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March 4, 2015

A ‘no missed opportunities’ approach is essential for ending diseases like malaria

The scourge of Malaria was previously at its strongest when our knowledge about its causes and our ability to prevent and treat it was weakest.

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February 25, 2015

Measles worse for malnourished children, but vitamin A supplements can help

Measles has been making headlines recently adding a new worry for people with young infants not quite old enough for vaccines or whose children suffer from compromised immune systems.

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February 23, 2015

Battling malnutrition in Pakistan

Last World Food Day reminded us of the number of children the world loses due to malnutrition each year. Malnutrition especially affects the poorest of the poor who cannot afford nutritious food.

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February 6, 2015

Celebrating Canadian Global Nutrition Success

This week, hundreds of members of the Canadian Health Food Association (CHFA) will gather in Montreal to talk nutrition, and celebrate 50 years as a growing industry in Canada.

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November 30, 2014

Vitamin and Mineral Status Worldwide: What We Know and the Challenges Ahead

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November 12, 2014

Anaemia epidemic: we are neglecting adolescent girls' nutrition

As we approach the deadline for the 2015 Millennium Development Goals I am concerned that we are not doing enough to reach a critical demographic: adolescent girls, particularly with good nutrition.

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October 26, 2014

A tipping point for MNCH and Nutrition? Reflections on an UN-usual General Assembly

After having been at the UN General Assembly, I am proud that Canada also continued to champion saving millions of women and children who would otherwise die of completely preventable causes.

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September 11, 2014

A Full Belly Might Not Be a Nourished One

The worries of parents trying to decide what food they can send their children to school with to ensure they make it through the day happily and healthily start much earlier in their children's lives.

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July 23, 2014

Nutrition and health: The opportunity cost of opportunities lost

Despite significant progress in child survival responses, millions of children under five continue to die from preventable causes, with malnutrition contributing to 45 percent of those deaths.