Journal Article | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-025-01387-9 Date of Publication | September 2025 Abstract Background Using data for policy design, program implementation and accountability is a priority among nutrition stakeholders in Nigeria. However, the capacities...
Where should countries invest along the nutrition data value chain? A multisector perspective from Nigeria
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...
Revisiting the nutrition data value chain: An updated framework to promote data use
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...
Who needs nutrition data? Reflections from DataDENT in Nigeria
DataDENT and our local partner Nutrition, Agriculture and Health Initiative (NAHI) are close to finishing an assessment among national and sub-national actors implementing Nigeria’s National Multisectoral Plan of Action for Food and Nutrition (NMPFAN) 2021-2025. Our...
Taking action: Improve the nutrition content in DHS Round 9 surveys
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
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...
How does survey timing influence apparent wasting trends? A case study from Senegal
Journal Article | 10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.104480 Date of Publication | October 2024 Abstract Background Child wasting is known to exhibit seasonal patterns but few studies have examined how the seasonality of wasting affects tracking of wasting trends over multi-year...
Developing pathways to cross-sector coordination of nutrition data in Nigeria
In October 2022, participants in the Nigeria National Nutrition Data and Results Conference coalesced around the need for improved nutrition data coordination and stronger capacity for data use across sectors and institutions. They called for development of a...
Ensuring readiness to monitor the reach of new nutrition interventions: A call to invest in coverage indicator development and validation
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...
Using validity as a criterion for selecting process indicators for the World Health Assembly 2030 nutrition targets
Last week the WHO hosted the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA). Back in 2012, the 65th WHA endorsed a set of six global maternal, infant and young child nutrition targets with an endline of 2025. In May 2024, a proposal was shared with the Member States about extending...
Assessing institutional capacities to demand and use nutrition data for decision-making in Nigeria’s health sector: A mixed-methods study
Journal Article | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-025-01387-9 Date of Publication | September 2025 Abstract Background Using data for policy design, program implementation and accountability is a priority among nutrition stakeholders in Nigeria. However, the capacities...
Where should countries invest along the nutrition data value chain? A multisector perspective from Nigeria
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...
Revisiting the nutrition data value chain: An updated framework to promote data use
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...
Who needs nutrition data? Reflections from DataDENT in Nigeria
DataDENT and our local partner Nutrition, Agriculture and Health Initiative (NAHI) are close to finishing an assessment among national and sub-national actors implementing Nigeria’s National Multisectoral Plan of Action for Food and Nutrition (NMPFAN) 2021-2025. Our...
Taking action: Improve the nutrition content in DHS Round 9 surveys
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
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...
How does survey timing influence apparent wasting trends? A case study from Senegal
Journal Article | 10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.104480 Date of Publication | October 2024 Abstract Background Child wasting is known to exhibit seasonal patterns but few studies have examined how the seasonality of wasting affects tracking of wasting trends over multi-year...
Developing pathways to cross-sector coordination of nutrition data in Nigeria
In October 2022, participants in the Nigeria National Nutrition Data and Results Conference coalesced around the need for improved nutrition data coordination and stronger capacity for data use across sectors and institutions. They called for development of a...
Ensuring readiness to monitor the reach of new nutrition interventions: A call to invest in coverage indicator development and validation
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...
Using validity as a criterion for selecting process indicators for the World Health Assembly 2030 nutrition targets
Last week the WHO hosted the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA). Back in 2012, the 65th WHA endorsed a set of six global maternal, infant and young child nutrition targets with an endline of 2025. In May 2024, a proposal was shared with the Member States about extending...