2,331 research outputs found
Biography: Purnima Menon
No full textBiography of
Purnima Menon,
Research Associate,
Division of Nutritional Science
Insights on improving nutrition practices in Bangladesh, Vietnam and Ethiopia
No full textPurnima Menon IFPRI and Alive & Thrive Policy Seminar Taking It to Scale: Insights from IFPRI’s Research on Improving Nutrition Behaviors in Multiple Contexts June 28, 2017 - 12:15 PM TO 01:45 PM ED
No Magic Bullets: Insights on Drivers of Stunting Decline from an Analysis of Subnational Success Cases in India
No full textRasmi Avula, Phuong Nguyen, Purnima Menon POLICY SEMINAR Tackling child undernutrition at scale: Insights from national and subnational success cases Co-Organized by IFPRI and Exemplars in Global Health APR 1, 2021 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM ED
Virtual Event - COVID-19: Implications for Global and Country-Level Food Security, Nutrition, and Poverty
No full textJohan Swinnen, David Laborde Debucquet, Xiaobo Zhang, Purnima Menon, and James Thurlow POLICY SEMINAR Virtual Event - COVID-19: Implications for Global and Country-Level Food Security, Nutrition, and Poverty APR 14, 2020 - 12:15 PM TO 01:15 PM ED
Creating a child feeding index using the demographic and health surveys
Full text linkData from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) for five Latin American countries (seven data sets) were used to explore the feasibility of creating a composite feeding index and to examine the association between feeding practices and child height-for-age (HAZ). Urban/rural differences were also examined...The data sets used were Bolivia, 1994 and 1998; Colombia, 1995; Guatemala, 1995 and 1999; Nicaragua, 1998; and Peru, 1996...This work shows that the data available in DHS data sets can be used for a variety of purposes, including to (1) describe and study the distribution of specific feeding practices by geographic area, or other characteristics of interest such as maternal schooling or household socioeconomic status; (2) create a child feeding index to quantify and illustrate associations between child feeding practices and child outcomes, thereby serving as an advocacy tool; and (3) identify practices and vulnerable groups that could be targeted by programs and policies to improve child feeding practices and overall child health and nutrition. In sum, greater use of the DHS data on child feeding practices should be promoted for research and analysis, as a source of guidance on program design and planning, and for advocacy.FCND ,Demography Latin America. ,Surveys Statistical methods. ,Health status indicators. ,Bolivia. ,Colombia. ,Guatemala. ,Nicaragua. ,Peru. ,Child Feeding. ,Children Growth. ,
The use of operations research as a tool for monitoring and managing food-assisted maternal/child health nutrition (MCHN) programs: An Example from Haiti
Full text link"This report describes the methods and results of an operations research undertaken to assess the effectiveness of World Vision (WV)'s food assisted maternal and child health and nutrition (MCHN) program in the Central Plateau region of Haiti. The research had three main objectives: (1) to assess the effectiveness of implementation and operations of the program relative to plans; (2) to assess the quality of delivery of the various services; and (3) to explore the perceptions of different stakeholders (i.e., beneficiaries and field implementers) regarding program operations and service delivery and the motivational factors that may affect staff's performance and job satisfaction. The overall goal was to identify constraints to effective operations; it was more important to identify and implement corrective actions that will ensure smooth implementation of the program and its various components. The report is directed to program managers, researchers, and development professionals who are interested in applying operations research methods to evaluate and strengthen similar MCHN programs with a food aid component in developing countries." Authors' AbstractOperations research ,Nutrition programs ,Food aid ,Children Health and hygiene Haiti ,Maternal and infant welfare Developing countries ,Assessment ,
India health report: Nutrition 2015
No full textThis India Health Report: Nutrition 2015 surveys the trends in maternal and child undernutrition in India. It looks at trends and disparities in these outcomes across geographical regions, socio-economic classes, and demographic groups. Tackling undernutrition and enabling improvements in the determinants of poor nutrition requires actions from multiple actors and sectors, and at multiple levels. In order to develop a contextually relevant, high impact and pragmatic strategy to tackle undernutrition, decision-makers need to be able to understand the extent of the problem and its determinants, and identify the most important areas for intervention. At present, despite broad agreement that nutrition is fundamentally driven by challenges in multiple sectors, there is no single data dashboard that enables a comprehensive view of nutrition and its determinants to enable strategic choices for policy-making at the state-level. The India Health Report: Nutrition 2015 aims to provide its readers with a comprehensive state-level overview of the current nutritional status of under-five children in India, its multiple determinants, and the status of the country's key nutrition-relevant interventions. Data from multiple surveys, databases, and official reports in the public domain have been compiled to create informative dashboards that will help benchmark progress against undernutrition and identify key areas for action at the state level.
