Transform Nutrition’s Stories of Change—a collection of intriguing case studies of how several developing countries made a huge impact in nutrition by undertaking nutrition and nutrition-friendly interventions and policies—have been brought together in a special issue of Global Food Security this month. The issue comprises ten papers: the six national case studies, along with other papers on quantitative drivers of change, perceptions of change at the community level, a set of 10 commentaries from global and national champions, and an overarching synthesis paper.
Much like the country-level chapters of Nourishing Millions (Chapters 10-17), which draw upon the Stories of Change, the factors that are critical to making a positive change repeat across the series of papers; these include individual and institutional commitment, accountability, and human capacity. As discussed in a new blog post by Stuart Gillespie, co-editor of Nourishing Millions, many countries have succeeded in aligning nutrition policies across ministries and sectors. The remaining challenge is how to achieve vertical coherence, making these policies work from the national level to the community level.
