Team of researchers from Bayero University Kano receives grant to compare...
In March 2015, a team in the Department of Community Medicine of Bayero University Kano led by Professor Zubairu Iliyasu received a research grant for a new research project to compare the feeding...
View ArticleResearchers from Ahmadu Bello University receive grant for research on...
Every year about one million children under five years of age die in Nigeria. Malnutrition contributes to nearly half of these deaths. The Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM)...
View ArticleFrom promises to progress: assessing Nigeria’s nutrition commitments
This briefing reviews aspects of nutrition sector governance, which are supported by the DFID funded programme Working to Improve Nutrition in Northern Nigeria (WINNN) implemented by UNICEF, Save the...
View ArticleSkills development in the informal sector of Sub‐Saharan Africa
The informal sector of Sub-Saharan Africa is comprised of small and household enterprises that operate in the non-farm sector outside the protected employment of the formal wage sector. The sector was...
View ArticlePromoting women’s attendance at ANC: target groups and motivating messages
This report outlines the main findings of ORIE operations research on promoting women’s use of antenatal care (ANC) services. The study supports refinement of the advocacy strategy for this,...
View ArticleExclusive breastfeeding and early initiation: target groups and influential...
This briefing outlines the findings from operations research on exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and early initiation. The study supports refinement of the infant and young child feeding (IYCF) strategy...
View ArticleImproving nutrition in Jigawa
This briefing is based on the 2014 evaluation of nutrition work supported by Working to Improve Nutrition in Northern Nigeria (WINNN) in Jigawa, as well as ORIE research in 2015. Interviewees included...
View ArticleImproving nutrition in Kebbi
This briefing is based on the 2014 evaluation of nutrition work supported by Working to Improve Nutrition in Northern Nigeria (WINNN) in Kebbi, as well as ORIE research in 2015. Interviewees included...
View ArticleImproving nutrition in Katsina
This briefing is based on the 2014 evaluation of nutrition work supported by Working to Improve Nutrition in Northern Nigeria (WINNN) in Katsina, as well as ORIE research in 2015. Interviewees...
View ArticleImproving nutrition in Zamfara
This briefing is based on the 2014 evaluation of nutrition work supported by Working to Improve Nutrition in Northern Nigeria (WINNN) in Zamfara, as well as ORIE research in 2015. Interviewees...
View ArticleReport of the ORIE research dissemination and stakeholder engagement event,...
On 1st and 2nd March 2016, over 150 stakeholders met in Abuja to discuss how to tackle undernutrition in Northern Nigeria, including staff from State and Federal Government, international development...
View ArticleBridging the gap: integrating nutrition into gender programmes in Northern...
A recent workshop held in Abuja, Nigeria, brought together 34 gender activists, from Nigerian NGOs and CSOs working at the federal level and in Northern states. Participants came from a range of...
View ArticleA team led by Dr Garba M Ashir of the University of Maiduguri receives grant...
In January 2016, a team led by Dr Garba M. Ashir of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital received a grant for new research to understand the demand-side barriers which prevent mothers with...
View ArticleResearchers from Jos University receive grant for research on long-term...
In March 2016, researchers from the University of Jos were awarded a grant for a new research project to study long-term outcomes following treatment in a Community-based Management of Acute...
View ArticleHow to motivate and support improved practices in Infant and Young Child...
This briefing outlines findings from operations research to support the refinement of the infant and young child feeding (IYCF) strategy implemented by the Working to Improve Nutrition in Northern...
View ArticleMenstruation and menstrual hygiene amongst adolescent school girls in Kano,...
This study examined the knowledge and practices of adolescent school girls in Kano, Nigeria around menstruation and menstrual hygiene. The study argues that the majority had fair knowledge of...
View ArticleWorking to Improve Nutrition in Northern Nigeria (WINNN) Annual Review –...
The Working to Improve Nutrition in Northern Nigeria (WINNN) programme continues to be successful achieving most of its objectives, is well managed and year on year is improving its effectiveness and...
View ArticleNarrative report to accompany the 2016 annual review of the Working to...
This Narrative Report has been written to accompany the 2016 Annual Review of the Working to Improve Nutrition in Northern Nigeria (WINNN) programme. The WINNN programme aims to deliver...
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