The poverty situation in Bangladesh was higher than expected in 2020-21 as the COVID constrained economic activity and reduced incomes. The situation worsened further amid spirals in global food prices in 2022. And the global economic slowdown could pu... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
33rd Annual Martin J. Forman Memorial Lecture: Tackling Obesity and Noncommunicable Diseases in Mexico
Globally, the prevalence of overweight and obesity has nearly tripled since 1975—among adults over the age of 18, more than 1.25 billion are overweight and 650 million are obese. Overweight and obesity affects more than 340 million children and adolesc... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
IFPRI Blog: Introducing the Women’s Empowerment Metric for National Statistical Systems (WEMNS)
The global commitment to reaching Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5, achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls, is only growing stronger. For instance, there has been tremendous growth in the number of metrics assessing women’s em... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
IFPRI Blog: ‘Dirty laundry is washed at home’: Increasing disclosure of violence against women and girls through self-administered surveys
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a persistent global problem. Physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence alone affects over one in four women, while rates of violence against girls often surpass 50% in the home, at school and in public ... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
IFPRI Blog: Can phone surveys be used in standard poverty measurement? Evidence from Ethiopia
Surveys are a key method for social scientists to gather data on living standards. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, such surveys in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) were typically conducted in person; phone surveys were rarely used (one exceptio... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
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