Field Story May 25, 2015 “I am converted”: Birthing access to safer deliveries in Kenya Irene Omurunga was reluctant to give up her role as a Traditional Birth Attendant (TBA) in Mumias West, Kakamega County in Kenya.
Blog March 24, 2015 Building bodies and brains in Burkina Faso I am watching her while she is waiting at the community health centre with her 18- month-old son to get him measured and receive a month supply of multiple micronutrient powders (MNPs).
Blog March 16, 2015 Nourishing Women on International Women’s Day March 8 is International Women’s Day. I would also like to celebrate how micronutrient interventions have the potential to enable women to continue to be strong, brilliant, and safe.
Field Story 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.
All News February 27, 2015 MI President underscores importance of nutrition at high-level discussions with Bill Gates MI President Joel Spicer participated in a private roundtable focused on achieving the "malaria end-game" by 2025.
Blog February 25, 2015 Measles worse for malnourished children, but vitamin A supplements can help Measles has been making headlines recently adding a new worry for people with young infants not quite old enough for vaccines or whose children suffer from compromised immune systems.
Field Story 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 Story 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 Story 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.
Blog September 11, 2014 A Full Belly Might Not Be a Nourished One The worries of parents trying to decide what food they can send their children to school with to ensure they make it through the day happily and healthily start much earlier in their children's lives.