REACH has been assisting the Government of Mauritania since 2008 in coordinating and implementing mechanisms, developing multisectoral action plans, and implementing and making operational regional and central structures for coordination and government of nutrition. REACH was also instrumental in supporting planning and securing of funds for an area-based integrated programme on food security and nutrition in the South-East part of the country. REACH is in its final transition phase of handing over to the country structures, which involved for example supporting the establishment of a National Council for Nutrition Development (Conseil National de Développement de la Nutrition) and its technical secretariat, while maintaining strong UN agency collaboration in support of nutrition scale-up in Mauritania. Mauritania's increased awareness of nutrition problems has also translated into increased resources available to fight the scourge. A pilot project to operationalise the national intersectoral scale-up plan, developed for 2012-2016, is currently underway. AchievementsSince adoption in 2008 of the nutrition coordination model proposed by REACH, Mauritania has seen progress in nutrition and food security. For example:
Main contributions of REACH include an improved situation analyses and monitoring (through integrated nutritional dashboard indicators), the development of a national nutrition action plan, the implementation of synergies, significant resource mobilisation, increased collaboration and information sharing and greater involvement across sectors and organizations.
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