November 23, 2022 (NAIROBI, Kenya): With food insecurity and malnutrition affecting many in the region it is important to seek out long-term solutions to food insecurity, with this in mind the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) launched a regional technical working group today, in Nairobi. 

The Learning Network on Nutrition Surveillance (LeNNS) with the support of the US Agency for International Development, hosted its first technical meeting, with the goal of establishing effective policies, advocacy and action planning around nutrition in the region.Dr. Patrick Amoth, Director General – Ministry of Health, Republic of Kenya indicated that the LeNNS will promote the generation of timely information and evidence and improve on how the information is used to inform effective policies, strategies and programs across the region. He reiterated the need for the network to address pragmatic and pressing food and nutrition challenges in the region.