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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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Blog Posts

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.

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Field Stories

June 2, 2014

Ethiopia: The opportunity to examine the impact of iodized salt

Salt processors in Ethiopia have made great progress in increasing the supply of adequately iodized salt.

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Field Stories

May 5, 2014

Vitamin A: a Canadian child survival story in Kenya

Vitamin A supplementation has played a significant role in reducing child deaths in Kenya and around the world.

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Field Stories

March 7, 2014

Helping Women Survive: Hands-on Training for Community Workers and Health Staff in Rural Kenya

Jocelyn Makori and Roy Wambua are two of the nearly 60 health facility staff being trained in emergency obstetric care through MI´s Linda Afya Mama Na Mtoto project in Kakamega County, Kenya.

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Field Stories

January 28, 2014

Desire to innovate pulls Canadian volunteer to Senegal

Canadian Executive Services Organization (CESO) volunteer Pierre Rivard figured out how to improve the functioning of salt iodization equipment in Senegal.

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Field Stories

November 27, 2013

"Want your child healthy and smart? Just consume iodized salt!" Indonesia

Adding iodine to salt provides protection from brain damage due to iodine deficiency for whole populations.

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November 25, 2013

Seeking treatment for diarrhoea closer to home in Senegal

This DS-DOM pilot project is just one part of the larger ZACH project in Senegal, which is accelerating the use and awareness of this effective zinc treatment.

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Field Stories

July 4, 2013

MI and Partners Launch “Linda Afya ya mama na Mtoto” in Mumias District of Kenya

MI is working in partnership with the Kenyan Ministry of Health, AMREF, PRONTO and the University of Nairobi to improve maternal and newborn health and nutrition.

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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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