Policy Brief: Kitui County Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Investments (July 2023)

The brief highlights the county's efforts to address undernutrition, which remains a significant challenge despite national progress. It presents the county's multi-sectoral nutrition (MSN) approach, which sets ambitious targets for scaling up nutrition interventions over the next five years. The brief also estimates the economic cost of malnutrition in the county, including its impact on health, education, and productivity, and provides key messages for stakeholders to invest in nutrition for guaranteed value for money and to reach national and county aspirations.