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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 What is Nutrition? Nutrition is the process of the body taking in nutrients from the foods we eat. The foods we eat determine which […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]