by Sharmin Sultana | Jun 1, 2019
R4D conducted a landscaping of 22 global DVTs in nutrition to examine how they contribute to the nutrition landscape as well as identify best practices and lessons learned on how DVTs are used globally and in countries. The PowerPoint presentation and briefs summarize...
by Sharmin Sultana | May 20, 2019 | uncategorized
Progress on nutrition commitments: where are we now? Between May 20-28 of this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) will hold the 72nd annual World Health Assembly (WHA). The WHA is the decision-making body of the WHO at which Member States gather to review and...
by Sharmin Sultana | May 1, 2019
Download: Summary of Recommendations | PDF 73KB Description of New Content in DHS-8 | PDF 84KB Date of Publication | May 2019 Between September 2018 and March 2019, DataDENT worked with stakeholders to develop a set of nutrition recommendations for DHS. The “Summary...
by Sharmin Sultana | Mar 22, 2019 | uncategorized
© 2014 Faisal Azim, Courtesy of Photoshare World Water Day 2019’s theme of “Leaving no one behind” focuses on vulnerable populations—including women, children, refugees, and indigenous peoples—that lack access to safe water. This theme is aligned with Sustainable...
by Sharmin Sultana | Mar 14, 2019 | uncategorized
© 2012 Akintunde Akinleye/NURHI, Courtesy of Photoshare Over 25 years ago, Dr. Barry Popkin described a global “nutrition transition” – a shift of diets high in fruits, vegetables, and healthy fats to diets high in sugar, saturated fat, and processed foods [1]. This...