This record also includes the following synopsis:
Raykar, Neha; Majumder, Moutish; Laxminarayan, Ramanan; and Menon, Purnima. 2015. India health report on nutrition: Synopsis. New Delhi, India: Public Health Foundation of India and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). http://ebrary.ifpri.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15738coll2/id/13008
Unmasking the coloniality of science: towards resilient and inclusive agri-food systems
No full textIn this panel we reflect on the coloniality of science as a way of building more resilient, sustainable and inclusive agri-food systems. We start this interrogation from our own professional standpoint. The One CGIAR we know today aims to address food security, whilst also ensuring sustainable, natural resources management and inclusivity. Yet the foundations of the CGIAR began in the 1950s as a techno-scientific project leading to the Green Revolution. The climate crisis, environmental degradation, farmer suicides, growing food insecurity and dependency and the pervasive under- and malnutrition in many countries are argued as the outcome of agricultural developmental models imagined in the north and imposed globally through various political and economic measures. What we call “science” denies the plurality of knowledges and local contexts that may help us to manage food systems more sustainably. Similarly, what we label “technical” knowledge is often dismissive of historical indigenous knowledge about flora and fauna, which has been systematically erased as part of development projects. This panel brings together CGIAR and external researchers to discuss how food systems science is colonized and deeply subjective, and present (proposed) case studies of approaches to decolonize science: decolonizing traditional dietary approaches: Purnima Menon (Asia); hybrid water laws: Barbara Van Koppen and Inga Jacobs-Mata (Africa); and food security and sovereignty: Jahi Chappell. Our aim is to enable reflection on alternative ways of knowing and doing science
Socio-economic differentials in child stunting are consistently larger in urban than rural areas
Full text linkUrban-rural comparisons of childhood undernutrition suggest that urban populations are better-off than rural populations. However, these comparisons could mask the large differentials that exist among socioeconomic groups in urban areas. Data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) for 11 countries from three regions were used to test the hypothesis that intra-urban differentials in child stunting were greater than intra-rural differentials, and that the prevalence of stunting among the urban and the rural poor was equally high. A socioeconomic status (SES) index based on household assets, housing quality, and availability of services was created separately for rural and urban areas of each country, using principal components analysis. In most countries, stunting in the poorest urban quintile was almost on par with that of poor rural dwellers. Thus, malnutrition in urban areas continues to be of concern, and effective targeting of nutrition programs to the poorest segments of the urban population will be critical to their success and cost-effectiveness.Malnutrition in children. ,Growth. ,Urban health. ,Rural health. ,
2014 Global hunger index: The challenge of hidden hunger
No full textWith one more year before the 2015 deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals, the 2014 Global Hunger Index report offers a multifaceted overview of global hunger that brings new insights to the global debate on where to focus efforts in the fight against hunger and malnutrition. The state of hunger in developing countries as a group has improved since 1990, falling by 39 percent, according to the 2014 GHI. Despite progress made, the level of hunger in the world is still “serious,” with 805 million people continuing to go hungry, according to estimates by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Chapters 01, 02, 03, and 05 of this report were peer reviewed. Chapter 04 is based on evidence from project work.
This book is translated into German, Italian, and French:
K. von Grebmer, A. Saltzman, E. Birol, D. Wiesmann, N. Prasai, S. Yin, Y. Yohannes, P. Menon, J. Thompson, A. Sonntag. 2014. Welthunger-Index 2014: Herausforderung verborgener Hunger. Bonn, Washington, D.C., und Dublin: Welthungerhilfe, Internationales Forschungsinstitut für Ernährungs- und Entwicklungspolitik und Concern Worldwide. http://dx.doi.org/10.2499/9780896299597
Ein Jahr bevor die Frist zur Erreichung der Millenniums-Entwicklungsziele im Jahr 2015 abläuft, bietet der Welthunger-Index (WHI) einen facettenreichen Überblick über die Verbreitung des Hungers und trägt neue Erkenntnisse darüber in die weltweite Debatte, wie Hunger und Mangelernährung verringert werden können. Betrachtet man die Entwicklungsländer als Gruppe, so hat sich die Hungersituation dort seit 1990 verbessert. Dem WHI 2014 zufolge ist seitdem ein Rückgang um 39 Prozent zu verzeichnen. Trotz dieser Fortschritte ist der Hunger in der Welt weiterhin als „ernst“ einzustufen: Nach Schätzungen der Ernährungs- und Landwirtschaftsorganisation der Vereinten Nationen (Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO) hungern weltweit immer noch 805 Millionen Menschen.
