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  • Advocacy,  Data value chain

    Advancing the quality of care measurement agenda for nutrition

    August 16, 2021

    Much of DataDENT’s work has focused in on improving the measurement of nutrition intervention coverage. We have worked to develop new coverage indicators for Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) counseling and Nutrition Sensitive Social Protection, advocated for uptake of additional coverage indicators in the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)-8 core questionnaire and national surveys in Nigeria, India and…

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    Rebecca Heidkamp (JHSPH) No Comments
  • Nutrition Data & Information Systems

    Financing Nutrition Data and Information Systems: Three Recommendations for Donors to Consider Ahead of N4G

    July 26, 2021

    The Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit in December 2021 will provide a critical opportunity for the nutrition community to renew and expand commitments to address malnutrition globally in pursuit of the 2025 World Health Assembly (WHA) global nutrition targets. Data-driven accountability is a core focus of the N4G vision as improved data, measurement, and use is essential to drive equitable…

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    Alexandra Farina (R4D), Yashodhara Rana (R4D), Augustin Flory (R4D) 3 Comments
  • Data collection,  Data value chain,  Survey data

    Launch of the Compendium of Nutrition Intervention Coverage Indicators & Questions for Household Surveys

    July 20, 2021

    We are thrilled to launch the Compendium of Nutrition Intervention Coverage Indicators & Questions for Household Surveys today! The Compendium is a technical resource that can help national and subnational stakeholders fill information gaps around who is receiving nutrition interventions through health systems. Building on a set of indicators proposed in “Measuring the coverage of nutrition interventions along the continuum…

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    Tricia Aung (JHSPH), Rebecca Heidkamp (JHSPH) No Comments
  • Routine data,  Survey data

    Are data available for tracking progress on nutrition policies and programs in South Asia?

    July 16, 2021

    The South Asian countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka) have endorsed the 2030 global nutrition targets of Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2). Efforts are underway in the region to implement global recommendations on nutrition actions to address all forms of malnutrition along the life-course. Despite these efforts, the South Asia region continues to have the…

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    Manita Jangid (IFPRI), Sumanta Neupane (IFPRI), Zivai Murira (UNICEF ROSA) No Comments
  • Data collection,  Data value chain,  Routine data,  Survey data

    Let’s make a plan!

    June 30, 2021

    Last month the Micronutrient Forum (MNF) released a Micronutrient Data Generation Initiative Strategic Plan—a comprehensive strategy for how to fill long-standing gaps in data on the prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies across low- and middle-income countries.  The strategy is noteworthy on multiple levels, but in particular for its theory of change which describes the steps and enabling factors required to achieve…

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    Rebecca Heidkamp (JHSPH) No Comments
  • Advocacy,  Fortification,  Infant and Young Child Feeding

    Measuring the Effectiveness of Nutrition Advocacy

    June 18, 2021

    What is advocacy for nutrition policy? Many policy reforms emerge after sustained periods of advocacy. In the field of nutrition, advocates have played a critical role in raising awareness about the causes and consequences of malnutrition and which interventions governments should pursue to improve the health of their populations. Advocacy can be defined as “a continuous and adaptive process of…

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    Manita Jangid (IFPRI), Danielle Resnick (IFPRI) No Comments
  • Survey data,  Women

    Mind the (Data) Gap: Understanding the gender dimensions of food security

    May 12, 2021

    Gender is a social determinant of health which can have a significant impact on an individual’s nutrition status. The 2020 Global Nutrition Report (GNR) Nutrition Equity Framework illustrates how basic and underlying determinants, including gender, are interlinked and contribute towards nutrition inequity. Sociocultural perception of gender affects power dynamics and access to nutrition services and interventions. For example, gendered norms…

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    Riley Auer (JHSPH), Nzinga H,. Broussard (Global Innovation Fund) No Comments
  • Data collection,  Infant and Young Child Feeding,  Survey data

    Revisiting Core Indicators: Principles from the updated WHO-UNICEF Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) indicator guidance

    April 28, 2021

    In April 2021, WHO and UNICEF released updated definitions and measurement guidance for  indicators to assess infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices. Originally released in 2008, indicators of diet quality for children 0-23 months of age have been an essential tool for policy makers and program planners within and across low- and middle- income countries (LMICs). The indicators, which…

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    Rebecca Heidkamp (JHSPH) No Comments
  • Advocacy,  Data visualization

    Creating Effective Accountability DVTs: Four Lessons from the Nigeria Governors’ Forum Nutrition Scorecard

    April 19, 2021

    The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) is a non-partisan policy-hub dedicated to promoting good governance and development at the sub-national level. The forum has a strong track record of using data to inform decision-making and improve advocacy among Nigeria’s Governors. For example, the NGF designed and implemented several state-level scorecards to engage Governors around key policy issues including polio eradication, state-supported…

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    Oluwagbenga Sadik (Nigerian Governors' Forum Secretariat); Caroline Snead (R4D) 2 Comments
  • Advocacy,  Data value chain

    Advancing the data and accountability agenda for maternal and child undernutrition

    March 2, 2021

    On International Women’s Day, 8 March 2021, a Lancet series on Maternal and Child Undernutrition (MCUN) Progress was launched as part of the Nutrition Year of Action—a year-long effort to drive momentum on tackling malnutrition ahead of the 2021 Nutrition for Growth Summit. The goal of the series is to accelerate progress towards reaching the 2025 World Health Assembly nutrition targets and…

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    Rebecca Heidkamp (JHSPH), Riley Auer (JHSPH) 1 Comment
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