A resident enumerator in Burkina Faso prepares for the third round of data collection for PMA2020, a mobile technology-based survey project that supports routine, rapid-turnaround, high quality data on family planning and other health indicators. ©2016 PMA2020/Shani...
Inspiration from the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) community: Core Questions on WASH for Household Surveys
© 2014 Faisal Azim, Courtesy of Photoshare World Water Day 2019’s theme of “Leaving no one behind” focuses on vulnerable populations—including women, children, refugees, and indigenous peoples—that lack access to safe water. This theme is aligned with Sustainable...
Quantifying the nutrition transition among children in low- and middle-income countries
© 2012 Akintunde Akinleye/NURHI, Courtesy of Photoshare Over 25 years ago, Dr. Barry Popkin described a global “nutrition transition” – a shift of diets high in fruits, vegetables, and healthy fats to diets high in sugar, saturated fat, and processed foods [1]. This...
Malnutrition: a key barrier to women and girls’ empowerment
© 2017 Dr. Mohd. Irfan Ahamad Seyyed, Courtesy of Photoshare March 8th marks International Women’s Day, an annual celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political contributions of women. Since 1911, International Women’s Day has been an official day to...
Breastfeeding counseling: The need for actionable data
© 2016 Sanjeeta/CCP India, Courtesy of Photoshare In early 2019, the WHO released global guidance that recommends breastfeeding counseling for all women starting during pregnancy up until the child is two years or older. However, data on the coverage of breastfeeding...
Measuring the coverage of nutrition interventions along the continuum of care: time to act at scale
Journal Article | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001290 Date of Publication | January 2019 Abstract: The global community is committed to addressing malnutrition. And yet, coverage data for high-impact interventions along the continuum of care remain scarce due...
Release of Technical Consultation on Measuring Nutrition in Population-Based Household Surveys and Associated Facility Assessments Meeting Report
The full meeting report, presentations, and working group notes from the Technical Consultation on Measuring Nutrition in Population-Based Household Surveys and Associated Facility Assessments (September 19-20, 2018) are now available on the DataDENT website here.
Technical consultation on measuring nutrition in population-based household surveys and associated facility assessments
Full Report | PDF 25MB Executive summary | PDF 551KB Main report body (no annexes) | PDF 2MB Annexes | PDF 25MB Date of Publication | December 2018 On September 19-20, 2018, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the United States Agency for International...
How can we advance nutrition measurement?
Technical Consultation on Measuring Nutrition in Population-Based Household Surveys and Associated Facility Assessments (September 19-20, 2018) Last month, DataDENT collaborated with partners for two events to discuss how we can improve coverage measurement of...
Consultation on approaches to measure coverage of nutrition counselling interventions
Meeting Report | PDF 1.7 MB Date of Publication | November 2018 On September 17, 2018, Alive & Thrive and Data for Decisions to Expand Nutrition Transformation (DataDENT) organized a joint consultation with the WHO-UNICEF Technical Expert Advisory Group on...
Innovations in Nutrition Measurement: Lessons Learned from Population-Based Household Surveys in Burkina Faso and Kenya
A resident enumerator in Burkina Faso prepares for the third round of data collection for PMA2020, a mobile technology-based survey project that supports routine, rapid-turnaround, high quality data on family planning and other health indicators. ©2016 PMA2020/Shani...
Inspiration from the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) community: Core Questions on WASH for Household Surveys
© 2014 Faisal Azim, Courtesy of Photoshare World Water Day 2019’s theme of “Leaving no one behind” focuses on vulnerable populations—including women, children, refugees, and indigenous peoples—that lack access to safe water. This theme is aligned with Sustainable...
Quantifying the nutrition transition among children in low- and middle-income countries
© 2012 Akintunde Akinleye/NURHI, Courtesy of Photoshare Over 25 years ago, Dr. Barry Popkin described a global “nutrition transition” – a shift of diets high in fruits, vegetables, and healthy fats to diets high in sugar, saturated fat, and processed foods [1]. This...
Malnutrition: a key barrier to women and girls’ empowerment
© 2017 Dr. Mohd. Irfan Ahamad Seyyed, Courtesy of Photoshare March 8th marks International Women’s Day, an annual celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political contributions of women. Since 1911, International Women’s Day has been an official day to...
Breastfeeding counseling: The need for actionable data
© 2016 Sanjeeta/CCP India, Courtesy of Photoshare In early 2019, the WHO released global guidance that recommends breastfeeding counseling for all women starting during pregnancy up until the child is two years or older. However, data on the coverage of breastfeeding...
Measuring the coverage of nutrition interventions along the continuum of care: time to act at scale
Journal Article | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001290 Date of Publication | January 2019 Abstract: The global community is committed to addressing malnutrition. And yet, coverage data for high-impact interventions along the continuum of care remain scarce due...
Release of Technical Consultation on Measuring Nutrition in Population-Based Household Surveys and Associated Facility Assessments Meeting Report
The full meeting report, presentations, and working group notes from the Technical Consultation on Measuring Nutrition in Population-Based Household Surveys and Associated Facility Assessments (September 19-20, 2018) are now available on the DataDENT website here.
Technical consultation on measuring nutrition in population-based household surveys and associated facility assessments
Full Report | PDF 25MB Executive summary | PDF 551KB Main report body (no annexes) | PDF 2MB Annexes | PDF 25MB Date of Publication | December 2018 On September 19-20, 2018, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the United States Agency for International...
How can we advance nutrition measurement?
Technical Consultation on Measuring Nutrition in Population-Based Household Surveys and Associated Facility Assessments (September 19-20, 2018) Last month, DataDENT collaborated with partners for two events to discuss how we can improve coverage measurement of...
Consultation on approaches to measure coverage of nutrition counselling interventions
Meeting Report | PDF 1.7 MB Date of Publication | November 2018 On September 17, 2018, Alive & Thrive and Data for Decisions to Expand Nutrition Transformation (DataDENT) organized a joint consultation with the WHO-UNICEF Technical Expert Advisory Group on...