Field Stories June 29, 2015 Mentorship program builds capacity by supporting Pharmacy student in Ethiopia Esete Zewge, a pharmacy graduate student at the Addis Ababa University School of Pharmacy, wants to help solve this problem through her focus on the logistics of distributing critical medications.
Blog Posts June 4, 2015 New focus on reducing anaemia in adolescent girls Recently, the World Health Assembly set out new global nutrition targets. One such ambitious goal is to see a 50% reduction of anaemia in women of reproductive age by 2025.
Blog Posts May 29, 2015 Better births in Bangladesh When women receive daily iron and folic acid (IFA) supplements as early as possible during pregnancy for at least 90 days, it can help reduce anaemia and provide newborns a better chance at life.
Field Stories 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 Posts April 15, 2015 An Experience in Contrasts I have to admit, I got a little obsessed when I was preparing for Live Below the Line last year. Eggs were cheap here but I could get lentils cheaper over there.
Blog Posts April 6, 2015 Breastmilk is the safest food Exclusive breastfeeding to the age of six months, with continued breastfeeding to the age of two and beyond, is a child’s first vaccine.
Blog Posts 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.
Blog Posts March 10, 2015 Iron Women Forge the World On International Women’s Day, we were encouraged to reflect on the power of women and the need to ensure that women around the world are positioned, supported and poised to meet their full potential.
Blog Posts March 4, 2015 A ‘no missed opportunities’ approach is essential for ending diseases like malaria The scourge of Malaria was previously at its strongest when our knowledge about its causes and our ability to prevent and treat it was weakest.
