SCN Country Case Studies




About the SCN Country Case Studies


The SCN has prepared and published Country Case Studies, most recently as preparations for the 32nd SCN Session in Brasilia, 2005. the 2005 Country Case Studies carried out in Angola, Brazil, Bolivia and Mozambique focused on how to strengthen national nutrition plans to achieve the MDGs within a human rights based context. These case studies showed it was possible to position food and nutrition within a legal framework and hold governments accountable, and the studies also recalled earlier work by the SCN on Country Case Studies. The 2005 studies represented the first time that country level issues had been brought into mainstream discussions at an SCN Session. At the 32nd SCN Session, the countries signed a joint declaration, of great symbolic importance and a real initiative.
Previously, SCN has published Country Case Studies from Brazil, Egypt, India, Tanzania, Indonesia, Zimbabwe and Thailand.


2005 Country Case Studies: Angola, Bolivia, Brazil and Mozambique


Integrating food and nutrition interventions in national development plans in order to accelerate the achievement of the Millenium Development Goals in the context of realizing the human right to adequate food: A Synthesis of the four SCN Country Case Studies (Angola, Bolivia, Brazil and Mozambique) can be found here. An Executive Summary of the Synthesis can be found here.
These four country case studies are a work in progress. Draft copies of the full case studies can be found below:



Previous Country Case Studies


Brazil: The Improvement in Child Nutritional Status in Brazil:  How Did it Occur? RF Iunes and CA Monteiro. September 1993.

Egypt: Review of Trends, Policies and Programmes Affecting Nutrition and Health in Egypt (1970-1990).H Nassar, W Moussa, A Kamel and A Miniawi.  January 1992.

India: Nutrition in India.  V Reddy, M Shekar, P Rao and S Gillespie.  December 1992.

Indonesia: Economic Growth, Equity and Nutritional Improvement in Indonesia. IT Soekirman, GS Idrus Jus'at and F Jalal.  December 1992.

 Tanzania: Nutrition-Relevant Actions in Tanzania. FP Kavishe. April 1993.

 Zimbabwe: Nutrition-Relevant Actions in Zimbabwe. J Tagwireyi, T Jayne and N Lenneiye. December 1992.

Thailand: Nutrition and Health in Thailand: Trends and Actions. Y Kachondham, P Winichagoon and K Tontisirin. December 1992.

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