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Monitoring, Learning, and Evaluation Advisor
Alive & Thrive FHI Solutions / FHI 360
Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States
Jessica Escobar DeMarco, PhD, is an expert in nutrition and dietetics, international nutrition, and public health with over 20 years of experience working across academia, government, and global health and nutrition settings. At the Alive & Thrive global nutrition initiative, managed by FHI 360, Dr. Escobar DeMarco currently contributes to joint efforts among the initiative and its strategic partners to complete research, system strengthening efforts to integrate maternal infant and young child nutrition services in existing governmental platforms, and document how system strengthening for nutrition works. Recent accomplishments include contributing to documenting the effects of COVID-19 on the provision and use of health and nutrition services and on food security in South Asia, and the gaps in the implementation and uptake of maternal nutrition interventions in antenatal care services in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and India. Before joining Alive & Thrive, Dr. Escobar DeMarco led a case study aimed at examining the mechanisms determining the sustainability of food and nutrition security policies during presidential transitions. She also contributed to global health initiatives, research, and evaluation in public health and nutrition. Dr. Escobar DeMarco worked in El Salvador as a technical officer on nutrition for the United Nations World Food Programme and the Ministry of Health.
On Demand
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
On Demand
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.