Blog Posts January 8, 2016 The power of the multisectoral approach What makes PINKK so unique compared to other nutrition projects is above all its multisectoral approach.
Blog Posts December 23, 2015 Can Canada create a lighthouse effect for women and girls? Canada has been and remains a lighthouse in the fight to end malnutrition. We need to create a Lighthouse Effect for women and girls if we really want to see change. It is within our power to do so.
Blog Posts November 26, 2015 Focused Action: The key to change Three focused actions will help our efforts to improve the nutritional status of women and children.
Field Stories November 16, 2015 Saving lives through better diarrhoea treatment: accomplishments in Bihar and Chhattisgarh Since 2009, MI has been working in two of India’s high-burden states, Bihar and Chhattisgarh, to ensure that children suffering from diarrhoea get treated with zinc and oral rehydration salts (ORS).
Blog Posts November 12, 2015 Improving health care for pregnant women through Birth Companions Training traditional birth attendants (TBAs) in simple outreach work can save the lives of pregnant women.
Field Stories November 3, 2015 Helping to deliver healthy pregnancies and babies in Kenya Alexina is a 22 year old pregnant woman from the Bumanyi village in Kakamega, a county in Kenya with some of the worst maternal and newborn health indicators.
Blog Posts October 29, 2015 A question of surveys Learn why we think dietary data provides countries with the evidence they need to develop cost-effective programs that benefit the entire population and the most vulnerable.
Blog Posts October 16, 2015 From hopelessness to action in Ethiopia: the significance of the Seqota Declaration With the Seqota Declaration, the Ethiopian government committed to ending childhood undernutrition by 2030. Adbulaziz Adish, a doctor in Ethiopia, is full of hope for the future of his country.
Field Stories October 15, 2015 “Zinc and ORS saved my child’s life” A training session for frontline health workers is underway in Shivpuri, a quiet village in the Kishanpur block of Supaul district in Bihar, India.
Blog Posts October 8, 2015 Vitamin A: a little hero on World Sight Day World Sight Day, I’m struck by how much Canadians have already contributed towards one key aspect of eye care – preventing blindness - through vitamin A.
