As a result of a convening in May 2022 to focus on the operational aspects of scaling-up small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS), the SQ-LNS Task Force was formed to establish a road map prioritizing next steps for the following 1-2 years. The SQ-LNS Task Force is comprised of a Steering Committee and the following five Working Groups to address key issues regarding the scaling-up of SQ-LNS. UC Davis is serving as the Coordinator of the SQ-LNS Task Force.
If you would like more information about the SQ-LNS Task Force, please contact us at sqlnstaskforce@ad3.ucdavis.edu.
The SQ-LNS Task Force is comprised of membership from the following institutions:
The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)
Columbia University
Eleanor Crook Foundation (ECF)
Helen Keller Intl
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Results for Development (R4D)
Rockefeller Foundation
Sight and Life
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF )
University of California (Davis, San Francisco)
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
World Bank Group
World Food Programme (WFP)
The SQ-LNS Task Force acknowledges the critical role that producers of SQ-LNS play in scaling-up the coverage of this important intervention. A long-term goal is open and transparent information-sharing with the entire community of SQ-LNS producers. In the meantime, to respect the Conflict of Interest policies of our partner organizations, individual producers are not represented on the SQ-LNS Task Force.
The Principles of Engagement for the SQ-LNS Task Force can be found here.