Nourishing Millions: Stories of Change in Nutrition

Nourishing Millions Website | Blog Story

Overview

Stuart Gillespie, Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute and CEO, Transform Nutrition Research Program Consortium (Video | Presentation)

Perspectives

Tom Arnold, Coordinator ad interim, Scaling Up Nutrition Movement (Video)

David Nabarro, Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Climate Change (Video)

Ellen Piwoz, Initiative Lead, Nutrition Team, Global Development Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Video)

Lucy Sullivan, Executive Director, 1,000 Days (Video)

Closing Remarks

Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute (Video)

Moderator

Rajul Pandya-Lorch, Chief of Staff, Director General’s Office and Head, 2020 Vision Initiative, International Food Policy Research Institute (Video)

Discussion Video

In recent years, the world has seen unprecedented attention and political commitment to addressing malnutrition. As nutrition rapidly rises on the global agenda, guidance is urgently needed on how to design, implement, and evaluate nutrition-enhancing policies and interventions. Nourishing Millions: Stories of Change in Nutrition brings together the most intriguing stories about improving nutrition from the past five decades. These stories provide insight into what works in nutrition, what does not, and the factors that contribute to success.

The launch event featured highlights from the book followed by discussion on how to scale up as well as accelerate progress on nutrition. 

This book is edited by Stuart Gillespie, Judith Hodge, Sivan Yosef, and Rajul Pandya-Lorch.