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    Filling the capacity gap to support the scale-up of multisector nutrition data platforms in Ethiopia

    September 12, 2023

    DataDENT champions strategic planning, financing, and capacity strengthening as pillars of a strong enabling environment for nutrition data. DataDENT has supported governments and partners in Africa and South Asia in developing strategic outputs harmonized with national multisector plans, stakeholder priorities, and existing nutrition information system (NIS) infrastructure. In this blog post, we highlight the work being carried out in Ethiopia.…

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    Natasha Ledlie and Abel Ahmed, Results For Development (R4D) No Comments
  • Uncategorized

    Linking food security and nutrition through data: Metrics to use and core competencies needed for food and nutrition data literacy

    July 19, 2023

    In June 2023, DataDENT participated in a side session at the Agriculture, Nutrition and Health Academy Week (ANH2023) held in Malawi and online. The session, Going Deeper with Data and Methods to Improve Understanding of Food and Nutrition Security Linkages, was a response to the 2022 Global Nutrition Report, which advocates for greater attention to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2…

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    Emily A. Bobrow, Olutayo Adeyemi, and Roos Verstraeten No Comments
  • Data collection

    Beyond Borders: Insights from challenges in collecting nutrition data from United States household surveys

    June 30, 2023

    Low, middle, and high-income countries (LMIC) face similar challenges when collecting population-level data to inform nutrition policies & programs. Earlier this year, the American Society of Nutrition’s (ASN) Committee on Advocacy and Science Policy published a white paper highlighting the challenges facing the National Health Examination & Nutrition Survey (NHANES) in the United States. Like the Demographic and Health Surveys…

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  • Data value chain

    Strategic leadership, financing & capacity strengthening: essential elements for a strong nutrition data value chain

    May 12, 2023

    “Finding high-value uses and creating a process to transform raw data into actionable information is the essence of the data value chain. …. Ultimately, when data are put to use, they have an impact: a decision is made, a condition is altered, and someone’s well-being is affected.” Open Data Watch (March 2018) The Data Value Chain: Moving from Production to…

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    Rebecca Heidkamp (JHU) No Comments
  • Financing,  Nutrition Data & Information Systems

    Three insights into costing and financing nutrition information systems

    November 10, 2022

    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 diverse aspects of NIS development. Costing and financing are critical – but too often overlooked – elements of NIS development. A successful NIS is only…

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  • Data visualization

    Improving data visualization for nutrition audiences in Nigeria

    October 18, 2022

    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 target audience can clearly interpret their key messages. Back in May 2021 we shared…

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  • Data value chain,  Data visualization

    Purpose-driven design: India’s District Nutrition Profiles

    October 6, 2022

    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, to be effective, these tools must have a clear purpose and reflect the needs and preferences of their…

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  • Nutrition Data & Information Systems

    Building a strong data foundation for Nigeria’s Nutrition Information System

    September 15, 2022

    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 Nigeria, its development partners, and DataDENT towards strengthening Nigeria’s National Nutrition Information System (NIS). Nigeria’s nutrition stakeholders rely on data collected from…

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    Rebecca Heidkamp (JHBSPH) No Comments
  • Advocacy,  Financing

    Staying committed: The importance of nutrition data financing

    January 28, 2022

    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 pillars. Other thematic areas included food, health, resilience, and financing. In the lead up to N4G, DataDENT and partners advocated for all types of…

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    Riley Auer (JHSPH) No Comments
  • Data innovations

    How can innovations advance the nutrition data revolution?

    January 11, 2022

    “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 of the nutrition data value chain (DVC). The time is opportune to…

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    Alexandra Farina (R4D), Yashodhara Rana (R4D), Felicity Nelson (R4D) No Comments
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