Valid International
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Our mission is to improve global health and nutrition with evidence-based, equitable, high impact solutions.
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17-03-2016 15:52:55
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Ernest from Valid International identifies the core challenge in impact evaluations in humanitarian contexts is the need to have good data that is at the core of the evidence architecture. Identifies various new innovations in data collection. #3ieLEW2018
Congratulations Global Nutrition Report for another incredibly crucial resource in the fight against malnutrition. globalnutritionreport.org
This Emergency Nutrition Network article looks at establishing a threshold for an additional band on MUAC tapes to select acutely malnourished children most likely to require more intensive monitoring/treatment: ennonline.net/fex/60/muaccma… @Tweruntano Kevin P.Q. Phelan @ctesfai ALIMA (EN) IRC
Study by GIF investee Valid Nutrition (RCN 20065737) (Steve Collins et al) reveals alternative malnutrition treatments just as effective as milk-based standard for correcting anaemia & iron deficiency, signalling hope for millions of children around the world ✏ link.springer.com/epdf/10.1186/s…
Valid International and @MokoroLtd conducted a training in Nairobi as part of their long-term monitoring + evaluation of World Food Programme's sustainable food systems programme in arid and semi-arid areas of Kenya. Well done!
📚Food and Agriculture Organization launched this year's report on the State of Food Insecurity and Nutrition in the world. Find the summary in our Resource Library: acutemalnutrition.org/en/resource-li… It shows that 7.3% (49.5m) children under 5 are wasted globally, two-thirds of whom live in Asia.
🏛️ Parliamentarians attending the #SUNGG19 signed a pledge committing to take action on #nutrition this next year leading up to #Nutrition4Growth2020 & beyond 💪 1st to sign, Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement Lead Group Martin Chungong & IPUparliament Secretary General. APPG Nutrition for Development