Reports and publications

Infants and young children in northern Ethiopia: report on the results of the focused ethnographic study

- 01/05/2015

This report presents the findings of a focused ethnographic study conducted in Dessie Zuria Woreda, Amhara Region, Northern Ethiopia. The purpose of this study was to generate recommendations to guide the introduction of micronutrient packets to address issues of micronutrient deficiencies in this area.

Process evaluation report: program delivery of an integrated home fortification project in the Amhara and Tigray regions of Ethiopia

- 01/06/2017

This report presents the results of an evaluation using program impact pathway analysis approach to understand factors affecting program delivery and adherence to recommendations regarding micronutrient powders.

Program delivery and household utilization from the perspective of caregivers participating in the integrated home fortification project in Ethiopia

- 01/06/2017

GAIN and its partnerships aimed to improve complementary feeding practices through the delivery of a micronutrient powder and behaviour change communication messages to approximately 71,000 children 6–23 months in Ethiopia’s Amhara region through the public health system.

Baseline survey report of an integrated home fortification project in the Amhara and Tigray regions of Ethiopia

- 01/06/2016

GAIN and its partnerships aimed to improve complementary feeding practices through the delivery of a micronutrient powder and behaviour change communication messages to approximately 71,000 children 6–23 months in Ethiopia’s Amhara region through the public health system. 

Assessment of consumption monitoring systems fortified and nutritious foods in the East, Central and Southern Africa (ECSA) region

- 01/11/2017

This report presents the results of that assessment and proposes a Consumption Monitoring and Surveillance Framework consisting of the various processes, phases, components, and domains that provide an enabling environment for this to happen.

Household coverage with adequately Iodized salt varies greatly between countries and by residence type and socioeconomic status within countries

- 12/04/2017

Household coverage with iodized salt was assessed in 10 countries that implemented Universal Salt Iodization.

Design and implementation of a health system to improve health and nutrition of pregnant women and newborns in Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, and Senegal

- 01/02/2018

This paper describes the rationale and methods used in setting up a multi‐country study that aimed at designing the key maternal and neonatal health interventions and identifying indicators related to inputs, outcomes, and impact.

Brighter futures: protecting early brain development through salt iodisation

- 01/03/2018

This report highlights the successes of the global effort to eliminate iodine deficiency disorders as a public health problem. The report was commissioned as part of UNICEF-GAIN Partnership Project, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation from 2008 to 2015, to improve iodine nutrition through salt iodisation.

Ethiopia edible oil industry mapping

- 01/02/2018

This report provides an overview of the edible oil processing sector in Ethiopia. The mapping study focused on the administrative regions of Ethiopia where oil production takes place to provide prioritisation of efforts for further planning, technical assistance, monitoring, and research throughout the forthcoming edible oil fortification programme.