Field Stories May 5, 2014 Vitamin A: a Canadian child survival story in Kenya Vitamin A supplementation has played a significant role in reducing child deaths in Kenya and around the world.
Field Stories March 7, 2014 Helping Women Survive: Hands-on Training for Community Workers and Health Staff in Rural Kenya Jocelyn Makori and Roy Wambua are two of the nearly 60 health facility staff being trained in emergency obstetric care through MI´s Linda Afya Mama Na Mtoto project in Kakamega County, Kenya.
Field Stories January 28, 2014 Desire to innovate pulls Canadian volunteer to Senegal Canadian Executive Services Organization (CESO) volunteer Pierre Rivard figured out how to improve the functioning of salt iodization equipment in Senegal.
Field Stories November 25, 2013 Seeking treatment for diarrhoea closer to home in Senegal This DS-DOM pilot project is just one part of the larger ZACH project in Senegal, which is accelerating the use and awareness of this effective zinc treatment.
Field Stories July 4, 2013 MI and Partners Launch “Linda Afya ya mama na Mtoto” in Mumias District of Kenya MI is working in partnership with the Kenyan Ministry of Health, AMREF, PRONTO and the University of Nairobi to improve maternal and newborn health and nutrition.
Field Stories June 25, 2013 Souleymane the Senegalese salt-repreneur Souleymane was struggling to make ends meet in Dakar, Senegal and decided to return to his home community of Ndiémou to try his hand at salt harvesting.
Field Stories January 28, 2013 Harmonizing salt iodization levels in West Africa In order to facilitate the regional trade and distribution of iodized salt, MI teamed up with UNICEF to engage the UEMOA Commission in harmonizing the salt iodization levels among its countries.
Field Stories November 18, 2012 Maternal and Newborn Health and Nutrition Project: Nurturing Pregnant Women and their Babies in Afar When Halima was pregnant, she was lucky to have had the support of a Health Extension Worker – in this rare case, a male worker who she saw twice during her pregnancy.
Field Stories November 6, 2012 Tackling diarrhoea in Senegal with ORS and zinc: a life-saving combination ZACH is a unique partnership created to develop and sustain diarrhoea treatment programs using zinc supplementation in combination with ORS.
Field Stories June 21, 2012 South-to-South mentoring: stepping up salt iodization to improve health in Africa For three years, the Micronutrient Initiative (MI) has been facilitating the cross-sharing of program experiences between salt processors in Africa to help build and sustain salt iodization.
