News February 19, 2019 Governments in India scaling up use of double-fortified salt States in India have been scaling up the use of double-fortified salt in an effort to combat iron and iodine deficiencies.
News December 4, 2018 Bangladesh celebrates local salt mills for iodization work Nutrition International, the Government of Bangladesh and other partners presented “The 2017 Best Iodized Salt Mills Awards” to the country’s top performing salt mills.
Blog Posts November 28, 2018 More support needed by countries to maximize the benefits of mandatory food fortification 87 countries have adopted legislation to mandate fortification of at least one industrially milled cereal grain with iron and/or folic acid but many still need support.
project November 14, 2018 University of Saskatchewan Iron-fortified lentils—an innovative, cost-effective, food-based approach to alleviate iron deficiency that could be scaled up globally within a few years.
News November 8, 2018 Exploring fortified lentils for better health and nutrition in Bangladesh NI held a roundtable discussion on the topic of Making Fortified Lentils Accessible to Bangladesh Consumers in Dhaka.
Events July 17, 2018 Nutrition International, the University of Saskatchewan partner to fortify lentils to reduce iron deficiency at scale Nutrition International is partnering with the University of Saskatchewan to support a trial aimed at establishing the efficacy of iron-fortified lentils in reducing iron deficiency.
News June 14, 2018 Government of Indonesia, Nutrition International collaborate to improve adolescent girls’ nutrition for a better future Nutrition International and Indonesia’s Ministry of Health hosted a seminar on Nutrition International’s Right Start Initiative and MITRA Youth.
News June 6, 2018 Nutrition International and Akshaya Patra Foundation join hands to improve nutritional status of women and children in India Nutrition International and The Akshaya Patra Foundation (TAPF) are helping to reach over 1.6 million children and 6,000 pregnant and lactating women in India with the essential micronutrients.
News May 15, 2018 Prime Minister Abbasi, Nutrition International collaborate to make new strides in improving nutrition in Pakistan Nutrition International is working with the Government of Pakistan to develop and implement their nutrition strategy, currently being led by Prime Minister Abbasi through the SUN Movement.
Events October 24, 2017 Nutrition International launches ‘Right Start’ to improve nutrition for women, adolescent girls and newborns in Bangladesh Nutrition International launched the ‘Right Start Initiative’ in Bangladesh to improve nutrition for women, adolescent girls and newborns in the country.