Many governments and donors are investing in Large-Scale Food Fortification (LSFF) as a cost-effective strategy for preventing micronutrient deficiencies. However, gaps in data on household-level coverage of LSFF are common for most foods except salt. In a previous...
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...
Improving multi-sectoral nutrition coverage measurement: The One Nutrition Coverage Survey in Bangladesh
Over the last two decades many low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) have developed multi-sectoral nutrition policies to address high rates of malnutrition across their populations. As of 2022, 45 out of 66 Scaling Up for Nutrition (SUN) countries have a national...
Methodological considerations and cost to measure coverage of multi-sectoral nutrition interventions: Protocol for the One Nutrition Coverage Survey in Bangladesh
Preprint Article | https://doi.org/10.12688/verixiv.754.1 Date of Publication | March 2025 Abstract Introduction: Despite global commitments to eliminate malnutrition, over half of the world’s population remains affected. Multi-sectoral nutrition interventions...
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...
Learnings from formative research on measuring coverage of large-scale food fortification in household surveys in Bangladesh and Ethiopia
Many governments and donors are investing in Large-Scale Food Fortification (LSFF) as a cost-effective strategy for preventing micronutrient deficiencies. However, gaps in data on household-level coverage of LSFF are common for most foods except salt. In a previous...
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...
Improving multi-sectoral nutrition coverage measurement: The One Nutrition Coverage Survey in Bangladesh
Over the last two decades many low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) have developed multi-sectoral nutrition policies to address high rates of malnutrition across their populations. As of 2022, 45 out of 66 Scaling Up for Nutrition (SUN) countries have a national...
Methodological considerations and cost to measure coverage of multi-sectoral nutrition interventions: Protocol for the One Nutrition Coverage Survey in Bangladesh
Preprint Article | https://doi.org/10.12688/verixiv.754.1 Date of Publication | March 2025 Abstract Introduction: Despite global commitments to eliminate malnutrition, over half of the world’s population remains affected. Multi-sectoral nutrition interventions...
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...