by Edward Chan | Feb 28, 2025 | uncategorized
DataDENT and our local partner Nutrition, Agriculture and Health Initiative (NAHI) are close to finishing an assessment among national and sub-national actors implementing Nigeria’s National Multisectoral Plan of Action for Food and Nutrition (NMPFAN) 2021-2025. Our...
by Edward Chan | Jan 17, 2025 | uncategorized
The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) are a vital source of nutrition data for governments and development partners. In an online survey conducted by DataDENT in 2018, nutrition professionals were asked how they access and use nutrition data. Among the 191 survey...
by Edward Chan | Dec 13, 2024 | uncategorized
Our world is marked by the convergence of complex challenges that impact food and nutrition security: pandemics, conflicts, climate extremes, and economic shocks affect millions globally. Boundaries between humanitarian and development responses are dissolving in...
by Edward Chan | Oct 30, 2024 | uncategorized
In a data-driven world, individuals and organizations grapple with a paradoxical challenge: navigating an environment characterized by both data overload and data scarcity. This dichotomy creates unique hurdles for data literacy and informed decision-making in...
by Edward Chan | 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 Edward Chan | 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...