K. von Grebmer, A. Saltzman, E. Birol, D. Wiesmann, N. Prasai, S. Yin, Y. Yohannes, P. Menon, J. Thompson, A. Sonntag. 2014. Indice Globale della Fame 2014: la sfida della fame nascosta. Bonn, Washington, DC, e Dublino: Welthungerhilfe, International Food Policy Research Institute, e Concern Worldwide. http://dx.doi.org/10.2499/9780896299610
A un anno dalla scadenza per il raggiungimento degli Obiettivi di Sviluppo del Millennio, fissata nel 2015, l’Indice Globale della Fame 2014 offre una prospettiva articolata del problema della fame nel mondo, che porta nuovi spunti al dibattito mondiale rispetto a dove concentrare gli sforzi nella lotta contro la fame e la malnutrizione. Secondo il GHI 2014, lo stato della fame nei Paesi in via di sviluppo è complessivamente migliorato in confronto al 1990, con un calo del 39%. Nonostante i progressi fatti, la situazione mondiale è ancora “grave”, con 805 milioni di persone che continuano a soffrire la fame, secondo le stime dell’Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l’Agricoltura e l’Alimentazione (FAO).
K. von Grebmer, A. Saltzman, E. Birol, D. Wiesmann, N. Prasai, S. Yin, Y. Yohannes, P. Menon, J. Thompson, A. Sonntag. 2014. 2014 Global Hunger Index: The Challenge of Hidden Hunger. Bonn, Washington, DC, and Dublin: Welthungerhilfe, International Food Policy Research Institute, and Concern Worldwide. http://ebrary.ifpri.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15738coll2/id/128368
Alors qu’il ne reste plus qu’une année avant la date d’échéance de la réalisation des Objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement, l’Indice de la faim dans le monde 2014 (GHI) offre une analyse multidimensionnelle de la faim et présente de nouvelles données permettant d’alimenter le débat mondial sur la question de savoir où concentrer les efforts dans la lutte contre la faim et la malnutrition. Selon le GHI 2014, les niveaux de faim dans les pays en développement pris dans leur ensemble se sont améliorés depuis 1990, diminuant de 39%. Malgré les progrès enregistrés, le niveau de la faim dans le monde demeure « grave » avec 805 millions de personnes qui continuent de souffrir de la faim, selon des estimations de l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO).
This book includes Synopsis that is translated into German and French:
von Grebmer, Klaus; Saltzman, Amy; Birol, Ekin; Wiesmann, Doris; Prasai, Nilam; Yin, Sandra; Yohannes, Yisehac; Menon, Purnima; Thompson, Jennifer and Sonntag, Andrea. 2014. Synopsis of 2014 Global hunger index: The challenge of hidden hunger. IFPRI Issue Brief 83. Bonn, Germany; Washington, D.C. and Dublin, Ireland: Welthungerhilfe; International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); and Concern Worldwide. http://ebrary.ifpri.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15738coll2/id/128364
von Grebmer, Klaus; Saltzman, Amy; Birol, Ekin; Wiesmann, Doris; Prasai, Nilam; Yin, Sandra; Yohannes, Yisehac; Menon, Purnima; Thompson, Jennifer and Sonntag, Andrea. 2014. Synopse Welthunger-Index 2014: Herausforderung verborgener Hunger. IFPRI Issue Brief 83. Bonn, Germany; Washington, D.C. and Dublin, Ireland: Welthungerhilfe; International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); and Concern Worldwide. http://ebrary.ifpri.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15738coll2/id/128365
von Grebmer, Klaus; Saltzman, Amy; Birol, Ekin; Wiesmann, Doris; Prasai, Nilam; Yin, Sandra; Yohannes, Yisehac; Menon, Purnima; Thompson, Jennifer and Sonntag, Andrea. 2014. Synthèse l’Indice de la faim dans le monde 2014: Le défi de la faim invisible. IFPRI Issue Brief 83. Bonn, Germany; Washington, D.C. and Dublin, Ireland: Welthungerhilfe; International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); and Concern Worldwide. http://ebrary.ifpri.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15738coll2/id/128366
This record includes the 2014 Global hunger index by severity, an infographic related to the 2014 Global hunger index:
The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is based on three equally weighted indicators: > Undernourishment: the proportion of undernourished people as a percentage of the population (reflecting the share of the population with insufficient caloric intake); > Child underweight: the proportion of children younger than age five who are underweight (that is, have low weight for their age, reflecting wasting, stunted growth, or both), which is one indicator of child undernutrition; and > Child mortality: the mortality rate of children younger than age five (partially reflecting the fatal synergy of inadequate food intake and unhealthy environments).
