Field Story March 9, 2021 Improving the health of Pakistani families through a common household staple: cooking oil Here’s how Nutrition International is bridging gaps to help streamline edible oil fortification in Pakistan.
All News March 4, 2021 Nutrition International accelerates large-scale food fortification in Pakistan Nutrition International launched a new phase of the Food Fortification Programme in Pakistan to continue implementing large-scale wheat flour and edible oil fortification.
All News March 2, 2021 Kiambu County launches five-year nutrition action plan Kiambu County's nutrition action plan provides a roadmap for mainstreaming nutrition into development plans in the county.
All News February 23, 2021 Nutrition International applauds the Government of Indonesia’s reinstatement of mandatory wheat flour fortification After temporarily lifting the country’s mandatory wheat flour fortification requirement in March 2020, Indonesia’s Ministry of Industries has passed legislation reinstating it.
All News February 16, 2021 A new initiative to fight malnutrition in India Nutrition International is launching a new project to scale up of fortified food distribution through social safety net programs in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
project February 16, 2021 Optimizing India's social safety net programs Nutrition International is helping state governments in India increase the availability of fortified foods in their social safety net programs (SSNPs), improving access to critical micronutrients.
February 8, 2021 Specific considerations for research on the effectiveness of multisectoral collaboration: methods and lessons from 12 country case studies This paper draws on the 12-country study series on multisector collaboration (MSC) for health and sustainable development.
Blog February 8, 2021 More than just a piece of legislation, the new salt bill is a real commitment to human development Bangladesh's new Iodized Salt Act will help to prevent iodine deficiency disorders in the country, writes Nutrition International's Bangladesh Country Director and Asia Regional Director.
January 26, 2021 Reducing the Burden of Anemia and Neural Tube Defects in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Analysis to Identify Countries with an Immediate Potential to Benefit from Large-Scale Mandatory Fortification of Wheat Flour and Rice The paper identifies 18 low- and middle-income countries with the highest and most immediate potential for large-scale wheat flour and/or rice fortification.
All News December 22, 2020 Nigeria National Nutrition Week highlights the need for nutrition in COVID-19 response In November, Nigeria observed National Nutrition Week, an annual event to rally efforts to address the burden of malnutrition in the country.