Filipe Zano holds a Doctoral degree (Ph.D) in Health and Nutrition Projects, an International Master in Nutrition and Dietetics with specialty in IYCF and a graduation in agronomy engineering. Zano has a working experience of about 23 years in different fields namely, food security, nutrition, SRHRs, WASH, education, agriculture and sponsorship. Fifteen years out of the twenty-three he served as a coordinator and project implementer.
Optimal dietary intake is pivotal for children's growth and development. Minimum Dietary Diversity (MDD) is a widely-used indicator that assesses one measure of diet quality among infants and young children aged 6-23 months, and is one of the standard infant and young child feeding (IYCF) indicators in the Global Nutrition Monitoring Framework. Dietary data has historically been collected through one of two 24-hour recall methods: list-based and open recall (with multiple pass).
Estimating the prevalence of anemia in populations depends on accurate and precise measurement of hemoglobin (Hb) concentration from blood samples.
Ann has led the capacity strengthening work at USAID Advancing Nutrition since 2019, working to strengthen approaches to strategic planning, organizational development, learning networks, mentoring and training.
With over 17 years of experience in senior positions, Monica Rodriguez is a project manager with technical expertise in food assistance, food security, nutrition programming, and emergency response. As the Chief of Nutrition for UNICEF Venezuela, she coordinated the nutrition strategy nationwide at a high level, working with the Ministry of Health, National Institute of Nutrition, and UNICEF implementing partners (both international and local NGOs) as part of the Venezuela Humanitarian response. Ms.
Sustaining multi-sectoral nutrition programs and services depends on nutrition financing. How much does it cost?
Global experts from the University of Washington, Results for Development, and Breakthrough RESEARCH shared new insights and resources to fill information gaps on costs, cost-effectiveness, and cost-benefits of health and food systems strategies to combat malnutrition. Presenters opened discussions on how the experiences and resources can be used to advocate and scale up cost-effective nutrition programs and services including social and behavior change approaches.
Increasing the availability and quality of nutrition data is important to measure progress towards global nutrition goals. There are opportunities to leverage existing data collection platforms, especially within the health system, to collect nutrition data for this purpose. Over the last several years, the nutrition community has come together to promote this objective, enabling the collection of nutrition data through routine health information systems and health facility assessments.
USAID Advancing Nutrition is seeking an Arabic-speaking Early Childhood Development (ECD) consultant to review the Arabic translation of the Responsive Care and Early Learning (RCEL) Addendum and its accompanying illustrations adapted to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The consultant will be expected to—