Among African countries, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has one of the highest burdens of malnutrition, especially among preschool children. The GROWNUT project aimed to reach Congolese academics able to educate postgraduate candidates, and to promote, initiate and conduct research geared at reducing the problem of malnutrition in DRC through a multi-sectorial approach.
The GROWNUT project objectives, namely to create a nutritional epidemiology programme in the DRC, to support and strengthen KSPH faculty members, and to conduct robust relevant research in the research site were successfully achieved on a number of different levels. In particular, GROWNUT benefitted students as individuals, KSPH as an organisation, international partners and strengthened research capacity and academic leadership in the DRC.
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GROWNUT Evaluation Report 2020
