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SPRING Launches Version 2 of Nutrition Budget Analysis Tool with DC Workshop
May 2018
As part of a continued effort to increase the reach of SPRING’s nutrition financing and budget analysis resources, SPRING conducted a workshop in Washington, DC on the 2018 nutrition budget analysis...
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Engaging Stakeholders in Analyzing Findings and Developing Recommendations
Feb 2018
In collaboration with UNICEF and the Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health, SPRING carried out an evaluation of the Community Infant and Young Child Feeding (C-IYCF) Counselling Package in Nigeria. In ...
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How to Make “Good” Better: The Science of Improving Program Impact
Jan 2018
SPRING co-facilitated a session on implementation science with GAIN and the Society for Implementation Science in Nutrition at GWU’s Global Health MiniU in September 2017.
A young boy gets checked for anemia with a finger prick.
Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice: SPRING Researchers Publish Brief on the BRINDA Project Findings
Jul 2017
SPRING’s brief summarizes the policy and program implications of new findings on micronutrient assessment and anemia programming.
SPRING SBCC Team Lead Peggy Koniz-Booher facilitates a discussion on Referral Systems/Pathways in a breakout session.
Reducing Missed Opportunities in Service Integration for Nutrition, Family Planning, and Immunization
Jun 2017
SPRING hosted a joint meeting of the MIYCN-FP Integration and the FP-Immunization Integration Working Groups to discuss ways to further integrate service delivery.
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Expert Reviewers Offer Support for SPRING’s Guidance for Conducting an Anemia Landscape Analysis
Mar 2017
Expert input has enhanced SPRING’s guidance tool for assessing anemia at a national level.
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SPRING Interviews MNP Users and Distributors to Improve Programming in Uganda
Aug 2016
SPRING interviewed 64 Micronutrient Powder users and distributors to identify successes understand barriers they face in using and distributing MNP.
Amanda Pomeroy-Stevens (SPRING) presents the final results from the Pathways to Better Nutrition Case Studies in DC July 28th, alongside Ssansa Mugenyi (Office of the Prime Minister, Uganda) and Madhu Kumar Marasini (National Planning Commission, Nepal).
Global Nutrition Experts Gather to Discuss the Evidence on Effective Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Policy
Aug 2016
At this event, global experts detailed how stakeholders can use this research to advocate for nutrition policies and funding.
Madhukar B. Shrestha presents the results of the PBN study in Nepal
SPRING’s Pathways to Better Nutrition Case Study Findings Presented in Kathmandu
May 2016
The PBN case study provides insights into funding processes for nutrition and engages key stakeholders to use data for decision-making in Nepal.
Nancy Adero, SPRING Technical Advisor for Anemia & Micronutrients, presents the PBN findings in Kisoro district. She urged districts to identify means of using conditional funds to strengthen funding for nutrition. PHOTO CREDIT: Adera Asasira, SPRING
Pathways to Better Nutrition Case Study Results Released in Uganda
Feb 2016
During three dissemination events, SPRING released the much-awaited results from the PBN study in Uganda.
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SPRING and Global Partners Harmonize Technical Support in Global Nutrition Budget Analysis
Nov 2015
SPRING, R4D, the SUN Secretariat, and other partners develop guidance on budget and expenditure tracking and analysis methodologies.
Dr. Lidan Du, SPRING Research Advisor, Ms. Nancy Adero, Program Officer for Micronutrients and Anaemia from SPRING/Uganda, and Mr. Ziba Dokurugu, Agriculture Advisor from SPRING/Ghana, participated in the Catholic Relief Services' 2015 Integrated Nutrition Conference in Nairobi, Kenya.
SPRING Joins Global Leaders for International Conference on Integrated Nutrition for East Africa
Sep 2015
Three SPRING staff participated in the 2015 Integrated Nutrition Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, leading one of four plenary sessions.
SPRING presentation on HCES
SPRING’s Work in Household Consumption and Expenditure Surveys Gaining Momentum
Mar 2014
SPRING launches a new HCES webpage and prepares to host HCES symposia at USAID and the 2014 Micronutrient Forum.