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Field Stories

October 11, 2016

In India: Empowering frontline healthcare workers to be champions of nutrition

Meet Kalindi Tripathi, an auxiliary nurse midwife in India who is key to implementing sustainable health changes for women.

Events

September 8, 2016

Address by MI President and CEO Joel Spicer at the launch of the Food Fortification Programme in Pakistan

Joel Spicer spoke at the official launch of the Food Fortification Programme in Pakistan (FFP) in Islamabad on September 8.

Events

September 8, 2016

MI and Mott MacDonald to lead DFID-funded program to save lives through food fortification in Pakistan

The Food Fortification Programme in Pakistan (FFP) was launched on September 8 in Islamabad.

Field Stories

August 5, 2016

Against all odds, an Indian mother becomes a community health champion: the story of Shilpa Sharma

Shilpa Sharma was inspired to become a health activist in her community, dedicating her life to serving other women and their young children – no matter the difficulties ahead.

Field Stories

November 3, 2015

Helping to deliver healthy pregnancies and babies in Kenya

Alexina is a 22 year old pregnant woman from the Bumanyi village in Kakamega, a county in Kenya with some of the worst maternal and newborn health indicators.

Field Stories

September 23, 2015

MI reaches underserved rural communities in Ethiopia

For the past nine years, Tibeltalech Kifle has been a Health Extension Worker (HEW) in South Gondar, in the Amahara Regional State of Ethiopia.

Field Stories

June 29, 2015

Mentorship program builds capacity by supporting Pharmacy student in Ethiopia

Esete Zewge, a pharmacy graduate student at the Addis Ababa University School of Pharmacy, wants to help solve this problem through her focus on the logistics of distributing critical medications.

Blog Posts

June 4, 2015

New focus on reducing anaemia in adolescent girls

Recently, the World Health Assembly set out new global nutrition targets. One such ambitious goal is to see a 50% reduction of anaemia in women of reproductive age by 2025.

Blog Posts

May 29, 2015

Better births in Bangladesh

When women receive daily iron and folic acid (IFA) supplements as early as possible during pregnancy for at least 90 days, it can help reduce anaemia and provide newborns a better chance at life.

Field Stories

May 25, 2015

“I am converted”: Birthing access to safer deliveries in Kenya

Irene Omurunga was reluctant to give up her role as a Traditional Birth Attendant (TBA) in Mumias West, Kakamega County in Kenya.

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In India: Empowering frontline healthcare workers to be champions of nutrition

Address by MI President and CEO Joel Spicer at the launch of the Food Fortification Programme in Pakistan

MI and Mott MacDonald to lead DFID-funded program to save lives through food fortification in Pakistan

Against all odds, an Indian mother becomes a community health champion: the story of Shilpa Sharma

Helping to deliver healthy pregnancies and babies in Kenya

MI reaches underserved rural communities in Ethiopia

Mentorship program builds capacity by supporting Pharmacy student in Ethiopia

New focus on reducing anaemia in adolescent girls

Better births in Bangladesh

“I am converted”: Birthing access to safer deliveries in Kenya