Field Stories June 2, 2014 Ethiopia: The opportunity to examine the impact of iodized salt Salt processors in Ethiopia have made great progress in increasing the supply of adequately iodized salt.
Field Stories January 28, 2014 Desire to innovate pulls Canadian volunteer to Senegal Canadian Executive Services Organization (CESO) volunteer Pierre Rivard figured out how to improve the functioning of salt iodization equipment in Senegal.
Field Stories 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 Stories 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 Stories 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 Stories October 26, 2012 Kick-starting flour fortification activities in the Eastern Mediterranean region A World Health Organization and Flour Fortification Initiative joint Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office Harmonization Workshop for Wheat and Flour Fortification was held in Amman, Jordan.
Field Stories June 21, 2012 South-to-South mentoring: stepping up salt iodization to improve health in Africa For three years, the Micronutrient Initiative (MI) has been facilitating the cross-sharing of program experiences between salt processors in Africa to help build and sustain salt iodization.
Field Stories March 7, 2012 Pushing health outcomes and gender roles in Pakistan In Pakistan's Sindh and Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa provinces, two women are working to improve the health of 6.3 million people.
Field Stories February 15, 2012 Laxmi salt: adding wisdom to a simple staple in India On a busy street in Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India, Jagdish Keshaubhi Prajapati is running his chakki (salt crushing machine) at Laxmi Salt.
Field Stories October 13, 2011 Multi-level advocacy leads to huge breakthroughs in salt iodization in Ethiopia When H E Hassen Abdulkadir was posted as Ethiopian Ambassador to Senegal, he never expected to become so interested in producing and iodizing salt.