutrition research projects worth £1.1 million in Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kenya, Mali and Sierra Leone.
No Wasted Lives announced today that it has appointed Nabeeha Kazi-Hutchins as its Executive Director. Ms. Kazi-Hutchins brings more than 20 years of advocacy, policy and program experience in nutrition, agriculture, early childhood development, and maternal and child health to No Wasted Lives, where she will lead advocacy, financing and policy development efforts.