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In addition to the growing interest and investment in multisectoral collaboration, there is demand for knowledge on the processes of delivering collaborative nutrition plans and endeavours. These processes remain less studied and undocumented.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study examined dynamics during national level implementation of Uganda\u2019s second Nutrition Action Plan (UNAP) II, inspired by the reduction in stunting in Uganda alongside multisectoral nutrition governance under the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>20 key informant interviews and 28 documents provided information for this case study. The interviews were conducted among representatives of key ministries, departments and agencies implementing UNAP II and representatives of the SUN Networks. The Integrative Framework for Collaborative Governance structured a primarily deductive thematic analysis of principled engagement, shared motivation and capacity for joint action. NVivo 12 was used to manage coding and analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Multisectoral coordination meetings supported accountability and joint planning. A recurrent cross-cutting pattern was mandate competition, described by participants as mandates being \u2018hijacked\u2019 when resources were attached to particular activities. Accounts linked these disputes to political pressure and role encroachment resulting in exclusion of some actors regarded as controversial. Trust, transparency and commitment varied across sectors and were closely tied to financial resources and individual actors. Capacity for joint action was constrained by weak knowledge management as well as limited financial, technical and human resources, much of which relied on donors. Formal allocation of roles did not by itself prevent mandate disputes or power imbalances.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Improving UNAP implementation requires stronger procedures for coordination, resolving disputes, knowledge management, continuity beyond individual focal persons and deliberate trust-building across participating organisations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjph-2025-003431","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,30]],"date-time":"2026-09-30T11:10:21Z","timestamp":1790766621000},"page":"e003431","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Collaborative dynamics in multisectoral nutrition governance of Uganda\u2019s second nutrition action plan: a qualitative case study"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"4","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4354-5495","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Shirley","family":"Kansabe","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nutritional Science and Dietetics, Kyambogo University, Kampala, Uganda"},{"name":"Department of Health Policy Planning and Management, Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"David","family":"Lubogo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Community Health and Behavioural Sciences, Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5790-4874","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Aloysius","family":"Ssennyonjo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Policy Planning and Management, Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026093004101598000_4.3.e003431.1","unstructured":"FAO, IFAD, UNICEF . 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