Global Affairs Canada - Nutrition International

Field Stories

May 22, 2015

The mechanics of nutrition in Senegal

It is ten o'clock and the sun already spreads its warm rays over Lac Rose. From the shore, one can hear the clamor of salt harvesters singing at work since sunrise.

Blog Posts

April 24, 2015

Understanding the cycle of poverty and malnutrition $1.75 at a time

I am proud to work for the Micronutrient Initiative - an organization working for the world’s most vulnerable who don’t have access to the nutrition. I am taking the Live Below the Line Challenge.

Blog Posts

April 15, 2015

An Experience in Contrasts

I have to admit, I got a little obsessed when I was preparing for Live Below the Line last year. Eggs were cheap here but I could get lentils cheaper over there.

Field Stories

March 4, 2015

Crowning iodization achievement with Senegal's Queen of Iodized Salt

"They call me the Queen of Iodized Salt," says Marie Diouf as she surveys her salt pond. A salt harvester from Fatick in Senegal, Marie used to harvest salt from a commonly-owned salt flat.

Field Stories

February 20, 2015

Helping mothers on the move in Ethiopia: delivering maternal health programs where needed

The Afar people in northern Ethiopia have lived a pastoral life for centuries, moving their livestock herds and communities as the seasons and weather conditions change.

Field Stories

February 13, 2015

Listening in for good nutrition: Celebrating World Radio Day

World Radio Day is celebrated on February 13 every year and the Micronutrient Initiative knows how important radio is to getting nutrition messages out to families and communities.

Field Stories

October 10, 2014

MI campaign increases uptake of vitamin A supplementation in Ethiopia

Abyot Abebe, a 28-year-old mother of two boys, was always fascinated by a radio spot featuring a group of excited children playing football.

Field Stories

October 1, 2014

MI’s approach to treating childhood diarrhoea in India: awareness, treatment and supply

Vibha Bharti hopes the thousands of women who visit her health centre about 20 kilometres outside the village of Ghatkusumbha in the Bihar state get to her before the rainy season.

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.

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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The mechanics of nutrition in Senegal

Understanding the cycle of poverty and malnutrition $1.75 at a time

An Experience in Contrasts

Crowning iodization achievement with Senegal's Queen of Iodized Salt

Helping mothers on the move in Ethiopia: delivering maternal health programs where needed

Listening in for good nutrition: Celebrating World Radio Day

MI campaign increases uptake of vitamin A supplementation in Ethiopia

MI’s approach to treating childhood diarrhoea in India: awareness, treatment and supply

Ethiopia: The opportunity to examine the impact of iodized salt

Vitamin A: a Canadian child survival story in Kenya