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Short description of project: Pilot conducted in Gombe state.  Currently scaling up to provide SQ-LNS to 3.3 million children across multiple states.

Locations: Gombe state

Organizations: Government of Nigeria, UNICEF Nigeria, ALIMA, Mary Dinah Foundation, Evidence Action, Child Nutrition Fund (CIFF, FCDO), Government of Nigeria

Contacts: Nemat Hajeebhoy ([email protected]); Rebekah Chang ([email protected]); Kelvin Musau ([email protected])

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Project name: The Impact of Growth Charts and Nutritional Supplements on Child Growth in Zambia (ZamCharts)

Short description of project: Randomized controlled trial of home growth charts and SQ-LNS in a 2x2 factorial design

Location: Choma, Mansa, Lusaka

Organizations: Innovations for Poverty Action; Boston University; University of Basel; Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute; Zambia Ministry of Health; Sint Antonius Stichting Projecten

Start date: April 2021

More information: "The Impact of Home-based Growth Charts and Nutritional Supplements on Child Stunting in Zambia" brief article; "The impact of home-installed growth charts and small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) on child growth in Zambia: a four-arm parallel open-label cluster randomised controlled trial" peer-reviewed paper in BMJ Global Health

Contact: Doug Parkerson ([email protected])

Project name: FACE SQ-LNS (Fostering A Conducive Environment for the adoption of Small Quantity Lipid-based Nutrient Supplements)

Short description of project: Pilot supporting the introduction of SQ-LNS for children aged 6–23 months at risk of acute malnutrition, combined with capacity strengthening, policy engagement, and evidence generation to support integration into national health systems and future scale-up capacity strengthening and evidence generation to inform national scale-up.

Location: Isiolo County (ASAL region)

Organizations: ACF; Innocent Foundation

Start date: February 2025

Contact: Salome Tsindori ([email protected])

Project name: OptiMAx

Short description of project: Emulation of a cluster randomized controlled trial of NutriVax program in a district implementing the OptiMA treatment protocol 

Location: Mirriah (Zinder region)

Organizations: ALIMA/BEFEN; The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; Gates Foundation; Edesia

Start date: August 2025

Contact: Kevin Phelan ([email protected])

Project name: OptiMAx

Short description of project: Cluster randomized controlled trial of NutriVax program in a district implementing the OptiMA treatment protocol 

Location: Ngouri (Lac region)

Organizations: ALIMA/Alerte Santé; The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; Gates Foundation; Edesia

Start date: May 2025

Contact: Kevin Phelan ([email protected])

Project name: Relapse to Acute Malnutrition Prevention ("RAMP")

Short description of project: 1) RCT: Four-arm, individually randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of six months of post-recovery support with monthly azithromycin, SQ-LNS, or their combination to improve sustained recovery and prevent relapse following SAM treatment. 2) Operational Pilot: Large-scale implementation of azithromycin and SQ-LNS to support sustained recovery and relapse prevention after SAM treatment.

Locations: Aweil East and Aweil Center Counties in Northern Bar el Gazal State; Gogrial West County in Warrap State

Organizations: ACF; Tufts University; Harvard University; University of Washington; ECF; Edesia; other anonymous donor

Start date: July 2026

Contacts: Heather Stobaugh ([email protected]); Bailey Clark ([email protected])

Project name: Establishing a sustainable SQ-LNS supply chain and driving uptake in the Philippines

Short description of project: Two interconnected work streams will address issues of affordability, supply chain development, demand generation and system integration for SQ-LNS

Location: TBD

Organizations: Sight and Life; Philippine Nutrifoods Corporation; prospective research agency; Innocent Foundation

Start date: November 2025

Contact: Sufia Askari ([email protected])

Project name: Health Care System and Population Resilience Program

Short description of project: Similar to Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) except that children receive SQ-LNS (combined with immunization, nutrition counseling, conditional cash transfer) and mothers receive MMS.

Location: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) State

Organizations: Government entities; French Development Agency; Gates Foundation

Start date: August 2025

Contact: Zeina Sifri ([email protected])

Project name: Integrated emergency nutrition response in Northern Nigeria

Short description of project: Provision of SAM treatment integrated with paediatrics, vaccination, malaria prevention, and halo prevention of malnutrition through the provision of SQ-LNS to the siblings 6-59 months of children being treated for SAM

Locations: Sokoto and Zamfara States

Organizations: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF); Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)

Start date: January 2026

Contacts: Raman Shrestha ([email protected]); Sarah Leahy ([email protected])

Project name: SQ-LNS to reduce relapse post-discharge from acute malnutrition treatment

