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Evidence Uptake among International Nutrition Actors: A Case Study in Uganda
Mahoney, Emily
Mahoney, Emily
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A push for evidence-based decision making in the field of international development –including maternal and child nutrition— has sparked a “data revolution.” Researchers in the developed world have generated vast amounts of open source data under the assumption that because of the breadth of Internet access across the globe, anyone and everyone will utilize the data. And yet, in developing countries, policy and practice remains largely uninformed by such evidence. This gap between data supply and data demand is a market failure that not only reflects systemic power dynamics, but also perpetuates under-informed policy and practice. Through an in-depth survey with 42 nutrition policymakers and practitioners involved in the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) movement in Uganda, this study examines the constraints and incentives that such decision makers face to using evidence in their work. This paper seeks to mitigate the effects of marginalization by increasing critical thought and action between researchers and decision makers, a key prerequisite for social change. We present recommendations for inclusive data dissemination strategies in the hopes of improving evidence uptake across the developing world.
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2015-04-01
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