Preprint Article | https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.22.25320966v1 Date of Publication | January 2025 Abstract Social protection programs (SPPs) are common in South Asia, a global malnutrition hotspot. Provision of SPP benefits as well as essential...
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...
Diet quality among mothers and children in India: Roles of social and behavior change communication and nutrition-sensitive social protection programs
Journal Article | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.07.026 Date of Publication | July 2024 Abstract: Background: Limited evidence exists on determinants of maternal and child diet quality. Objectives: This study examined the role of social and behavior change...
Identifying measures for coverage of nutrition-sensitive social protection programs: Learnings from India
Manuscript | https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13661 Date of Publication | June 2024 Abstract: Optimal child growth requires a combination of nutrition-specific and sensitive interventions in the first 1,000 days. There is limited guidance on how to measure the...
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...
Measuring food fortification coverage in large-scale household surveys: Challenges and opportunities
Micronutrient deficiencies affect 1 in 3 persons globally and contribute to disease and lost productivity. Large-scale food fortification (LSFF) is a widely used strategy to address micronutrient deficiencies by adding micronutrients to staple foods at the point of...
Availability of national policies, programmes, and survey‐based coverage data to track nutrition interventions in South Asia
Manuscript | 10.1111/mcn.13555 Date of Publication | January 2024 Abstract: Progress to improve nutrition among women, infants and children in South Asia has fallen behind the pace needed to meet established global targets. Renewed political commitment and monitoring...
Who is being reached by nutrition-sensitive social protection programs? Advancing methods for measuring NSSP coverage using household surveys
Nutrition-sensitive social protection (NSSP) refers to a subset of social protection poverty alleviation programs that include targeting approaches, interventions, and conditions to address the underlying determinants of malnutrition (Ruel 2013). Design features that...
How many tablets did you take during pregnancy? Addressing the challenges of maternal micronutrient coverage measurement
Maternal nutrition has been gaining traction as a policy priority across low-and middle-income countries (LMIC). Investing in good nutrition for women before and during pregnancy is fundamental for the health and survival of both mothers and infants. According to the...
NNS/SMART 2020 Survey Report with Questionnaire in annex
Burkina Faso National Nutrition Survey 2020 took place from October 18 to November 10, 2020, in the context of Covid-19. The survey covered 36 provinces and 4 regions (Boucle du Mouhoun, North, East and Sahel). The survey investigated the prevalence of malnutrition...
Co-coverage of social protection programs and maternal and child nutrition interventions in Bangladesh, India and Nepal
Preprint Article | https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.22.25320966v1 Date of Publication | January 2025 Abstract Social protection programs (SPPs) are common in South Asia, a global malnutrition hotspot. Provision of SPP benefits as well as essential...
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...
Diet quality among mothers and children in India: Roles of social and behavior change communication and nutrition-sensitive social protection programs
Journal Article | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.07.026 Date of Publication | July 2024 Abstract: Background: Limited evidence exists on determinants of maternal and child diet quality. Objectives: This study examined the role of social and behavior change...
Identifying measures for coverage of nutrition-sensitive social protection programs: Learnings from India
Manuscript | https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13661 Date of Publication | June 2024 Abstract: Optimal child growth requires a combination of nutrition-specific and sensitive interventions in the first 1,000 days. There is limited guidance on how to measure the...
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...
Measuring food fortification coverage in large-scale household surveys: Challenges and opportunities
Micronutrient deficiencies affect 1 in 3 persons globally and contribute to disease and lost productivity. Large-scale food fortification (LSFF) is a widely used strategy to address micronutrient deficiencies by adding micronutrients to staple foods at the point of...
Availability of national policies, programmes, and survey‐based coverage data to track nutrition interventions in South Asia
Manuscript | 10.1111/mcn.13555 Date of Publication | January 2024 Abstract: Progress to improve nutrition among women, infants and children in South Asia has fallen behind the pace needed to meet established global targets. Renewed political commitment and monitoring...
Who is being reached by nutrition-sensitive social protection programs? Advancing methods for measuring NSSP coverage using household surveys
Nutrition-sensitive social protection (NSSP) refers to a subset of social protection poverty alleviation programs that include targeting approaches, interventions, and conditions to address the underlying determinants of malnutrition (Ruel 2013). Design features that...
How many tablets did you take during pregnancy? Addressing the challenges of maternal micronutrient coverage measurement
Maternal nutrition has been gaining traction as a policy priority across low-and middle-income countries (LMIC). Investing in good nutrition for women before and during pregnancy is fundamental for the health and survival of both mothers and infants. According to the...
NNS/SMART 2020 Survey Report with Questionnaire in annex
Burkina Faso National Nutrition Survey 2020 took place from October 18 to November 10, 2020, in the context of Covid-19. The survey covered 36 provinces and 4 regions (Boucle du Mouhoun, North, East and Sahel). The survey investigated the prevalence of malnutrition...