Blog Posts September 24, 2020 Nutrition of pregnant women: An interplay of socio-cultural and access barriers Women have frequently been excluded from decision-making, including from discussions about their own health.
Blog Posts July 3, 2020 Sustaining fortification of staple foods critical to Indonesia’s COVID-19 response In Indonesia, wheat flour fortification has come a long way, but the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to set back the progress that has been made.
project June 15, 2020 Right Start Indonesia Working with our partners in Indonesia, we prevent anaemia, reduce pregnancy complications and deaths, and reduce neural tube defects through iron-folic acid supplements and wheat fortification.
Blog Posts June 8, 2020 Combatting the consequences of COVID-19 with fortified food staples Food fortification – adding vitamins and minerals to food staples − is a proven and cost‐effective intervention for addressing micronutrient deficiencies in populations at large.
Survey May 19, 2020 Socio-demographic and economic determinants of adherence to iron intake among pregnant women in selected low and lower middle income countries in Asia: insights from a cross-country analyses of global demographic and health surveys. The objective of this study is to uncover factors associated with lack of iron intake leading to anaemia in Afghanistan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and the Philippines.
May 19, 2020 Projection of population of stunted children under five years and anaemic women of reproductive age in thirteen low, upper and high income 100 million+ countries around the world up to 2050 This study estimated the percentage of reduction necessary in stunted children under five years and anaemic women to reach the World Health Assembly Resolution
May 16, 2020 Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, Learning (MEAL) 2016-2020, 2016 Baseline Assessment of Key Indicators Assessing progress towards the Movement’s objectives and the Sustainable Development Goals for a world without hunger and malnutrition requires the alignment of globally agreed monitoring
May 16, 2020 Monitoring of Health and Nutrition Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Indicators: A case of estimation of denominators of thirteen 100 million plus countries for the mid-year of 2017 This paper estimates demographic denominators to be used for program monitoring for 2 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, and 169 targets, during inter-censal periods
May 16, 2020 Mapping Information Systems for Nutrition in SUN Countries This report describes the research undertaken in 2016 to map nutrition related information systems in 57 SUN countries.
Blog Posts May 14, 2020 Fortification of staple foods is a critical weapon in the fight against COVID-19 This is a collaborative piece calling on ASEAN governments to take action so staple food and food products fortified with essential micronutrients remain available and accessible during COVID-19.