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Annual Report 2022-2023 /

Evidence generation

Driving meaningful impact through data.

Our dedicated team of global experts lead in cutting-edge research, enhancing global recommendations as we work to address the world’s greatest public health challenge — malnutrition.

Evidence generation

Our team of technical experts are committed to expanding the global nutrition knowledge base.

By partnering with governments and other stakeholders, we generate and translate evidence and best global practices into strong technical guidance, evidence-informed policy, advocacy recommendations and better analytics and tools.

In partnership with the Government of Pakistan, we launched the Advancing Maternal Health through MMS Implementation Research project to study the effectiveness of transitioning from iron and folic acid supplementation to multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) for pregnant women. The results of this research will help to inform the scale-up of MMS across the country.

We are collaborating with the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to investigate the potential impact of key maternal nutrition interventions on subsequent non-communicable disease risk and resulting lives saved of the child later in life. This study is the first to quantify the intergenerational impacts of antenatal micronutrient supplementation at global, regional, and national levels for 132 low- and middle-income countries.

Together with the SickKids Centre for Global Child Health, we launched a research project to develop a set of new data collection tools and analytical strategies that will fill gaps in health and nutrition information and help governments in low and middle-income countries respond to, and plan for, emerging threats to health and nutrition during emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Evidence generation

What a lack of breastfeeding support is costing the world

These losses, the cumulative result of child and maternal mortality, increased healthcare costs and depleted human capital potential, are preventable through proactive efforts to support, protect and promote breastfeeding.

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Evidence generation

What a lack of breastfeeding support is costing the world

Breastfeeding saves lives. It serves as baby’s first vaccine, protecting them against childhood infections while supporting ideal growth and improving cognitive development. Breastfeeding also benefits mothers, providing protection from breast and ovarian cancers, as well as type 2 diabetes.

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Evidence generation

What a lack of breastfeeding support is costing the world

The new, updated Cost of Not Breastfeeding Tool provides policymakers and advocates with the evidence needed to generate action. With data for more than 160 countries, the online, user-friendly tool allows users to estimate the human, health and economic impacts of not breastfeeding according to the World Health Organization’s recommendations.

Read the blog post

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Looking ahead

Generating evidence to address the causes of malnutrition.

We are investing in generating evidence on new interventions and approaches to address the multiple causes of malnutrition. This includes testing the effectiveness of a double-fortified salt with iodine and folate in Ethiopia, quantifying the long-term effects of early nutrition interventions in delaying the onset of non-communicable diseases and studying the barriers and facilitators to the successful scale up of proven interventions such as MMS in regions with historically high need and low uptake of supplementation, like Pakistan and Nigeria. To advance Nutrition International’s key objectives in the areas of child survival and anaemia, we are investing in research to generate evidence on the use of artificial intelligence and digital technologies to better target interventions and identify vulnerabilities. Leveraging the success of our user-friendly data for decision making tools, we are developing a new Cost of Inaction Tool to empower decision makers with the data they need to inform advocacy, policy making and investments in nutrition.