CSO-SUN is a nutrition platform organisation working to create a Zambia where every mother, child and family member is assured of sufficient nutrition.
Lusaka, Zambia
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Yesterday CSO-SUN and @CaritasZambia held a food and #nutrition consultative meeting to support the development of the United Party for National Development (UPND) nutrition strategy.
ALT Presentation on nutrition laws and policies in Zambia
CSO-SUN advises the government and other stakeholders in the agriculture sector to consider promoting non-chemical pest control measures as they seek to control the outbreak of fall armyworms.
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Some highlights for Zambia from yesterdays Nutrition for Growth High Level Session;
1. Vice President W.K Mutale Nalumango pledged to implement the Food and Nutrition Act number 3 of 2020 #N4GSummit
CSO-SUN Country Coordinator and Regional Coordinator for Sun Civil Society Alliance East and Southern Africa, Mathews Mhuru, committed to championing nutrition budget advocacy and expenditure tracking in all the East and Southern African countries @MhuruMathews
Last week CSO-SUN and @GlblCtznImpact appeared before the Expanded Planning and Budget Parliamentary Committee to present the budget analysis for #nutrition. Some of the highlights from the report are as follows:
- The budget speech made no mention of nutrition
#WorldFoodDay happy that Republican President @HHichilema has committed to ensure that every Zambian has access to safe and #nutritious #food. @SUNCSN
Eating healthy during adolescence is important as body changes during this time affect an individuals nutritional and dietary needs. #adolescent #adolescentnutrition #radioprogram
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On today's #nutrition program on Millenium radio (90.5 FM), we are discussing diversity in food preparation
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We join the nation in congratulating Zambia's President-Elect Hakainde Hichilema and Vice President Mutale Nalumango. We look forward to working with you to improve the #nutrition status in #Zambia. #ZambiaDecides2021 @HHichilema
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Today we celebrate #farmers because they are the backbone of our #agriculturalsystem. They are an important part of our society because among other aspects, they provide food that nourishes us & contributes to our overall health and well being. Happy farmers day!! #farmersday 🇿🇲
A sad day in Zambia. CSO-SUN sends condolences to the family of the First Republican President of Zambia on the death of H.E Dr.Kenneth Kaunda. His commitment to the fight against malnutrition will always be remembered 🕊
CSO-SUN partnered with Clover Zambia to celebrate #worldmilkday2021
The celebrations kicked off with media campaigns around dairy's impact on nutrition, the environment and livelihoods; followed by a press conference today and donations to the children's hospital at UTH.
Join us as we countdown to #WorldMilkDay which falls annually on 1st June. This year's theme is looking at sustainability in the dairy sector with a focus on environment, nutrition and socio-economics. #enjoydairy
We will be discussing the Zambian #foodsystem on today's nutrition program. Join us on 90.5 FM now
Today is the final day of the Scaling Up Nutrition Conference with the theme " sustaining stunting reduction through creating an enabling environment for nutrition programming" #2021nutritionconf
Day 2 of the Scaling Up Nutrition Conference. Discussions are going on in different groups focusing on health, community development and social services, education, agriculture, fisheries and livestock, and water. #2021nutritionconf
The breakaway sessions create an opportunity for the different sectors to discuss issues in nutrition programming such as challenges, opportunities, milestones, achievemnets etc #2021nutritionconf
Panel discussion at the National Nutrition Conference: Enabling environments for nutrition programming to reduce stunting #2021nutritionconf
Day 1 of the National Nutrition Conference & Launch of Most Critical Days 2 programme #2021nutritionconf
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Mr Musonda Mofu, @NFNCZambia Executive Director " in the last 5 years #zambia has made progess in reducing stunting. These improvemtns are however unacceptable" #2021nutritionconf
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