Field Story November 27, 2013 "Want your child healthy and smart? Just consume iodized salt!" Indonesia Adding iodine to salt provides protection from brain damage due to iodine deficiency for whole populations.
Field Story November 25, 2013 Seeking treatment for diarrhoea closer to home in Senegal This DS-DOM pilot project is just one part of the larger ZACH project in Senegal, which is accelerating the use and awareness of this effective zinc treatment.
Field Story July 4, 2013 MI and Partners Launch “Linda Afya ya mama na Mtoto” in Mumias District of Kenya MI is working in partnership with the Kenyan Ministry of Health, AMREF, PRONTO and the University of Nairobi to improve maternal and newborn health and nutrition.
Field Story June 26, 2013 MI’s biggest zinc program is reducing diarrhoea-related deaths in India Renu Kumari is an ASHA, an Accredited Social Health Activist volunteer, and is part of a major movement to save lives throughout Bihar, India.
Field Story June 25, 2013 Souleymane the Senegalese salt-repreneur Souleymane was struggling to make ends meet in Dakar, Senegal and decided to return to his home community of Ndiémou to try his hand at salt harvesting.
Field Story January 28, 2013 Harmonizing salt iodization levels in West Africa In order to facilitate the regional trade and distribution of iodized salt, MI teamed up with UNICEF to engage the UEMOA Commission in harmonizing the salt iodization levels among its countries.
Field Story January 21, 2013 School girl turns mentor for out-of-school girls to help reduce anaemia levels in India Nikhat Praveen is now a role model and peer guide to out-of-school girls in her village on iron and folic acid supplementation to help address anaemia.
Field Story November 23, 2012 Dr. Marion Roche: Thinking Inside the Box to Save Children’s Lives in Guatemala For the next year, Dr. Marion Roche, MI's Technical Advisor for Behaviour Change Communication, will be talking about something most of us don't want to hear about – diarrhoea.
Field Story November 18, 2012 Maternal and Newborn Health and Nutrition Project: Nurturing Pregnant Women and their Babies in Afar When Halima was pregnant, she was lucky to have had the support of a Health Extension Worker – in this rare case, a male worker who she saw twice during her pregnancy.
