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USAID Advancing Nutrition draws together global nutrition experience to design, implement, and evaluate programs that address the root causes of malnutrition. Working across and through varied sectors, we provide technical support to and implementation of nutrition interventions for USAID and its partners to address the root causes of malnutrition. We also provide technical assistance to USAID to support the implementation of the Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Strategy 2014-2025 in the many countries where USAID works.

Explore our Technical Area Spotlights featuring research and tools from USAID and USAID Advancing Nutrition that can help you adopt proven approaches to reduce malnutrition.

Our Focus Areas

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Capacity Strengthening

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Early Childhood Development

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Food Systems

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Knowledge Management

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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

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Nutrition and Health Systems

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Nutrition in Humanitarian Contexts

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Social and Behavior Change and Gender

Activities

Browse a selection of 94 activities from our Focus Area technical teams.

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A Qualitative Study of Food Taboos and Preferences Among Women of Reproductive Age in Mainland Tanzania

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Evidence Generation

Collaborating with the Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre (TFNC) to conduct a qualitative study to generate evidence on food taboos and preferences in Tanzania.

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Women’s Diets Research: Collaborating with the Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre to Design and Implement a Food intake Study

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Evidence Generation

Collaborating with the Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre (TFNC) to plan and implement dietary intake research among women.

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HEmoglobin MEasurement Study: Improving Anemia Assessment

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

To test methods to improve procedures to determine anemia estimates, five partners to understand which most accurately measures hemoglobin concentrations.

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New Estimates Help the Nutrition Community Understand the Global Burden of Micronutrient Deficiency

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

Research supported by USAID Advancing Nutrition clarifies the burden of micronutrient deficiencies and provides a methodology for future updates.

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Comparing Data Collection Methods for Assessing Child Minimum Dietary Diversity

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Evidence Generation

Study comparing list-based method and open dietary recall to a non-quantitative observation of food intake.

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USAID Advancing Nutrition Tanzania Supports Implementation of Multi-Sectoral Nutrition in Tanzania

Capacity Strengthening Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

USAID Advancing Nutrition Tanzania has been working with the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and Tanzania Food and Nutrition Center (TFNC) to provide technical support and strengthen coordination.