DELIVERING FOR NUTRITION IN INDIA: INSIGHTS FROM IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH: AGENDA OVERVIEW

Conference Hashtag: #Deliver4Nutrition

Coinciding with the national nutrition month in India, or Poshan Maah, a group of 19 co-hosts are organizing the third India-focused implementation research conference “Delivering for Nutrition in India: Insights from Implementation Research” from 14-18 September 2020. At this event, participants will review evidence to inform the implementation of current policy and program initiatives. They will also deliberate on ways of tapping into insights from implementation research to help strengthen the maternal and child nutrition initiatives in India. This will be the first ever virtual conference on nutrition implementation research. Previous in-person conferences were held in 2016 and in 2019.

Through an open call, abstracts were invited on research studies and implementation experiences focused on various aspects of POSHAN Abhiyaan and other platforms supporting actions for nutrition. Selection of abstracts for oral presentation and posters was made through a double-blind review process. The conference program features 3 pre-conference workshops, 3 plenary lecture sessions, 12 thematic sessions based on selected oral and poster presentations, 3 social hangouts and opening and closing panels with policymakers and research funders. It is expected that the discussions and deliberations emerging from this conference will, in a collective voice, convey research-based insights to nutrition stakeholders and policymakers to bolster actions for tackling India’s nutrition challenge.