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Global Nutrition Alliance
Nutrition is the foundation of global health and vital step towards building a healthy planet.
Our vision
Nutrition as a fundamental right
Everyone deserves access to adequate nutrition regardless of location, income, or circumstance.
Strengthening food systems
Food systems must be transformed to cope with a growing population and a changing climate.
Nourishing communities worldwide
Malnutrition affects millions across borders. Ending it requires collective action and sustained investment in nutrition programs.
The problem in numbers
400
million
Children worldwide who are not getting the nutrients they need.
45
%
Of under-5 deaths are attributable to malnutrition.
<1
%
Of global development aid goes to nutrition programs
Reports & Publications
original research
Hunger Games: Food Access among Food Insecure Households during COVID-19 in the United States
By Hikaru Peterson, Lauri M. Baker, et al.
Food insecurity has profound implications for health outcomes. A global pandemic like COVID-19, when challenges are amplified, calls for a deeper understanding of factors influencing food security. This study analyzed the changes in…
original research
Divergence in time trends between nutrition and health status of Indian children: an enigma?
By Prema Ramachandran & K Kalaivani, Nutrition Foundation of India
India has been food secure and children had access to essential health and nutrition services for four decades but under-nutrition rates in children continue to be high. Despite the high prevalence of low birthweight (LBW) and under-nutrition, under-five mortality rates are relatively low: the ‘South Asian enigma’.
More focus areas
Climate Change
Health Inequities
Vaccination
