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Field Stories

June 26, 2013

MI’s biggest zinc program is reducing diarrhoea-related deaths in India

Renu Kumari is an ASHA, an Accredited Social Health Activist volunteer, and is part of a major movement to save lives throughout Bihar, India.

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November 23, 2012

Dr. Marion Roche: Thinking Inside the Box to Save Children’s Lives in Guatemala

For the next year, Dr. Marion Roche, MI's Technical Advisor for Behaviour Change Communication, will be talking about something most of us don't want to hear about – diarrhoea.

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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.

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August 5, 2011

Child Health Weeks in Haiti: bringing essential health services to those in need

Over the first two weeks in July, trained health workers fanned out across Haiti to provide families, especially those with young children, with preventive health services.

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April 11, 2011

Child Health Weeks in Haiti overcome obstacles to save lives

There is positive work being done by the Ministry of Public Health for the health and nutrition of Haitians, and the Micronutrient Initiative (MI) is a lead supporter of their Child Health Week.

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November 19, 2010

Setting the stage for zinc treatment in Nigeria

MI is working to help Nigeria develop effective ways of introducing the use of zinc supplements, as well as oral rehydration, for treating children with diarrhoea.

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June 21, 2010

Zinc pilot program in Guatemala ready for scale up

It's early morning at the Santa Cruz Health Centre in Alta Verapaz department of Guatemala and the waiting room buzzes with the voices of children, their caregivers and staff.

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June 21, 2010

Using zinc to save children’s lives in an emergency setting in India

In October 2008, large parts of the Indian state of Bihar were ravaged by floods due to a breach in the embankments of the Kosi river, affecting more than 4 million people.

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