DECEMBER 2, 2021: SESSIONS

THEMATIC SESSION 2a: Disruptions, restorations, and adaptations to nutrition and health interventions during COVID-19

Time: 23:30-01:00 EST | 04:30-06:00 GMT  | 09:30-11:00 PKT | 10:00-11:30 IST/SLT | 10:15-11:45 NPT | 10:30-12:00 BST

Co-chairs: Avula Laxmaiah, National Institute of Nutrition & Ruchika Chugh Sachdeva, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

 

Using high frequency health information system data to quantify effects of COVID-19 on disruption and restoration of health and nutrition services in India

Anita Christopher, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

COVID-19: Access to maternal health service in informal settlements of Mumbai

Rijuta Sawant, Society for Nutrition Education & Health Action (SNEHA)

COVID-19 adaptations in the implementation of an MIYCN counseling intervention in urban Bangladesh

Santhia Ireen, Alive & Thrive

Tele-monitoring continuity of adolescents and women’s nutrition services in eastern India during and after the COVID-19 lockdown: Results and lessons from Swabhimaan impact evaluation sites

Neha Abraham, ROSHNI – Centre of Women Collectives led Social Action, Lady Irwin College

Social innovations to nudge behavior change in maternal and adolescent nutrition practices across 11 districts of India

Shantanu Sharma, MAMTA Health Institute for Mother and Child

Impact of COVID-19 on iron and folic acid supply chain in India: Interruption in IFA procurement and distribution

Jitendra Singh, Institute of Economic Growth (IEG)

Improvements in IFA supplementation coverage under Anemia Mukt Bharat (AMB): Evidence from Health Management Information System (HMIS)

Archa Misra, Institute of Economic Growth (IEG)

Health and nutrition services during COVID 19 in Nepal: Interruptions and restoration

Kenda Cunningham, Helen Keller International (HKI)

Q&A

THEMATIC SESSION 2b: Disruptions, restorations, and adaptations to nutrition and health interventions during COVID-19

Time: 01:30-03:00 EST | 06:30-08:00 GMT | 11:30-13:00 PKT | 12:00-13:30 IST/SLT | 12:15-13:45 NPT | 12:30-14:00 BST

Co-chairs: Robert Johnston, UNICEF & Neha Raykar, IDinsight

 

Adaptive implementation of a community nutrition and asset transfer program during COVID-19 pandemic in rural Bangladesh

Yunhee Kang, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

Delivery of routine maternal and child vaccines and nutritional services in India during the COVID-19 pandemic

Averi Chakrabarti, University of Pennsylvania

Mobile Interventions for Upscaling Participation and Videos for Agriculture and Nutrition (m-UPAVAN): A feasibility study

Emily Fivian, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

A digital platform for continuing interface with potential program participants for nutritional and early childhood development counselling even during COVID-19 pandemic

Shashwat Kulkarni, Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Maharashtra

Program impact pathway of the Positive Deviance/Hearth Interactive Voice Calling Program in a peri-urban context of Cambodia

Kate Reinsma, World Vision International

Transitioning from in-person to telephone-based counseling during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons from a large-scale, multi-sector nutrition program in Nepal

Indra Dhoj Kshetri, Helen Keller International (HKI)

Q&A

THEMATIC SESSION 3: Impact of COVID-19 on food security and the role of social safety net programs

Time: 04:00-05:30 EST | 09:00-10:30 GMT | 14:00-15:30 PKT | 14:30-16:00 IST/SLT | 14:45-16:45 NPT | 15:00-16:30 BST

Co-chairs: KD Renuka Silva, Wayamba University & Dipa Sinha, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University

 

Impacts of COVID-19 on food and nutrition security on migrant families in Chhatarpur and Sheopur Districts Madhya Pradesh, India

Archana Sarkar, GIZ

Understanding the reality: The pandemic and its effects

Isha Rangnekar, Action Against Hunger

Collaborations that addressed food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic

Vinita Ajgaonkar, Society for Nutrition Education and Health Action (SNEHA)

What changed for PDS beneficiaries with the National Food Security Act, and during Covid-19

Mamata Pradhan, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Do ration cards predict ration volumes? Findings from household surveys across six Indian states

Prateek Pillai and Victor Zhenyi Wang, IDinsight

Revision of the wheat flour fortification standard in Indonesia and disruption in its implementation due to COVID-19

Rozy Afrial Jafar, Nutrition International

Recovery and ongoing challenges in food insecurity among Asia Pacific poor households in 2020-2021

Yunhee Kang, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

Food insecurity and perceived COVID-19 impacts among rural households in Sri Lanka

Nishmeet Singh, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Q&A