Multisector nutrition information systems (NIS) are gaining traction at national and global levels. In 2021, WHO-UNICEF Technical Expert Advisory Group on Nutrition Monitoring (TEAM) released guidance on national NIS, and partners, including DataDENT, are supporting...
Improving data visualization for nutrition audiences in Nigeria
It is said that “a picture is worth a thousand words.” But how many times have you seen a complicated looking graph on a screen and struggled to interpret it? Data visualization—the process of using graphs and figures to display data—can only be impactful when a...
Purpose-driven design: India’s District Nutrition Profiles
A critical component of the nutrition data value chain is the link between data translation and decision making. Tools like profiles, scorecards, and dashboards can present data in a way that can be easily interpreted and persuasive in conveying key messages. However,...
Building a strong data foundation for Nigeria’s Nutrition Information System
Earlier today in Abuja, the Federal Ministry of Health of Nigeria officially launched the Health Sector Recommendations for Nutrition Indicators Collected Nationally in Nigeria. This document is a key output from the ongoing collaboration between the government of...
Staying committed: The importance of nutrition data financing
A wide range of nutrition stakeholders came together in early December 2021 for the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit. Accountability—including “quality data collection and evidence-based progress measurements and reporting”—was one of the event’s five thematic...
How can innovations advance the nutrition data revolution?
“We must be bold enough to embrace all the potential with open eyes because one thing is certain: the next new idea is just around the corner and it might just save a life." - Arif Husain, WFP Data innovations hold promise for addressing challenges across all aspects...
More to come: Taking stock of DataDENT’s 2021 achievements and 2022 plans
Happy New Year to much of the world! While there are bigger headlines dominating our news feeds, the start of 2022 signals that we are in the final stretch in DataDENT’s first 5-year funding cycle. DataDENT global and country partners have been hard at work and also...
Three insights into costing and financing nutrition information systems
Multisector nutrition information systems (NIS) are gaining traction at national and global levels. In 2021, WHO-UNICEF Technical Expert Advisory Group on Nutrition Monitoring (TEAM) released guidance on national NIS, and partners, including DataDENT, are supporting...
Improving data visualization for nutrition audiences in Nigeria
It is said that “a picture is worth a thousand words.” But how many times have you seen a complicated looking graph on a screen and struggled to interpret it? Data visualization—the process of using graphs and figures to display data—can only be impactful when a...
Purpose-driven design: India’s District Nutrition Profiles
A critical component of the nutrition data value chain is the link between data translation and decision making. Tools like profiles, scorecards, and dashboards can present data in a way that can be easily interpreted and persuasive in conveying key messages. However,...
Building a strong data foundation for Nigeria’s Nutrition Information System
Earlier today in Abuja, the Federal Ministry of Health of Nigeria officially launched the Health Sector Recommendations for Nutrition Indicators Collected Nationally in Nigeria. This document is a key output from the ongoing collaboration between the government of...
Staying committed: The importance of nutrition data financing
A wide range of nutrition stakeholders came together in early December 2021 for the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit. Accountability—including “quality data collection and evidence-based progress measurements and reporting”—was one of the event’s five thematic...
How can innovations advance the nutrition data revolution?
“We must be bold enough to embrace all the potential with open eyes because one thing is certain: the next new idea is just around the corner and it might just save a life." - Arif Husain, WFP Data innovations hold promise for addressing challenges across all aspects...
More to come: Taking stock of DataDENT’s 2021 achievements and 2022 plans
Happy New Year to much of the world! While there are bigger headlines dominating our news feeds, the start of 2022 signals that we are in the final stretch in DataDENT’s first 5-year funding cycle. DataDENT global and country partners have been hard at work and also...