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Learning Achievement: Engaging with Evidence
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July 22, 2014

This paper, developed in-house by DFID staff, is intended to be the first iteration of a ‘living document’ to explore in more detail the Learning Framework themes (see figure 1 below) and their relation to learning achievement. The idea is for this paper to bring together in-house synthesis work on existing evidence and to act… Read more

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What are the Factors Enabling and Constraining Effective Leaders in Nutrition? A Four Country Study
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July 4, 2014

  Leadership has been identified as a key factor in supporting action on nutrition in countries experiencing a high burden of childhood undernutrition. This study of individuals identified as influential within nutrition in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya and India examines why particular individuals champion nutrition policy, and how they operate in the wider policy and political… Read more

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Revealed preference for open defecation: Evidence from a new survey in rural north India
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June 30, 2014

Despite economic growth, government latrine construction, and increasing recognition among policy-makers that it constitutes a health and human capital crisis, open defecation remains stubbornly widespread in rural India. Indeed, 67% of rural Indian households in the 2011 census reported defecating in the open. We present evidence from new survey data collected in villages in five… Read more

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The 2013 HANCI Report
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June 25, 2014

The 2013 HANCI report, released in June 2014, builds upon the previous findings first presented in April 2013. It uses the same methodology to give an updated picture drawing on the latest available secondary data. New primary research is presented from 6 HANCI countries – Bangladesh, India, Malawi, Nepal, Tanzania and Zambia. The HANCI project… Read more

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How to Note: Assessing the Strength of Evidence
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June 22, 2014

The “Assessing the Strength of Evidence” How to Note aims to help all DFID staff appreciate better the strength of evidence they are using to inform their policy and programming choices. DFID is making the guidance publically available, as it may be helpful to researchers and policy makers in government departments, research institutes and funding… Read more

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Responding to the Threat of Nutrition-related Non-communicable Disease
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May 30, 2014

Shifts in society, demography, technology and the environment are significantly impacting the global burden of disease, with non-communicable disease (NCD) on the rise. Almost half of all deaths attributable to NCD have nutrition as the predominant risk factor (cardiovascular diseases and diabetes). This briefing provides an overview of policy options that have been or could… Read more

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Progress on Drinking Water and Sanitation 2014 update
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May 15, 2014

Even though progress towards the Millennium Development Goal target represents important gains in access for billions of people around the world, it has been uneven. Sharp geographic, sociocultural and economic inequalities in access persist and sometimes have increased. This report presents examples of unequal progress among marginalized and vulnerable groups. Section 1 presents the status of… Read more

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Strengthening public health nutrition in India
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May 1, 2014

Malnutrition remains a major challenge for public health and for human and economic development in India. A lack of adequately trained public health professionals and nutritionists means that this challenge is not being met. Due to resource constraints, the most realistic way of improving this situation is to optimise the use of existing infrastructure. The… Read more

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Nutrition
The Millennium Development Goals Report
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November 20, 2013

This report is based on a master set of data that has been compiled by an Inter-Agency and Expert Group on MDG Indicators led by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, in response to the wishes of the General Assembly for periodic assessment of progress towards the MDGs. The… Read more

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Superfood for Babies
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November 19, 2013

Superfood for Babies is a global call to action to rediscover the importance of breastfeeding and to support mothers to breastfeed their babies – especially in the poorest communities in the poorest countries. The four major barriers that prevent mothers from breastfeeding are examined: community and cultural pressures the shortage of health workers lack of maternity… Read more

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Nutrition-sensitive food systems: from rhetoric to action
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September 27, 2013

This paper provides comment on how improving the nutrition sensitivity of food systems has potential to realise outcomes, yet despite this knowledge there is still inaction. This may be due to goals other than improved nutrition are pursued by strong economic and political interests in both the agricultural sector and the postharvest value chain. A… Read more

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