Short description of project: Multi-phase study of post-discharge monitoring with SQ-LNS for SAM relapse prevention (formative research, operational pilot)

Location: Kati health district

Organizations: IRC with technical support from The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Start date: June 2025

More information: "Beyond Treatment: Integrated Strategies to Prevent Child Wasting and post-treatment Relapse" webinar; "SQ-LNS to reduce relapse post-discharge from acute malnutrition treatment" article

Contacts: Grace Heymsfield ([email protected]); Suvi Kangas ([email protected])

Project name: Assessing the Performance of 7-Day vs 1-Day Packaging of Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements in Ghana

Short description of project: Study to evaluate acceptability of new 7-day package

Location: Tamale & Kumbungu districts, Northern Region

Organization(s): Boston University, University of Ghana, Edesia Nutrition, Innocent Foundation

Project start date: August 2025

More information: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07129109

Contact: Lindsey Locks ([email protected])

Project name: Prevention of micronutrient deficiencies in children and pregnant and lactating women in Northwest Syria

Short description of project: SQ-LNS is provided to children 6-23 months of age and pregnant and lactating women. 

Location: 100+ communities in Northwest Syria

Organization(s): GOAL Syria; Department of State (previously USAID) under the International Food Relief Partnership

Project start date: September 2023

Contact(s): Bana Abu Judeh ([email protected]); Mustafa Manla ([email protected])

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Organization: World Food Programme

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Project name: Assessing implementation fidelity of SQ-LNS integration into Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition (MCHN) services in Three Philippine Provinces

Short description of project: Implementation‑fidelity research assessing integration of SQ‑LNS into routine MCHN services, including delivery, uptake, and system performance

Locations: Three provinces

Organizations: Helen Keller Intl in partnership with the Department of Health; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day Saints

Start date: March 2026

Contact: Rolf Klemm ([email protected])

Project name: Benazir Nashonuma Program

Short description of project: Benazir Income Support Programmed (BISP) has been providing MQ-LNS to eligible children 6-23 months of age and currently considering switching to SQ-LNS.

Location(s): National

Organization(s): World Food Programme; UNICEF; World Bank; Gates Foundation

Start date: Piloted in 15 districts in 2020; scaled up to all districts

Contact(s): Saskia de Pee ([email protected]); Francesca Erdelmann ([email protected])

Project name: NutriVax

Short description of project: Cluster randomized controlled trial to evaluate effect of integrating SQ-LNS into child immunization program

Location: Yobe State, Northern Nigeria

Organization(s): ALIMA; Inserm/University of Bordeaux (COrAL, the Clinical ad Operational Research Alliance); ECF; GAVI

Start date: July 2024

More information: NutriVax study protocol

Contact: Kevin Phelan ([email protected])

Organization: World Bank

Contact: Emanuela Galasso ([email protected])

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Organization: World Food Programme

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Project name: Multi-sectoral Initiative to Reach Zero-Dose and Children with Malnutrition in Ethiopia

Short description of project: Integrated programme and implementation research delivering SQ‑LNS to children 6–23 months to prevent wasting and inform scalable delivery models through health and community platforms.

Location: Oromia, Somali and Tigray regions

Organization(s): UNICEF Ethiopia; Ministry of Health; Child Nutrition Fund; CIFF; GAVI

Project start date: March 2023

Contact: Kelvin Musau ([email protected])

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Project name: Introduction and Scaling Up of SQ-LNS

Short description of project: Project was implemented in several phases. 

Phase 1 focused on introducing SQ-LNS distribution within the Transforming Lives Through Nutrition (TLTN) program across four districts in the Louga region. The project strengthened complementary feeding practices by integrating monthly SQ-LNS distribution into community growth monitoring platforms and training regional, district, and community health actors. 

Phase 2 expanded SQ-LNS implementation to eight districts in Louga, strengthening IYCF counseling, community engagement, and quarterly child screening. 

Phase 3, Year 1 extended SQ-LNS distribution into Louga, Saint Louis (Podor, Pété), and Diourbel (Touba), integrating both community SPC sites and health facility well child visits. Phase 3, Year 2 focused on consolidating SQ-LNS delivery systems, strengthening reporting quality, and expanding IYCF counseling across Louga, Saint Louis, and Diourbel. 

Locations: Louga Region (8 districts),  Saint-Louis (Podor, Pété), and Diourbel (Touba) Regions

Organizations: Helen Keller Intl; Ministry of Health; District Management Teams; National Council for Nutritional Development; The Church of Latter-Day Saints

Start date: January 2023

Contact: Rolf Klemm ([email protected]) 

Organization: World Food Programme

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Organization: World Bank

Contact: Emanuela Galasso ([email protected])

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