JMIR Publications

ABSTRACT

Abstract: In 2017, 11 million deaths were attributable to diet-related risk factors, yet dietary improvements could potentially prevent one in every five deaths that occur globally. Addressing global nutrition challenges requires multi-sectoral action to strengthen the health system response for nutrition and reshape the food system to support healthy sustainable diets for all. The UN Decade of Action on Nutrition presents an opportunity to unify the aspirations of the nutrition and agriculture community to achieve food systems transformation and end malnutrition in all its forms. The aim of this paper is to describe the development and impact of an innovative technology-based, multi-stakeholder knowledge hub, the International Knowledge Application Network Hub in Nutrition 2025 (iKANN). iKANN is an open access, online portal with bespoke e-learning, a collation of openly available knowledge resources with commentary and guidance and interactive sections for workforce capacity building. Information related to the first very timely thematic evidence collection of ‘Covid-19 and Nutrition’ is available, with the second and third thematic evidence collections, ‘Cardiometabolic Disease and Nutrition’ and ‘Nutrition and Food Security’ to follow in early 2021. The initiative seeks to platform translatable information and training at a global level, drive the implementation of knowledge into policy and practice and bridge the gap between the agricultural and human nutrition communities to foster collaborative change. The next step for the iKANN initiative is the dissemination of its existence and to continue to populate and curate the evidence and information available. We anticipate the evolution of this important platform will be organic and encourage you to become a member today.