Global Affairs Canada - Nutrition International

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.

Blog Posts

October 1, 2015

Why economists are making the case for stunting reduction

Approximately 162 million children are stunted. Stunted children complete less school, have less learning and earning opportunities, and stunted moms are more likely to give birth to stunted children

Field Stories

September 29, 2015

Shobha’s story: How her daughter was helped by the local ASHA

Shobha Devi, a homemaker in the Salkhua village of Saharsa district in Bihar, India, is busy cleaning the house, her one-year-old daughter, Shrishti, is comfortably perched on her hip.

Field Stories

September 23, 2015

MI reaches underserved rural communities in Ethiopia

For the past nine years, Tibeltalech Kifle has been a Health Extension Worker (HEW) in South Gondar, in the Amahara Regional State of Ethiopia.

Field Stories

September 15, 2015

Innovation in the supply chain of zinc and ORS, in Bihar, India

Making sure essential drugs and services reach people who need it and when they need it is a challenge, especially in the eastern state of Bihar, India, where resources are limited.

Blog Posts

September 10, 2015

Small-scale salt producers remain key to reaching the poorest of the poor

Large scale iodization will reach millions but costs may be prohibitive for the poorest, increasing inequity. Small-scale salt producers can help improve the health of vulnerable populations.

Blog Posts

August 20, 2015

Is there more than one window of opportunity to improve children’s nutrition?

In the past decade or so, people who work to improve the nutrition of women and children have focused on the “1000 day window of opportunity”.

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A question of surveys

From hopelessness to action in Ethiopia: the significance of the Seqota Declaration

“Zinc and ORS saved my child’s life”

Vitamin A: a little hero on World Sight Day

Why economists are making the case for stunting reduction

Shobha’s story: How her daughter was helped by the local ASHA

MI reaches underserved rural communities in Ethiopia

Innovation in the supply chain of zinc and ORS, in Bihar, India

Small-scale salt producers remain key to reaching the poorest of the poor

Is there more than one window of opportunity to improve children’s nutrition?