by Sharmin Sultana | May 31, 2021 | uncategorized
Data visualization is widely used in nutrition to summarize and communicate nutrition data. There are several aspects of data visualization that make it a viable strategy to neatly collate information and (hopefully) provoke action: (1) humans more rapidly process...
by Sharmin Sultana | May 12, 2021 | uncategorized
Gender is a social determinant of health which can have a significant impact on an individual’s nutrition status. The 2020 Global Nutrition Report (GNR) Nutrition Equity Framework illustrates how basic and underlying determinants, including gender, are interlinked and...
by Sharmin Sultana | Apr 28, 2021 | uncategorized
In April 2021, WHO and UNICEF released updated definitions and measurement guidance for indicators to assess infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices. Originally released in 2008, indicators of diet quality for children 0-23 months of age have been an...
by Sharmin Sultana | Apr 19, 2021 | uncategorized
The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) is a non-partisan policy-hub dedicated to promoting good governance and development at the sub-national level. The forum has a strong track record of using data to inform decision-making and improve advocacy among Nigeria’s...
by Sharmin Sultana | Mar 15, 2021
In the fall of 2020, the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program organized communities of practice to develop recommendations for improving the data collection instruments used in the Service Provision Assessment (SPA). In January 2021, the nutrition working...
