Maternal and Newborn Health - Nutrition International

Field Stories

October 11, 2016

In India: Empowering frontline healthcare workers to be champions of nutrition

Meet Kalindi Tripathi, an auxiliary nurse midwife in India who is key to implementing sustainable health changes for women.

Field Stories

August 5, 2016

Against all odds, an Indian mother becomes a community health champion: the story of Shilpa Sharma

Shilpa Sharma was inspired to become a health activist in her community, dedicating her life to serving other women and their young children – no matter the difficulties ahead.

Events

May 18, 2016

Right Start Initiative to scale-up nutrition for 100 million women and girls

Right Start Initiative launched by MI to improve access to nutrition for 100 million women and girls worldwide.

Field Stories

February 3, 2016

Agnes’ story: a champion for safer births in Kenya

MI and its partners are working to reduce the risks of pregnancy and delivery in Kakamega County, Kenya, through a community-to-facility linkage program.

Blog Posts

January 8, 2016

The power of the multisectoral approach

What makes PINKK so unique compared to other nutrition projects is above all its multisectoral approach.

Events

December 4, 2015

Address by MI President and CEO Joel Spicer at launch of Ek Sahi Shuruat in India

MI President and CEO Joel Spicer launches major MI initiative, Ek Sahi Shuraut, to improving the lives of over 17 million women, adolescent girls and children in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Blog Posts

November 12, 2015

Improving health care for pregnant women through Birth Companions

Training traditional birth attendants (TBAs) in simple outreach work can save the lives of pregnant women.

Field Stories

November 3, 2015

Helping to deliver healthy pregnancies and babies in Kenya

Alexina is a 22 year old pregnant woman from the Bumanyi village in Kakamega, a county in Kenya with some of the worst maternal and newborn health indicators.

Blog Posts

October 29, 2015

A question of surveys

Learn why we think dietary data provides countries with the evidence they need to develop cost-effective programs that benefit the entire population and the most vulnerable.

Blog Posts

August 20, 2015

Is there more than one window of opportunity to improve children’s nutrition?

In the past decade or so, people who work to improve the nutrition of women and children have focused on the “1000 day window of opportunity”.

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In India: Empowering frontline healthcare workers to be champions of nutrition

Against all odds, an Indian mother becomes a community health champion: the story of Shilpa Sharma

Right Start Initiative to scale-up nutrition for 100 million women and girls

Agnes’ story: a champion for safer births in Kenya

The power of the multisectoral approach

Address by MI President and CEO Joel Spicer at launch of Ek Sahi Shuruat in India

Improving health care for pregnant women through Birth Companions

Helping to deliver healthy pregnancies and babies in Kenya

A question of surveys

Is there more than one window of opportunity to improve children’s nutrition?