This book includes the following synopsis, translated into German and French:
von Grebmer, Klaus; Saltzman, Amy; Birol, Ekin; Wiesmann, Doris; Prasai, Nilam; Yin, Sandra; Yohannes, Yisehac; Menon, Purnima; Thompson, Jennifer and Sonntag, Andrea. 2014. Synopsis of 2014 Global hunger index: The challenge of hidden hunger. IFPRI Issue Brief 83. Bonn, Germany; Washington, D.C. and Dublin, Ireland: Welthungerhilfe; International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); and Concern Worldwide. http://ebrary.ifpri.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15738coll2/id/128364
The 2014 Global Hunger Index (GHI) report—the ninth in an annual series—presents a multidimensional measure of national, regional, and global hunger. It shows that the world has made progress in reducing hunger since 1990, but still has far to go, with levels of hunger remaining “alarming” or “extremely alarming” in 16 countries. This year’s report focuses on a critical aspect of hunger that is often overlooked: hidden hunger. Also known as micronutrient deficiency, hidden hunger affects more than an estimated 2 billion people globally. The repercussions of these vitamin and mineral deficiencies are both serious and long-lasting. Where hidden hunger has taken root, it not only prevents people from surviving and thriving as productive members of society, it also holds countries back in a cycle of poor nutrition, poor health, lost productivity, persistent poverty, and reduced economic growth.
von Grebmer, Klaus; Saltzman, Amy; Birol, Ekin; Wiesmann, Doris; Prasai, Nilam; Yin, Sandra; Yohannes, Yisehac; Menon, Purnima; Thompson, Jennifer and Sonntag, Andrea. 2014. Synopse Welthunger-Index 2014: Herausforderung verborgener Hunger. IFPRI Issue Brief 83. Bonn, Germany; Washington, D.C. and Dublin, Ireland: Welthungerhilfe; International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); and Concern Worldwide. http://ebrary.ifpri.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15738coll2/id/128365
Der Welthunger-Index (WHI) 2014 stellt die nationale, regionale und weltweite Hungersituation zum neunten Mal in jahrlicher Folge multidimensional dar. Er zeigt, dass bei der globalen Hungerbekampfung seit 1990 Fortschritte erzielt werden konnten, jedoch angesichts sehr ernster oder gar gravierender Hungerwerte in 16 Landern noch immer groser Handlungsbedarf besteht. Der Schwerpunkt dieses Berichts liegt auf einem entscheidenden Aspekt des Hungers, der haufig ubersehen wird, dem verborgenen Hunger. Verborgener Hunger – auch Mikronahrstoffmangel genannt – betrifft Schatzungen zufolge mehr als zwei Milliarden Menschen weltweit. Dieser Mangel an Vitaminen und Mineralstoffen kann ernste und langfristige Folgen haben. Wo verborgener Hunger verbreitet ist, gefahrdet er nicht nur das Uberleben und beschrankt die Entfaltung der Menschen als produktive Mitglieder ihrer Gesellschaft, sondern halt ganze Lander gefangen in einem Kreislauf aus unzureichender Ernahrung, schlechter Gesundheit, Produktivitatsverlusten, fortdauernder Armut und vermindertem wirtschaftlichen Wachstum.
von Grebmer, Klaus; Saltzman, Amy; Birol, Ekin; Wiesmann, Doris; Prasai, Nilam; Yin, Sandra; Yohannes, Yisehac; Menon, Purnima; Thompson, Jennifer and Sonntag, Andrea. 2014. Synthèse l’Indice de la faim dans le monde 2014: Le défi de la faim invisible. IFPRI Issue Brief 83. Bonn, Germany; Washington, D.C. and Dublin, Ireland: Welthungerhilfe; International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); and Concern Worldwide. http://ebrary.ifpri.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15738coll2/id/128366
Le rapport de l’Indice de la faim dans le monde 2014 – neuvieme edition – propose une mesure multidimensionnelle de la faim au niveau national, regional et mondial. Le GHI 2014 montre les progres effectues en matiere de reduction de la faim depuis 1990, mais des efforts restent a faire, le niveau de la faim restant alarmant voire extremement alarmant dans 16 pays. Cette annee, le GHI se concentre sur un aspect particulier de la faim souvent neglige : la faim invisible. Egalement connue sous la forme de carences en micro-nutriments, la faim invisible touche plus de 2 milliards de personnes dans le monde. Les consequences de ces carences en vitamines et en mineraux sont a la fois graves et perennes. La faim invisible n’empeche pas seulement les personnes qui en sont affectees de survivre et de devenir des membres actifs de la societe, elle ramene egalement les pays dans des cycles de malnutrition, de mauvaise sante, de pertes de productivite, de pauvrete persistante et de croissance economique reduite
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