OYO STATE STRATEGIC PLAN OF ACTION FOR NUTRITION (OYSSPAN)

Abstract

The purpose of the Oyo State Strategic Plan of Action for Nutrition (OYSSPAN) is to provide a framework for coordinated implementation of nutrition interventions by the government and other nutrition stakeholders in the State. The High Impact Nutrition Interventions (HINI) to be implemented include: Exclusive breastfeeding, timely complementary feeding, iron folate, vitamin A and zinc supplementation, deworming, food fortification, management of moderate and severe acute malnutrition, and hand washing. These nutrition specific interventions will be supported with certain Nutrition-sensitive interventions in agriculture, social safety nets, early child development and education which have been proven to have enormous potential to enhance scale, coverage and effectiveness of the nutrition-specific interventions. It is expected that this Plan will contribute to increased commitment, partnerships and networking as well as resource mobilization efforts among nutrition stakeholders and facilitate mainstreaming of nutrition into the budgeting process and the State development plans for better allocation of resources to nutrition programmes.