Report of the ORIE research dissemination and stakeholder engagement event, March 2016

Abstract

On 1st and 2nd March 2016, over 150 stakeholders met in Abuja to discuss how to tackle undernutrition in Northern Nigeria, including staff from State and Federal Government, international development partners, civil society organisations and academic institutions. The meeting was convened in Abuja in partnership with the Federal Ministry for Budget and National Planning, the Federal Ministry of Health, and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency. The meeting reviewed the implications of new research findings by the independent operations research and impact evaluation (ORIE) component project of the Working to Improve Nutrition in Northern Nigeria (WINNN) programme. This report summarises the researches presented, key issues discussed, and commitments made during the meeting.