What knowledge and skills support better use of nutrition data?

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...

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

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...

Making school feeding count for nutrition: A call for investing in more and better data

by Sharmin Sultana | Dec 18, 2023 | uncategorized

Poverty pushes almost one in every 10 children around the world to skip school and work to earn. Such conditions can perpetuate the vicious cycle of poverty and malnutrition. Amid all this, can school help? School meal programs have emerged as a beacon of hope,...

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

Maternal nutrition has been gaining traction as a policy priority across low-and middle-income countries (LMIC).  Investing in good nutrition for women before and during pregnancy is fundamental for the health and survival of both mothers and infants. According to the...

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...