Most doctors and other healthcare professionals receive limited, inconsistent training in nutrition—despite nutrition being central to preventing and managing disease. That gap affects patient care, widens inequalities, and slows progress toward healthier food systems.

The Global Nutrition Observatory for Medical Nutrition Education (GNOME) exists to change that. GNOME is a global hub to track, strengthen, and accelerate nutrition education within medical and wider healthcare training—so the people delivering care have the knowledge and confidence to use nutrition effectively in practice.

GNOME builds on earlier international work that mapped nutrition education in medical schools and highlighted major gaps and variations across countries. Now, GNOME will take the next step: creating a sustainable, ongoing observatory that regularly measures progress, identifies what works, and supports practical improvements region by region.

With your support, GNOME will:

- Run annual surveys across regional networks to map what’s being taught, where, and what’s missing

- Produce regional snapshots and a global report to inform curriculum improvement and policy change

- Support local capacity-building so solutions are relevant, culturally appropriate, and scalable

- Recognise and share innovation and best practice through awards and recognition

- Share findings widely through publications and partnerships so evidence turns into action

Your donation helps fund the first global survey cycle and the work needed to turn data into real-world improvements in healthcare training worldwide.