Evidence Notes Nutrition policy in Mali: Evidence Note This brief summarizes nutrition-relevant policies in Mali. We examine i) nutrition context, policy objectives, indicators, budget, and activities, ii) key beneficiaries, actors, and coordination, iii) monitoring, evaluation, and accountability, and iv) whether current policies are aligned with the World Health Assembly (WHA) global targets. Resource Read More
Evidence Notes Nutrition policy in Guinea: Evidence Note This brief summarizes nutrition-relevant policies in Guinea. We examine i) nutrition context, policy objectives, indicators, budget, and activities, ii) key beneficiaries, actors, and coordination, iii) monitoring, evaluation, and accountability, and iv) whether current policies are aligned with the World Health Assembly (WHA) global targets. Resource Read More
Evidence Notes Nutrition policy in Cape Verde: Evidence Note This brief summarizes nutrition-relevant policies in Cape Verde. We examine i) nutrition context, policy objectives, indicators, budget, and activities, ii) key beneficiaries, actors, and coordination, iii) monitoring, evaluation, and accountability, and iv) whether current policies are aligned with the World Health Assembly (WHA) global targets. Resource Read More
Evidence Notes Nutrition policy in Senegal: Evidence Note This brief summarizes nutrition-relevant policies in Senegal. We examine i) nutrition context, policy objectives, indicators, budget, and activities, ii) key beneficiaries, actors, and coordination, iii) monitoring, evaluation, and accountability, and iv) whether current policies are aligned with the World Health Assembly (WHA) global targets. Resource Read More
Evidence Notes Nutrition policy in Ghana: Evidence Note This brief summarizes nutrition-relevant policies in Ghana. We examine i) nutrition context, policy objectives, indicators, budget, and activities, ii) key beneficiaries, actors and coordination, iii) monitoring, evaluation, and accountability, and iv) whether current policies are aligned with the World Health Assembly (WHA) global targets. Resource Read More
Evidence Notes Guidance for Improving Nutrition-Relevant Policy Development in West Africa: Evidence Note To address and prevent malnutrition, institutions and governments are encouraged to implement multisectoral approaches. Against the backdrop of a mounting burden of overweight and obesity and a persistent burden of undernutrition, addressing causes of malnutrition with integrated approaches that create and sustain synergistic, mutually reinforcing policy mechanisms is crucial for amplifying progress. Through a desk… Resource Read More
Evidence Notes West Africa’s Data Story The Availability of Actionable Nutrition Data: Evidence Note In order to improve nutrition, countries must have access to nutrition indicators that allow them to effectively track progress, set priorities, inform policy and program decisions, and guide implementation and monitoring. To identify gaps and opportunities in national data systems, we assessed the availability of data for key country-level nutrition indicators. Results are presented in… Resource Read More
Evidence Notes Evidence Mapping of Wasting Programs and Their Impact Along the Continuum of Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Rapid Review of the Research Evidence: Evidence Note To guide future programming decisions and guidelines to address wasting, TNWA performed a rapid review of both the quantity and effectiveness of existing interventions and programs to address wasting. An evidence note summarizes the findings on what works and identifies research gaps along the continuum of care for wasting. Key messages Although research has been… Resource Read More
Evidence Notes Spatial Patterns of Multiple Malnutrition Types in West Africa: Four Country Case Studies: Evidence Note An important knowledge gap was filled through analysis of the spatial dynamics of various multiple malnutrition burdens among children under five years and women of reproductive age in TNWA focal countries — Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Ghana, and Senegal. Outputs include a slide deck and an evidence note presenting the methodology and summarizing the findings. Key… Resource Read More
Evidence Notes Effectiveness and Implementation Analysis of Interventions to Improve Exclusive and Early Initiation of Breastfeeding in West Africa: Evidence Note Stakeholders specifically identified the need for contextualization and evidence on implementation of interventions to promote breastfeeding. TNWA assessed the highest quality evidence available on interventions to promote early initiation of breastfeeding and/or exclusive breastfeeding within the West African context, and identified the implementation approaches that contribute most to intervention success so that these can be… Resource Read More