Field Stories March 16, 2021 Tania’s relentless fight against childhood diarrhoea is saving young lives A healthcare provider in rural Bangladesh is successfully treating cases of childhood diarrhoea.
Field Stories March 9, 2021 Improving the health of Pakistani families through a common household staple: cooking oil Here’s how Nutrition International is bridging gaps to help streamline edible oil fortification in Pakistan.
Field Stories March 7, 2021 Preventing anaemia is critical to closing the gender gap. When schools closed, these teachers got creative Around the world, adolescent girls lost access to iron and folic acid tablets that help prevent anaemia when schools closed. Teachers in Indonesia came up with creative solutions.
Field Stories March 4, 2021 Community health volunteer goes door-to-door in support of adolescent girls’ nutrition During the pandemic, a mom and community health volunteer in Kenya became a nutrition education advocate. She didn’t want her daughters, and other girls in her community, to fall behind.
Field Stories November 16, 2020 Zinc saves lives of children in riverine communities in Bangladesh The remote region is prone to flooding, making it difficult for frontline health workers to deliver services in the area, where waterborne diseases like diarrhoea are common.
Field Stories November 16, 2020 Together for babies born too soon: A KMC success story in Kenya Purity Wanja went into premature labour. As a first-time mother living in a rural area of Kenya, she was worried about the health of her baby and immediately visited her local health centre.
Field Stories October 30, 2020 Shazia's story: Vitamin A Supplementation during COVID-19 in Pakistan Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, frontline health workers in Pakistan like Shazia Amjad have been working tirelessly to combat fear and stigma, dispel myths, and keep people informed.
Field Stories September 16, 2020 Experienced ASHA becomes advocate for double-fortified salt Santosh Sukhram promotes the use of double-fortified salt (DFS) to combat anaemia in women and girls and ensure better health for everyone in her village.
Field Stories September 3, 2020 New mother learns value of quality kangaroo mother care Roselyn Nyongesa was 27-weeks pregnant when her water broke and she was rushed to Busia County Referral Hospital, Kenya in February 2019.
Field Stories September 3, 2020 Female entrepreneur becomes nutrition champion in her village In 2018, Anita opened a fair price shop in her village of Kothisodpur, in the Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh, India.