Our team works with governments and the UN in the development of food security and nutrition policies and strategies understanding that the scale-up of proven interventions is not possible without a national mandate. Policy development follows a thorough situation analysis and the latest research integrated with national strategic priorities around food security and nutrition. Guidelines follow World Health Organization published standards with adaptation to the regional situation and needs. Examples include:

In Cambodia, we developed the ‘National Policy and Guidelines for Micronutrient Supplementation to Prevent and Control Deficiencies’ as technical support to the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization. The policy provided guidelines for vitamin A supplementation for children 6 to 59 months, iron folic acid for pregnant and lactating women, weekly iron folic acid for women of reproductive age, and Micronutrient Powders for children 6 to 23 months.

In Burundi, our team developed the ‘National Guidelines on Micronutrient Supplementation’ with the support of UNICEF. The guidelines covered vitamin A, iron folic acid for pregnant and lactating women, and Micronutrient Powders for children 6 to 23 months. 

In Rwanda, our team developed a policy brief on ‘Home Fortification with Micronutrient Powders for the Ministry of Health’ with support from UNICEF. The policy brief was based on international guidelines and our own in-country research, which included formative research, a community trial, and a pilot study prior to national scale-up.