Understanding How Multisectoral Programs and Policies Across Systems Can Be Leveraged to Improve Maternal, Infant, and Child Nutrition in Guinea
Teresa R. Schwendler, Ramatou Hermine Sankhon, Leif Jensen, Mohamed L. Fofana, Mamady Daffé, Facely Camara, Ramakwende Zoma, Ibrahima Balde, Stephen R. Kodish · 2026
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In 2026, Teresa R. Schwendler and eight colleagues studied how Guinea's programs and policies could better support nutrition for mothers, infants, and young children. Nutrition in the first thousand days shapes lifelong health, and relevant efforts span health, water and sanitation, food, and social protection systems. The team reviewed policy documents from 2019 to 2022 and interviewed twenty stakeholders across those systems.
Policies proved strongly multisectoral, and most evidence-based program types were both written into policy and actually running in Guinea. Stakeholders named implementation, not policy design, as the main barrier. The authors suggest better financial planning and coordination between national and local levels would turn a strong framework into stronger results.
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| CREATOR | Teresa R. Schwendler, Ramatou Hermine Sankhon, Leif Jensen, Mohamed L. Fofana, Mamady Daffé, Facely Camara, Ramakwende Zoma, Ibrahima Balde, Stephen R. Kodish |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 54 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |