Sakshi Jain
Biographic Data
| ID | 7581080 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sakshi Jain |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sakshi |
| FAMILY NAME | Jain |
| SIGNATURE | JAIN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Health Economics Unit, Nutrition International , 180 Elgin St., Ottawa, ON K2P 2K3, Canada |
| ORCID | 0009-0009-8381-6585 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A case for subnational nutrition financing
This paper aims to emphasize the significance of creating subnational nutrition action plans in regions with high variation in nutrition challenges and evaluates their projected return on investment in Kenya. Despite steady progress, undernutrition in Kenya remains high, costing the country an estimated US$ 4.2 billion or 7% of its GDP annually. Under Kenya’s decentralized government system, numerous counties developed sectoral County Nutrition A…
Introducing double fortified salt in social safety net programmes in Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat in India
Double fortified salt (DFS; with iron and iodine) was introduced in social safety net programmes (SSNPs) in Madhya Pradesh (MP) and Gujarat states in 2018. Nutrition International (NI) provided critical support for the intervention. An impact evaluation in MP found high DFS uptake, exceeding 90%. Conduct a process evaluation of the DFS programmes in MP and Gujarat states to identify success factors, challenges, and recommend considerations for sc…
The cost of inaction
At present, the world is off-track to meet the World Health Assembly global nutrition targets for 2025. Reducing the prevalence of stunting and low birthweight (LBW) in children, and anaemia in women, and increasing breastfeeding rates are among the prioritized global nutrition targets for all countries. Governments and development partners need evidence-based data to understand the true costs and consequences of policy decisions and investments.…
Web-based cross-sectional survey to assess mental health of medical professionals during Covid-19 outbreak
Background: There have been numerous studies about the health implication of COVID-19 on patients, but little attention has been paid to the impacts of the pandemic on physicians. Our paper attends to this gap by exploring the mental health of physicians in Madhya Pradesh, India during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: This study examined medical professionals' mental health outcomes by evaluating the prevalence and associated potential risk fa…
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Web-based cross-sectional survey to assess mental health of medical professionals during Covid-19 outbreak
Background: There have been numerous studies about the health implication of COVID-19 on patients, but little attention has been paid to the impacts of the pandemic on physicians. Our paper attends to this gap by exploring the mental health of physicians in Madhya Pradesh, India during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: This study examined medical professionals' mental health outcomes by evaluating the prevalence and associated potential risk fa…
Introducing double fortified salt in social safety net programmes in Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat in India
Double fortified salt (DFS; with iron and iodine) was introduced in social safety net programmes (SSNPs) in Madhya Pradesh (MP) and Gujarat states in 2018. Nutrition International (NI) provided critical support for the intervention. An impact evaluation in MP found high DFS uptake, exceeding 90%. Conduct a process evaluation of the DFS programmes in MP and Gujarat states to identify success factors, challenges, and recommend considerations for sc…
The cost of inaction
At present, the world is off-track to meet the World Health Assembly global nutrition targets for 2025. Reducing the prevalence of stunting and low birthweight (LBW) in children, and anaemia in women, and increasing breastfeeding rates are among the prioritized global nutrition targets for all countries. Governments and development partners need evidence-based data to understand the true costs and consequences of policy decisions and investments.…
A case for subnational nutrition financing
This paper aims to emphasize the significance of creating subnational nutrition action plans in regions with high variation in nutrition challenges and evaluates their projected return on investment in Kenya. Despite steady progress, undernutrition in Kenya remains high, costing the country an estimated US$ 4.2 billion or 7% of its GDP annually. Under Kenya’s decentralized government system, numerous counties developed sectoral County Nutrition A…
Business (3 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Activity-based costing (1 work) · Anxiety (1 work)