Field Story 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 Story 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 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 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”.
Blog August 18, 2015 A question of possibilities to improve the health of pregnant women There are many questions to explore as to how to best reach pregnant women for their health and for their newborns. Could MMS be part of the global solution?
Blog July 16, 2015 Address by MI President Joel Spicer at the launch of the Government of Ethiopia’s Seqota Declaration
Blog July 16, 2015 Trade and Aid: creating winning conditions for nutrition The Ministry of Trade in Senegal and MI recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of providing more people in West Africa access to adequately iodized salt.
Field Story July 6, 2015 Ethiopia: Access to zinc and ORS help families fight diarrhoea For Fatuma and her neighbours, having zinc and oral rehydration salts (ORS) in the community could be life-saving.
Field Story June 29, 2015 Mentorship program builds capacity by supporting Pharmacy student in Ethiopia Esete Zewge, a pharmacy graduate student at the Addis Ababa University School of Pharmacy, wants to help solve this problem through her focus on the logistics of distributing critical medications.