The Nutrition Surveillance Project of Bangladesh

The Nutrition Surveillance Project Bulletins were developed to share findings from the quarterly nutrition and health surveillance conducted by Helen Keller International in Bangladesh since 1990, when the Nutrition Surveillance Project (NSP) was started in response to the need for monitoring the health impact of severe floods in the country. Almost 15 years since then, the NSP and the NSP Bulletins continue to provide program planners, policy makers and other relevant parties with timely, accurate and insightful information on issues affecting the nutrition and health of Bangladesh's most vulnerable populations. The NSP also reports on its findings through annual reports that also carry its Nutrition Surveillance and Health Report series, documenting key findings on various nutrition and health issues. The NSP Bulletins are prepared and shared in English with relevant audiences within Bangladesh and internationally.

Nutrition Surveillance Project Bulletins

• Female decision-making power and nutritional status within Bangladesh’s socio-economic context. Nutrition Surveillance Project Bulletin No. 20. Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, August, 2006.
• Trends in child malnutrition, 1990 to 2005: Declining rates at national level mask inter-regional and socioeconomic differences. Nutrition Surveillance Project Bulletin No. 19. Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, August, 2006.
• National vitamin A supplementation coverage. Nutrition Surveillance Project Bulletin No. 18. Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, June 2006.
• Household and community level determinants of malnutrition in Bangladesh. Nutrition Surveillance Project Bulletin No. 17. Dhaka: Helen Keller Internationa/Bangladesh, May 2006.
• The Burden of Anemia in Rural Bangladesh: The Need for Urgent Action. Nutrition Surveillance Project Bulletin No. 16. Dhaka: Helen Keller Internationa/Bangladesh, April 2006.
• Vitamin A capsule distribution among 6-11 month old infants: more than 25% not covered. Nutrition Surveillance Project Bulletin No. 15. Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, June 2004.
• Life in the Chars in Bangladesh. Nutrition Surveillance Project Bulletin No. 14. Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, July 2003.
• Nutrition and Health Surveillance in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Nutrition Surveillance Project Bulletin No. 13. Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, May 2003.
• Postpartum Supplementation with Vitamin A has Extremely Low Coverage in rural Bangladesh. Nutrition Surveillance Project Bulletin No. 12. Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, Jan 2003.
• Eggs are rarely eaten in rural Bangladesh: why and how to improve their availability. Nutrition Surveillance Project Bulletin No. 11. Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, Apr 2002.
• Anemia is a severe public health problem in preschool children and pregnant women in rural Bangladesh. Nutrition Surveillance Project Bulletin No. 10. Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, Mar 2002.
• Urban poverty in Bangladesh: the perspective of the Nutritional Surveillance Project. Nutrition Surveillance Project Bulletin No. 9. Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, Jan 2002.
• When the decision-maker is a woman: does it make a difference for the nutritional status of mothers and children? Nutrition Surveillance Project Bulletin No. 8. Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, Nov 2001.
• Undernutrition in mothers in rural Bangladesh: findings from the NSP indicate ‘critical’ food insecurity. Nutrition Surveillance Project Bulletin No. 7. Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, Sept 2001.
• Complementary feeding in rural Bangladesh: family food for breast-fed infants. Nutrition Surveillance Project Bulletin No. 6. Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, Jul 2001.
• Evaluating national nutrition programs in Bangladesh: the role of the Nutritional Surveillance Project. Nutrition Surveillance Project Bulletin No. 5. Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, Jun 2001.
• Rickets in Bangladeshi children: a small focus or a widespread problem? Nutrition Surveillance Project Bulletin No. 4. Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, Jun 2001.
• The Nutritional Surveillance Project in Bangladesh in 1999: Toward the Goals of the 1990 World Summit for Children. Summary: Annual report of the Nutritional Surveillance Project (NSP) in Bangladesh, 2001.
• Progress in Bangladesh Towards the Goals of the 1990 World Summit for Children. Nutrition Surveillance Project Bulletin No. 3. Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, Apr 2001.
• National Immunization Days in the Chittagong Hill Tracts: Are special strategies needed to eradicate polio in this region of Bangladesh? Nutrition Surveillance Project Bulletin No. 2. Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, Mar 2001.
• High anemia prevalence among Bangladeshi children in urban slums: An ethical and economic rationale for multi-micronutrient supplementation? Nutrition Surveillance Project Bulletin No. 1. Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, Sept 2000.

Nutrition Surveilance and Health Reports

• Bangladesh in Facts and Figures: 2005 Annual Report of the Nutritional Surveillance Project Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, 2006.
• Nutrition and Health Surveillance in Urban Slums in Khulna. Annual Report 2001 Bulletin No. 11. Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, Nov 2002.
• Nutrition and Health Surveillance in Urban Slums in Chittagong. Annual Report 2001 Bulletin No. 10. Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, Nov 2002.
• Nutrition and Health Surveillance in Urban Slums in Dhaka. Annual Report 2001 Bulletin No. 9. Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, Nov 2002.
• Nutrition and Health Surveillance in Sylhet Division. Annual Report 2001 Bulletin No. 8. Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, Nov 2002.
• Nutrition and Health Surveillance in Barisal Division. Annual Report 2001 Bulletin No. 7. Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, Nov 2002.
• Nutrition and Health Surveillance in Khulna Division. Annual Report 2001 Bulletin No. 6. Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, Nov 2002.
• Nutrition and Health Surveillance in Rajshahi Division. Annual Report 2001 Bulletin No. 5. Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, Nov 2002.
• Nutrition and Health Surveillance in Chittagong Division. Annual Report 2001 Bulletin No. 4. Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, Nov 2002.
• Nutrition and Health Surveillance in Dhaka Division. Annual Report 2001 Bulletin No. 3. Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, Nov 2002.
• Nutrition and Health Surveillance in Rural Bangladesh. Annual Report 2001 Bulletin No. 2. Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, Nov 2002.
• Nutrition, Health and Poverty in Bangladesh in 2001: Facilitating Action through Data Sharing. Annual Report 2001 Bulletin No. 1. Dhaka: Helen Keller International/Bangladesh, Nov 2002.