by Sharmin Sultana | Aug 30, 2023
In collaboration with Transform Nutrition West Africa (led by IFPRI), UNICEF, Countdown to 2030, Alive & Thrive, USAID, WHO, WAHO, and NIPN, DataDENT co-convened a two-day forum to share experiences and synthesize lessons learned around the generation and/or use...
by Sharmin Sultana | Aug 30, 2023
The Together 4 Nutrition Data Forum took place in Senegal in February 2020. This data forum was a significant milestone towards the goal of “Making better use of data and generating better data for use” to inform and direct nutrition actions in West Africa. Four...
by Sharmin Sultana | Jun 22, 2021
Making better figures: visualizing data for action Data visualization is widely used to communicate agriculture, nutrition, and health data. However, a graph or dashboard do not necessarily inspire action. Choosing effective, accurate, and compelling ways to visualize...
by Sharmin Sultana | Nov 17, 2020
While answering a survey questionnaire, how do the respondents interpret the questions? What techniques of cognitive interviewing can facilitate appropriate framing of the questions? These are important considerations to have while designing survey questions to ensure...
by Sharmin Sultana | Nov 16, 2020
Nutrition Society of Nigeria 50th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference, November 16, 2020 DataDENT supported two preconference sessions focused on improving data visualization practices in nutrition. Presentations included sharing consolidated...
