How to Conduct a Nutritional Assessment
A nutritional assessment is a comprehensive evaluation done typically by nutritionists or trained health professionals to define an individual’s overall nutrition status by determining whether their body is receiving the necessary nutrients. […]
10 Steps to designing an Effective Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) System
In our last article, we introduced Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and discussed its significance to NGOs. In this article, we discuss the 10 steps to designing an M&E system. Since the […]
Did You Know? The Top 5 Most Common Communicable Diseases Worldwide
According to reliable research, communicable diseases affect billions of people around the world annually. One might wonder what ‘communicable diseases’, also known as infectious diseases are. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines […]
Common Structural and Informational Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake
Since the journey to vaccination starts when individuals and communities begin learning about a vaccine and contemplate getting it, it is important to understand exactly how people make decisions that […]
Why are Nutritious Foods Costly? Here are the 5 reasons why
For most of us, buying nutritious foods means spending more money. Ever wondered why? Factors propelling the cost of nutritious foods are found across food systems, in the realms of […]
The 5 Basic Principles of Nutrition
The 5 Basic Principles of Nutrition What is Nutrition? Nutrition is the process of the body taking in nutrients from the foods we eat. The foods we eat determine which […]
5 Ways to improve water quality and access to water
There are about 2.2 billion people around the globe that still have no access to clean water for drinking. More than 50% of the global population still lack access to […]
Why assess climate change risks?
What is climate change? UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has referred to climate change as the “defining challenge of our time”. NASA however, defines climate change as a change in Earth’s climate, which […]
The 5 steps to successful supplier negotiations
Most people view negotiation as a contest in which one party becomes the winner, while the other becomes the loser. But that is just a misconception that does not apply […]
Progress towards Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition
Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) addresses the challenges in feeding infants and young children, as well as meeting the nutritional and biological needs of the lactating mother. Nutrition […]