WAHO partners with Federal Government on ECOWAS Nutrition Forum

On Apr 19, 2023

The West Africa Health Organization (WAHO) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) is holding the 17th ECOWAS Nutrition Forum, aimed at accelerating the achievement of regional nutrition indices.

The forum, with the theme: “Leveraging Sustainable Financing for Multi-Sectoral Approaches: Breaking Down Silos to Accelerate Universal Access to Safe, Affordable and Sustainable Diets,” brings together key nutrition stakeholders biennially, to discuss nutrition policies and practices, progress in reducing malnutrition and diet-related diseases and innovative practices in the region.

WAHO, in a statement, said that the main objective of the meeting is to strengthen multi-sectoral collaboration to improve finance and Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for nutrition.

According to the statement, the forum will be an opportunity to examine innovative multisectoral collaboration practices that work best in terms of the synergy of action and sustainable financing of nutrition interventions; discuss Public Private Partnership (PPP) approaches to improve access to diversified, micronutrient-rich foods in a sustainable manner; agree on sustainable mechanisms for UHC of nutrition interventions.

“The Forum is an example of WAHO’s multi-sectoral approaches, involving a broad base of stakeholders (the UN System, NGOs, bilateral and multilateral agencies, the ECOWAS Commission and Parliament, civil society, and all Member States)” it stated.

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