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Revisiting the nutrition Data Value Chain: an updated framework to promote data use

by Sharmin Sultana | May 23, 2025 | uncategorized

For the last seven years DataDENT has championed the nutrition data value chain (DVC) as the guiding framework for our initiative. It is rare to see a presentation by a DataDENT team member that does not start with the DVC. DataDENT did not create the idea of a DVC or...

Taking action: Improve the nutrition content in DHS Round 9 surveys

by Sharmin Sultana | 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...

Bridging the humanitarian and development divide through nutrition information systems

by Sharmin Sultana | 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...

Data literacy in a world with both too much and too little data

by Sharmin Sultana | 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...

Ensuring readiness to monitor the reach of new nutrition interventions: A call to invest in coverage indicator development and validation

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...
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