by Sharmin Sultana | Oct 15, 2025 | uncategorized
DataDENT has been tackling the challenge of designing indicators and survey questions about nutrition intervention coverage that are clearly understood by respondents while also providing the information that data users need. Cognitive interviewing is an essential...
by Sharmin Sultana | Sep 25, 2025 | uncategorized
When countries transition from iron folic acid (IFA) to multiple micronutrient supplements (MMS), they are not just swapping one type of tablet for another. They are introducing a unique intervention with implications for how we define and monitor micronutrient...
by Sharmin Sultana | Sep 9, 2025 | uncategorized
Drastic cuts to donor aid in early 2025 are projected to have lasting consequences for nutrition in the coming decades. Governments and implementers need to do more with less. Timely and accurate food and nutrition data are needed to guide strategic choices about how...
by Sharmin Sultana | Aug 31, 2025 | uncategorized
During our recent assessment in Nigeria, DataDENT and our local partner NAHI found significant variability across the 14 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) included in Nigeria’s National Multisectoral Food and Nutrition Action Plan (NMPFAN) in whether and...
by Sharmin Sultana | Jul 25, 2025 | uncategorized
An essential part of improving the availability and use of data in the countries where DataDENT works is understanding the needs and priorities of diverse national and sub-national actors engaged with the nutrition data value chain. We recently carried out multisector...
