We also continued our partnership with Atlas AI to advance a predictive impact intelligence platform aimed at locating children under five who are most at risk of not receiving lifesaving services. A predictive model was developed in 2023 and will be validated through a population-level study in Kenya in 2024–25, enabling us to better target the delivery of nutrition interventions, like vitamin A supplementation and immunization.
As a core member of the Anaemia Action Alliance, Nutrition International contributed two of four strategic papers that informed the development of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) “Accelerating anaemia reduction: a comprehensive framework for action” report. The Framework proposes strategic, effective and implementable actions to reduce anaemia, improve health and accelerate progress toward national and global targets. Additionally, we conducted a landscape analysis in collaboration with the WHO to explore the prevalence and determinants of anaemia among African Union member states. This analysis will help guide the development of the African Union’s Continental Strategic Framework for Prevention and Management of Anaemia.
Together with the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), we co-developed a series of online training courses aimed at capacity building for nutrition. The course consists of six modules, each co-instructed by a Nutrition International expert and HSPH instructor, covering a variety of advanced topics in global health, including implementation science, monitoring and evaluation, from design to implementation and extended cost-effectiveness analyses. The e-learning modules will be available as open-access resources and are scheduled to launch by the end of 2024.
Building upon our collaboration with the WHO to explore the use of digital technologies in strengthening food system nutrition interventions — particularly food fortification and dietary diversification for improved nutrition outcomes — a series of six papers will be published in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences in 2024–25. These papers will cover topics such as digital tools and technologies for food fortification, big data analytics for decision making and sustainability, digital applications in nutritious food value chains, and the use of digital technologies in behaviour change interventions to focus on consumers of fortified foods.
