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By Daniel Itai.

Antananarivo, Madagascar. – According to the 2018 Global Nutrition Report nearly one in two children under five years old suffer from chronic malnutrition in Madagascar.

Malnutrition is more prevalent in some parts of the country due to economic disparities, lack of resources and increased poverty.

Madagascar joined a list of 25 other countries which have undertaken the Nutrition Stakeholder and Action Mapping exercise to gage the coverage levels of nutrition actions on the path to scale up.

“Mapping addresses the need to involve and build the capacity of decentralized institutions for strong multi-sector coordination from the community to the central level,” said Dr. Lucie Solofonirina, National Coordinator of the National Office of Nutrition
The mapping will bring an accountability framework putting beneficiaries at the center of programs and actions.

Madagascar’s nutritional situation continues to affect the most vulnerable populations and contributes to the persistence of poverty.

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