Assessment of consumption monitoring systems fortified and nutritious foods in the East, Central and Southern Africa (ECSA) region
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.
Fortification Assessment Coverage Toolkit (FACT) survey in Tanzania
The 2015 Tanzania Fortification Assessment Coverage Toolkit (FACT) survey is a cross-sectional survey that is nationally representative and representative of urban and rural areas. The purpose of the survey was to assess the coverage and potential contribution of fortified foods to the micronutrient intake of the population.
Tanzania National Summit on Food Fortification 2017
- Arusha, Tanzania
This event advocated for policy makers, industries, government agencies, development partners, and interested stakeholders to take the next step towards improving the food fortification programme and its coverage.
Household coverage with adequately Iodized salt varies greatly between countries and by residence type and socioeconomic status within countries
Household coverage with iodized salt was assessed in 10 countries that implemented Universal Salt Iodization.
Coverage of large-scale food fortification
Large-scale food fortification (LSFF) of commonly consumed food vehicles is widely implemented in low- and middle-income countries. Many programs have monitoring information gaps and most countries fail to assess program coverage. The aim of this work was to present LSFF coverage survey findings from programs conducted in 8 countries between 2013 and 2015.
Child growth: a new map of Africa
Osgood-Zimmerman and colleagues just published an article in Nature that, for the first time, provides high-resolution maps of child growth failure (stunting, wasting, and underweight) across Africa. They mapped data from over 1 million children from 51 countries at a 5×5 km resolution as well as at the largest administrative subdivision from 2000 to 2015.
Spotting zebras from Dar es Salaam to Nairobi: improving nutrition through investing in agri-food SMEs
At GAIN, over the last six months we’ve been building a new Nutritious Foods Financing programme starting in East Africa. The potential of the programme is becoming increasingly exciting as data becomes available showing the scope and viability of SMEs to deliver more nutritious foods, if appropriate private investments are unlocked.
Analysing the nutrition landscape of fourteen countries
A new report on the multiple causes of malnutrition in 14 countries will support programs to provide health, nutrition and agricultural messages to millions of people through their cellphones. The Summary report: 14-Country Nutrition Landscape Analyses published by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and the GSMA Foundation is a comprehensive mapping of the basic and immediate causes of malnutrition.