by Sharmin Sultana | Jul 24, 2024 | uncategorized
Background DataDENT is working to identify knowledge & skills needed to support strong nutrition data value chain and ways to effectively strengthen the capacity of teams engaged with national nutrition information systems (NIS). We are committed to learning from...
by Sharmin Sultana | Jun 3, 2024 | uncategorized
Last week the WHO hosted the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA). Back in 2012, the 65th WHA endorsed a set of six global maternal, infant and young child nutrition targets with an endline of 2025. In May 2024, a proposal was shared with the Member States about extending...
by Sharmin Sultana | Apr 26, 2024 | uncategorized
“Nutrition needs a data revolution” – Global Nutrition Report, 2014 Is Artificial Intelligence (AI) the long-awaited answer to the call for a nutrition data revolution? AI is transforming the ways we can collect, collate, analyze, translate and use data. However,...
by Sharmin Sultana | Mar 14, 2024 | uncategorized
Micronutrient deficiencies affect 1 in 3 persons globally and contribute to disease and lost productivity. Large-scale food fortification (LSFF) is a widely used strategy to address micronutrient deficiencies by adding micronutrients to staple foods at the point of...
by Sharmin Sultana | Feb 26, 2024 | uncategorized
We previously reported hearing the following question from our national partners: How do we strengthen capacity to use nutrition data? To help answer this question, DataDENT is taking a critical look at the knowledge and skills underpinning this capacity at the...
by Sharmin Sultana | Jan 22, 2024 | uncategorized
Questions that DataDENT regularly hears from our national partners include “how do we strengthen capacity to use data?” and “how do we improve data quality?” DataDENT’s answer to each of these questions is to start with understanding the desires, needs, and...
