by Sharmin Sultana | May 23, 2025 | uncategorized
For the last seven years DataDENT has championed the nutrition data value chain (DVC) as the guiding framework for our initiative. It is rare to see a presentation by a DataDENT team member that does not start with the DVC. DataDENT did not create the idea of a DVC or...
by Sharmin Sultana | Apr 17, 2025 | uncategorized
Moving multisector coordination from theory to practice is complex, and it is important to learn from country experiences. A multisector nutrition information system (NIS) supports coordination by synthesizing data from diverse data sources and across different...
by Sharmin Sultana | Mar 28, 2025 | uncategorized
Over the last two decades many low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) have developed multi-sectoral nutrition policies to address high rates of malnutrition across their populations. As of 2022, 45 out of 66 Scaling Up for Nutrition (SUN) countries have a national...
by Sharmin Sultana | Feb 28, 2025 | uncategorized
DataDENT and our local partner Nutrition, Agriculture and Health Initiative (NAHI) are close to finishing an assessment among national and sub-national actors implementing Nigeria’s National Multisectoral Plan of Action for Food and Nutrition (NMPFAN) 2021-2025. Our...
by Sharmin Sultana | Jan 17, 2025 | uncategorized
The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) are a vital source of nutrition data for governments and development partners. In an online survey conducted by DataDENT in 2018, nutrition professionals were asked how they access and use nutrition data. Among the 191 survey...
