COVID Recovery: Why investments in nutrition cannot wait

08 June 2021Online Webinar, Global

On Tuesday, June 8 join "COVID Recovery: Why investments in nutrition cannot wait", a session during the WHO Food Systems Summit Dialogues: Health Talks discussing the impact of the pandemic and the urgency to prioritize nutrition in COVID-19 recovery policy.

GAIN's Statement @ World Health Assembly 74

The triple impact of COVID-19-related disruptions in food, health, and social protection systems have already reversed recent progress made with severe consequences on human capital. If we do not act to protect infants during the critical first 1000 days from conception to 24 months of age, their growth and development will be permanently affected by consequent nutritional deficiencies.

Comprehensive Nutrient Gap Assessment (CONGA): Zimbawe, Kenya, Rwanda

A method called Comprehensive Nutrient Gap Assessment (CONGA) was developed to fill this information gap. This approach provides guidance on how to use various types of evidence to assess the public health significance of nutrient gaps in a given population and the best food sources of those nutrients. 

GAIN Working Paper Series 19 - Nourishing heroinas in Mozambique: understanding, designing with, and tailoring nutritional interventions to adolescent girls

- 19/04/2021

Adolescence is a time of rapid physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development that sets the foundation for health and provides an opportunity to improve life chances. Mozambique has a large and growing population of young people, but their health and social indicators are poor, especially for girls.

GAIN Briefing Paper Series 4 - Nutrient shortfalls in young children's diets and the role of affordability

- 23/03/2021

For millions of children in Eastern and Southern Africa and South Asia, current diets do not contain enough nutrients for proper growth and development. This is a tragedy. New evidence has recently been published that sheds light on the nutrient gaps experienced by young children in 14 countries in these regions and examines which foods might be affordably used to fill them. This briefing paper highlights the key findings from this research.

GAIN at GHTechX 2021

22 April 2021Online Webinar, Global

Good nutrition is critical for achieving and maintaining a healthy life. For infants and young children, high-quality diets serve as the foundation for growth, physical and mental development, and protection from disease.

GAIN Working Paper Series 18 - Raising the profile of adolescent nutrition in Pakistan - Learnings on the journey from policy to action

- 10/03/2021

Pakistan’s adolescent population (circa. 40 million people) is experiencing a double burden of malnutrition, with 21% of boys and 12% of girls underweight and 18% of boys and 17% of girls overweight or obese. This merits a call to action to prioritise public funding and programming to address the determinants of adolescent malnutrition.

Unaffordability drives hidden hunger with lasting impact

GAIN in partnership with UNICEF is releasing a journal supplement in Nutrition Reviews, titled "Assessing nutrient gaps and affordability of complementary foods." Additionally, 18 accompanying country briefs will be published, half of which will focus on nutrient gaps and the other half on affordability. 

Affordability of nutritious foods for complementary feeding

- 09/03/2021

These briefs are part of a series on affordability of nutritious foods for complementary feeding by GAIN and UNICEF conducted in selected countries in Eastern and Southern Africa and South Asia as part of the UNICEF-BMGF Regional Initiatives for Sustained Improvements in Nutrition and Growth (RISING).

Comprehensive Nutrient Gap Assessment (CONGA): Micronutrient gaps during the complementary feeding period

- 09/03/2021

These briefs are part of a series on complementary feeding gaps by GAIN and UNICEF conducted in selected countries in Eastern and Southern Africa and South Asia as part of the UNICEF-BMGF Regional Initiatives for Sustained Improvements in Nutrition and Growth (RISING).