Nutrition for adolescent girls – Reaching the furthest behind first
Organised by: UN Network for SUN (UNN)
Featuring: Frances Mason, Save the Children (moderator), Lauren Landis, Director of Nutrition, WFP, Dr. Julio García Colindres, Vice Minister of Primary Healthcare, Guatemala, Hou Kroeun, Deputy Country Director, Helen Keller International, Amy Baker, Director General of Health and Nutrition, Global Issues and Development Branch, Global Affairs Canada; and Purnima Kashyap, Director, Global Coordinator REACH/UN Network for SUN Secretariat.
Adolescent girls are increasingly recognised as a key group for nutrition interventions –in their own right, and also as key actors in breaking the cycle of malnutrition. Despite this, large data gaps remain, hindering the global community in designing effective interventions to improve the nutrition of this key group. How can the global health and nutrition communities better reach and serve adolescent girls?