Field Story December 30, 2022 2022: celebrating milestones, innovations and making a difference globally We look back at our highlights and success stories of 2022 as we work to build a world free of malnutrition.
All News December 5, 2022 Nutrition International at the 22nd IUNS-ICN International Congress of Nutrition The 22nd International Congress of Nutrition fosters collaboration and promotes advancement in nutrition science, research and development. Read on to learn about Nutrition International’s presence.
Brief November 28, 2022 Elevating quality nutrition services across the first 1,000 days in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh in India: An implementation research study This project brief provides an overview of the 1,000 Days implementation research project in select geographies of Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, India.
Brief November 28, 2022 Evidence update: Weekly iron and folic acid supplementation (WIFAS) for adolescent girls and women This brief summarizes the results and implications of new evidence around WHO recommended WIFAS containing 2.8mg folic acid and its association with a lower risk of neural tube defects.
October 13, 2022 Scaling up prenatal nutrition could reduce the global burden of noncommunicable diseases in the next generation: a modeling analysis Nutrition International and Harvard researchers estimate the impact of prenatal supplementation on pregnancy outcomes and the prevention of NCDs in the next generation by age and sex across 132 LMICS.
All News September 29, 2022 Nutrition International and partners kick off iodine-folic acid double-fortified salt project in Ethiopia The event marked the start of a three-year project that will introduce double-fortified salt with iodine and folic acid to reduce the prevalence of neural tube defects in Ethiopia.
Blog August 5, 2022 Nutrition International’s Martha Nyagaya is appointed to Kenya’s National Committee on Infant and Young Child Nutrition We celebrate our Kenya Country Director's three-year appointment to the National Committee on Infant and Young Child Nutrition and take a look at what the role means.
All News August 2, 2022 Increased country-level support for breastfeeding could save the global economy US $1.5 billion every day Insufficient support for breastfeeding costs the global economy billions of dollars in increased child and maternal mortality, cognitive losses and additional healthcare costs.
Blog August 2, 2022 What a lack of breastfeeding support is costing the world A lack of promotion, protection and support for breastfeeding is costing governments around the world more than $570 billion every year.
July 28, 2022 The Cost of Not Breastfeeding Tool Quantifying the country-level health, human capital and economic consequences of not protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding.
