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October 13, 2011

Multi-level advocacy leads to huge breakthroughs in salt iodization in Ethiopia

When H E Hassen Abdulkadir was posted as Ethiopian Ambassador to Senegal, he never expected to become so interested in producing and iodizing salt.

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August 29, 2011

Strengthening the salt industry in Bangladesh: MI and BSCIC

When salt iodization was introduced in the early nineties and made mandatory in Bangladesh, it was a natural fit to make BSCIC the focal point for iodization efforts.

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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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June 15, 2011

GIS: improving health & lives in Pakistan by monitoring iodized salt

Imagine a tool that could help significantly reduce preventable brain damage, caused by a lack of iodine in the diet, by monitoring the quality of iodized salt produced.

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June 15, 2011

Reducing micronutrient deficiencies by training global Food Fortification Consultants

The Micronutrient Initiative and the International Agriculture Centre organized the first Food Fortification Technical Experts' Training Course in Wageningen, Netherlands in March 2002.

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May 26, 2011

Answering the call for Chispitas in Bolivia

To lessen the chance of stock-outs of Chispitas, the name of the multiple micronutrient powder (MMNP) used in Bolivia, and other health products, MI undertook a cell phone pilot project in Santa Cruz.

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May 5, 2011

Changing lives by awarding the Punjab’s Best Iodized Salt Processors

Safwan Hashmi proudly accepted the 2010 Best Salt Processor of the Year Award, on behalf of National Foods Limited, at the annual awards ceremony to recognize the Punjab's best salt processors,

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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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February 25, 2011

Food fortification in Senegal can increase micronutrient levels

For many years, MI has been working with food producers in Senegal to help them fortify their products - specifically cooking oil and wheat flour - with micronutrients.

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February 15, 2011

MI in Afghanistan: solving hidden hunger amidst instability

The Micronutrient Initiative (MI) works in Afghanistan to deliver several life-saving and life-enhancing micronutrient interventions.

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