
Afshan Khan
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UN Assistant Secretary-General, Coordinator of the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement, @SUN_Movement
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https://scalingupnutrition.org/ 01-05-2012 21:41:19
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With aid cuts and climate shocks on the rise, we must not lose hard-won gains on nutrition. In my new op-ed on Context News, I make the case for integrating #nutrition across all sectors—as a golden thread for resilience and development. context.news/socioeconomic-…

A child lacking proper vaccination is 18% more likely to be wasted and 7% more likely to be stunted. Yet #nutrition & #immunization services are rarely provided together. On #WorldImmunizationWeek, let’s #PowerTheChange. Read my op-ed with Dr Sania Nishtar: scalingupnutrition.org/news/improving…

At #WHA78, I joined 🇮🇪 🇪🇹 🇱🇸 🇵🇰 & World Vision in highlighting why multisectoral action across health, food, WASH & more is key to reaching the Global #Nutrition Targets by 2030. As we anticipate target renewal this week, we must put integration at the center of nutrition action.


World Vision WorldVisionUN SUN Civil Society UN-Nutrition Nutrition International The Power of Nutrition Nutrition for Growth CGIAR Nutrition SDG2AdvocacyHub 4SD Foundation Ireland at UN in Geneva Ireland at UN Pakistan Mission Geneva Ministry of Health Lesotho Ministry of Health ETHIOPIA UHC2030 International Universal Health Coverage Day World Health Organization (WHO) WHO African Region PAHO/WHO WHO/Europe Partners In Health Amref Health Africa Dr Githinji Gitahi, MBS Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD Nutrition must be part of #health. At #WHA78, join us in calling for #nutrition to be fully integrated into primary health care. We need budgets, training & services that deliver for mothers and children where they live and seek care. Prevention starts at the frontline.


La nutrición es clave para alcanzar la salud en cada etapa del desarrollo humano, desde la primera infancia hasta la edad adulta. Eliminar todas las formas de malnutrición es una prioridad para nosotros. Ha sido un placer dialogar, Afshan Khan Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement. Seguiremos



Digital marketing of breastmilk substitutes undermines infant health. At #WHA78, countries must act and support the resolution to regulate this. Some already are. See how they’re strengthening protections for breastfeeding via Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement 👉 scalingupnutrition.org/news/regulatin…