Measuring food fortification coverage in large-scale household surveys: challenges and opportunities

by Mia Jordan | 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...

What knowledge and skills support better use of nutrition data?

by Mia Jordan | 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...

Bringing a human-centered approach to strengthening nutrition data value chains

by Mia Jordan | 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...

Who is being reached by nutrition-sensitive social protection programs? Advancing methods for measuring NSSP coverage using household surveys

by Sharmin Sultana | Nov 14, 2023 | uncategorized

Nutrition-sensitive social protection (NSSP) refers to a subset of social protection poverty alleviation programs that include targeting approaches, interventions, and conditions to address the underlying determinants of malnutrition (Ruel 2013). Design features that...

How many tablets did you take during pregnancy? Addressing the challenges of maternal micronutrient coverage measurement

by Sharmin Sultana | Oct 9, 2023 | uncategorized

To improve birth outcomes and other aspects of maternal and child health and wellbeing, WHO guidance on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience[2], released in 2016 and updated in 2020[3], recommends micronutrient interventions including, iron and folic...

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

by Sharmin Sultana | Sep 12, 2023 | uncategorized

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...