KANO STATE MULTISECTORAL STRATEGIC PLAN OF ACTION FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION (KN-MSPAN)

Abstract

This Kano State multi-sectoral Strategic Plan of Action for nutrition (KN-MSPAN) was developed in line with the State Policy on Food and Nutrition in collaboration with Development Partners, the academia, Civil Society Organizations and the Private Sector. A micro-costing approach was adopted which involved the estimation of unit cost of all aspects of service delivery and programme implementation. This plan of action considers evidenced based nutrition specific and nutrition sensitive interventions and such emerging critical nutrition issues including nutrition in the first one thousand days of life, nutrition during emergencies and the emerging increase in the incidence and prevalence of diet-related non-communicable diseases. The plan of action also takes into consideration the increasing recognition of nutrition as a necessary condition for State development as espoused in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Scaling up Nutrition (SUN) movement activities.