Undernutrition and hidden hunger are major public health challenges in India. According to NFHS 3 (2005-06), about 40 percent of children under 3 years of age are underweight; 45 percent are stunted and 23 percent are wasted. About 70 percent of children under 5 years and 55 percent of (15 to 49 years) adolescent girls and women are anemic.

The need to understand strengths and experiences

In the initial stages of LANSA, before attempting to strengthen our capacity to deliver research uptake, we needed an agreed understanding of our strengths and experience. I wanted to start a conversation with researchers around uptake, and to enable research teams to assess their own capacity. Having scouted around I couldn’t find a tool to help us with this.