Nutrition Surveys and Surveillance Activities in Russia and the Newly Independent States: A Review of USAID-Sponsored Activities (1994)

Summary: In order for the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to have a standing capability in the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the Committee on International Nutrition (CIN) was formed. This report derives from the first meeting of the CIN, which was held 14-15 April 1994. The committee’s charge was to review the findings of five nutrition surveys and related surveillance activities conducted in Russia and the Newly Independent State (NIS) by a variety of organizations in order to address the following three questions: (1) On the basis of the projects reviewed, what can be said about the nutritional status and identification of potential issues of at-risk populations in Russia, such as pensioners, women, and children? (2) What indicators and methodologies would be adequate (minimal safety net) and optimal for conducting nutrition monitoring systems in the NIS? (3) How can USAID apply the current finding programmatically?