by Sharmin Sultana | Oct 10, 2024 | uncategorized
In October 2022, participants in the Nigeria National Nutrition Data and Results Conference coalesced around the need for improved nutrition data coordination and stronger capacity for data use across sectors and institutions. They called for development of a...
by Sharmin Sultana | Sep 5, 2024 | uncategorized
When a new nutrition intervention is introduced, stakeholders need to monitor the progress of scale up. However, there is often a lag between the introduction of an intervention and its integration into national data systems, including household surveys and...
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...
