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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.

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Blog Posts

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.

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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.

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News

June 13, 2022

Government of Pakistan and Nutrition International launch new implementation research to advance maternal health and nutrition

The project's findings will be used to inform the scale-up of multiple micronutrient supplementation across Pakistan.

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June 10, 2022

Government of Odisha and Nutrition International join efforts to eradicate iodine deficiency

Nutrition International and the Government of Odisha in India have signed a memorandum of understanding to improve universal salt iodization across the state.

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June 7, 2022

Preventing birth defects, saving lives, and promoting health equity: an urgent call to action for universal mandatory food fortification with folic acid

We summarize scientific evidence and make a call to action for a resolution on universal mandatory folic acid fortification to accelerate the pace of spina bifida and anencephaly prevention globally.

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Field Stories

May 6, 2022

Maternal nutrition workshop introduces gender equality module

Gender barriers impact a woman’s ability to access health services. A new gender equality training module in Nigeria is sensitizing health workers to change that.

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May 5, 2022

Nutrition International and SickKids research team to develop new data collection tools to identify threats to health and nutrition in emergency situations

Successful tools will help to more quickly identify emerging threats to health and nutrition.

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Field Stories

April 29, 2022

Breaking through barriers: Using legislation to advance food fortification in Balochistan, Pakistan

The Technical Director of the Balochistan Food Authority gives his take on the new mandatory food fortification legislation in the province.

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April 21, 2022

African Union and Nutrition International join efforts to end malnutrition in Africa

The African Union and Nutrition International have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), toward a shared vision to end hunger, poverty and malnutrition in Africa.

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