Field Story February 15, 2012 Transitioning health care delivery in Ethiopia Genet Kebede knows the staff and volunteers who are gathered at the Kebele Meeting Hall in Welenchity, Boset Woreda, Ethiopia well.
Field Story February 15, 2012 Reaching the hard-to-reach in Bangladesh with vitamin A While vitamin A coverage is high in Bangladesh, in many areas with over 90 per cent coverage with two doses, some children are still being missed.
Field Story August 5, 2011 Child Health Weeks in Haiti: bringing essential health services to those in need Over the first two weeks in July, trained health workers fanned out across Haiti to provide families, especially those with young children, with preventive health services.
Field Story May 26, 2011 Answering the call for Chispitas in Bolivia To lessen the chance of stock-outs of Chispitas, the name of the multiple micronutrient powder (MMNP) used in Bolivia, and other health products, MI undertook a cell phone pilot project in Santa Cruz.
Field Story April 11, 2011 Child Health Weeks in Haiti overcome obstacles to save lives There is positive work being done by the Ministry of Public Health for the health and nutrition of Haitians, and the Micronutrient Initiative (MI) is a lead supporter of their Child Health Week.
Field Story November 26, 2010 Vitamin A supplementation for newborns in Nepal At first glance, this photo portrays a simple scene: a mother in Nepal giving something to her day-old child.
Field Story November 19, 2010 Setting the stage for zinc treatment in Nigeria MI is working to help Nigeria develop effective ways of introducing the use of zinc supplements, as well as oral rehydration, for treating children with diarrhoea.
Field Story October 8, 2010 Vitamin A supplementation during Child Health Days in Senegal In May 2010, the Micronutrient Initiative joined a group of health workers in Senegal as they fanned out across the region to deliver a package of life-saving interventions.
Field Story July 15, 2010 Working toward a sustainable vitamin A program in Senegal Senegal has achieved close to universal coverage of vitamin A supplementation, reaching more than 90 per cent of children under the age of five with two doses annually.
Field Story June 21, 2010 Zinc pilot program in Guatemala ready for scale up It's early morning at the Santa Cruz Health Centre in Alta Verapaz department of Guatemala and the waiting room buzzes with the voices of children, their caregivers and staff.