Uganda
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News
The program aims to address micronutrient deficiencies through home food fortification.
The Government of Uganda has launched the National Advocacy & Communication (NA&C) Strategy developed with SPRING’s support.
Uganda’s Ministry of Health and SPRING hosted an Ethiopian delegation interested in Uganda's food fortification program.
The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) called for global action to support women to join breastfeeding and work.
The Ugandan Ministry of Health and SPRING organized the two-day Multisectoral Anemia Stakeholders’ Meeting in March 2015 in Kampala.
SPRING and DSW hosted a training workshop in February to strengthen UNAP implementers' budget planning and analysis capacities.
SPRING/Uganda launches a new campaign to improve caretakers’s nutrition practices toward their young children.
SPRING/Uganda partnered with Kyambogo University to enable two "nutrition trainees" to apply nutrition-focused social and behavior change communication in the community.
Reports
USAID's SPRING project conducted formative research from June 9-13, 2014 in Namutumba, Uganda to determine the emotional and logical barriers to buying and using micronutrient powders (MNPs...
The 2014 monitoring of the integration of Nutrition Assessment Counselling and Support (NACS) into routine health care in South West (SW) Uganda and Namutumba district in East Central (EC)...
Activities
In Uganda, we worked with the Ugandan government, UN agencies, and USAID implementing partners to develop the National Advocacy and Communication Strategy in support of the Uganda Nutrition...
A multi-sectoral approach is often thought to be the most effective way to address undernutrition. However, questions remain about the best ways to move from good nutrition policy to...
Location: Nepal, Uganda
Financing is a key piece of any effort to improve nutrition at scale. In its recently-released Nutrition Strategy (link is external), USAID highlights the importance of financial systems,...
SPRING is supporting the rollout of a micronutrient power (MNP) program among children 6-23 months in one pilot district of Uganda.
SPRING has piloted the DATA in three countries: Ghana, Nepal, and Uganda
National Anemia Profiles
Galleries
The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) called for global action to support women to join breastfeeding and work. This is a gallery of photos from the event.
SPRING/Uganda launches new campaign to improve parents’ nutrition practices toward their young children.
Location: Uganda
Briefs
SPRING has adapted guidance from several sources to develop a methodology for extracting nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive funding data from donor and government budget documents....
25% of the world's population suffers from anemia. SPRING has a method for making a rapid, initial assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the distribution and consumption of IFA...
This brief is the first in a series of "interim" technical briefs, culminating in a final two-year study report in 2015. It focuses on findings from SPRING's baseline interviews with key...
Posters
Taking a multi-sectoral approach to the reduction of undernutrition in Uganda, the government has established district (lower-level) platforms that will ensure effectiveness in implementing...
Data collection for monitoring and evaluation of international development projects can be difficult, costly, and time-consuming. SPRING/Uganda adapted Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS...
Videos
Why does financing matter to improving nutrition outcomes? This crucial information can be used to improve planning, advocacy efforts, and implementation of nutrition activities. Watch this...
This video is part of SPRING/Uganda's "Great Mothers, Healthy Children" campaign. These videos form the basis of the video campaign and will be used in the communities to facilitate...
This video is part of SPRING/Uganda's "Great Mothers, Healthy Children" campaign. These videos form the basis of the video campaign and will be used in the communities to facilitate...
Event Series
In collaboration with USAID’s Bureau of Global Health and Bureau for Food Security, SPRING hosted a series of regional and global workshops to assist Feed the Future Missions and...
Success Stories
At 57 years old, Bibiana is a seasoned Village Health Team member (VHT). She has served her community for over 30 years. She is a reputable “village doctor” and the first person whose...
Location: Uganda