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Children and their mothers suffer disproportionately from the poor health and nutrition situation in Ethiopia

Amharic research briefing on Reducing Child Undernutrition

October 22, 2015 - Leave a Comment

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The  Transform Nutrition research brief Reducing Child Undernutrition: Past Drivers and Priorities for the Post-MDG Era, is now available in Amharic. This briefing summarises a paper by Lisa Smith and Lawrence Haddad which used data from 1970-2012 for 116 countries to investigate the factors that have contributed to past reductions in child undernutrition and identify priorities for the future.

Where are the Nutrition Champions in Ethiopia?

July 28, 2015 - Leave a Comment

Kenaw Gebreselassie, Transform Nutrition Communication and Research Uptake Manager based at Save the Children, Ethiopia writes about the call for nutrition champion nominations

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What’s Driving Ethiopia’s Remarkable Improvements in Nutritional Health?

July 6, 2015 - Leave a Comment

Media coverage mentioning Transform Nutrition from our ‘Together for Nutrition’ conference in Addis Ababa in June includes:

Africa: What’s Driving Ethiopia’s Remarkable Improvements in Nutritional Health? All Africa

Nutrition in Ethiopia is on a roll!

June 25, 2015 - Leave a Comment

Stuart Gillespie writes from the ‘Together for Nutrition’ conference in Ethiopia on 15 June 2015.

Nearly 200 participants registered for the Together for Nutrition (T4N) conference in Addis Ababa last week. A collaboration between IFPRI’s Ethiopia Strategy Support Programme, POSHAN and Transform Nutrition, this is the second Together for Nutrition conference that follows the success of the October 2014 event in New Delhi. [Read more…]

Behavioural Change for Improved Nutrition among Pastoralists (BCIN)

June 16, 2015 - 1 Comment

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Project Summary

The Behavioural Change for Improved Nutrition among Pastoralists (BCIN) project focuses on research into behavioural aspects of maternal, infant and young-child feeding practices in pastoral households of Somali Regional State, Ethiopia. [Read more…]

Together for Nutrition Ethiopia conference 2015

June 2, 2015 - Leave a Comment

Transform Nutrition and IFPRI’s Ethiopia Strategy Support Program are holding a one day conference in Addis Ababa on Monday June 15th, 2015. [Read more…]

Nutrition in Africa is at a crossroad

May 28, 2015 - Leave a Comment

Kenaw Gebreselassie, Transform Nutrition Research uptake lead in Ethiopia writes from the 3rd Federation of African Nutrition Societies (FANUS) conference, Arusha, Tanzania.  [Read more…]

An analysis of trends and determinants of child undernutrition in Ethiopia

January 12, 2015 -

Transforming sectors

Fatuma, 20, in her family hut with her son Mohammed, 7 months

A working paper has been published by the Ethiopia Strategy Support Programme (ESSP) and funded by Transform Nutrition An analysis of trends and determinants of child undernutrition in Ethiopia, 2000‐2011. This report uses two rounds of the Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey (EDHS) to statistically analyze patterns and trends in undernutrition (child growth) in Ethiopia over 2000 to 2011.

 

Agricultural production and children’s diets: Evidence from rural Ethiopia

December 12, 2014 -

Transforming sectors
One year on from DFID having financed the abolition of healthcarA working paper has been published by the Ethiopia Strategy Support Programme (ESSP) and funded by Transform Nutrition Agricultural production and children’s diets: Evidence from rural Ethiopia in which the relationship between pre-school children’s food consumption and household agricultural production is studied.

Call for research concept notes in Eastern Africa

October 6, 2014 -

Transform Nutrition are inviting outline proposals for studies of up to 24 months duration which will add to the evidence base on nutrition-relevant policy and action in Eastern Africa. Deadline is 21 November for short concept notes. See here for further information

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Children and their mothers suffer disproportionately from the poor health and nutrition situation in Ethiopia

Transform Nutrition in Ethiopia

Save the Children is responsible for communications and research uptake in Ethiopia. The International Food Policy Research Institute provides the research lead role. Co-joint research director of Transform Nutrition, John Hoddinott, is responsible for research in Ethiopia. John has extensive experience in evaluating food security programmes in Ethiopia.

Stakeholder mapping

Transform Nutrition in Ethiopia led a stakeholder mapping event in November 2011. Organised by Save the Children Ethiopia, the event was attended by representatives from government, multilateral agencies and NGOs. Together they identified the links between all the principal actors in Ethiopia. This has been updated for 2015. See the stakeholder mapping report (PDF).

Undernutrition in Ethiopia

Malnutrition is the underlying cause of over half (57%) of child deaths in the country, which has among the highest rates of stunting and underweight in the world. Over a quarter of women have a low body mass index, rising to almost a third of young women aged 15 to 19. Contributing factors to undernutrition include widespread poverty, limited employment opportunities, poor infrastructure, high population pressure, low education levels, inadequate access to clean water and sanitation, high rates of migration and poor access to health services (Getahun 2001, Bhutta 2008). Increased efforts are needed to improve the nutrition status of vulnerable groups such as mothers and children under two years old. Otherwise, Ethiopia risks falling short of reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of halving underweight and reducing child mortality by two-thirds by 2015. Read the Ethiopia_situation_analysis (PDF) prepared for Transform Nutrition. Read the Ethiopia country focus handout (PDF) which summarises our research in Ethiopia. Also available in Amharic.

News on this country

What’s Driving Ethiopia’s Remarkable Improvements in Nutritional Health?
Call for research concept notes in Eastern Africa
Nutrition momentum builds in Ethiopia at the Micronutrient Global Forum
Why I’m at the Micronutrient Forum

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