Maternal and Newborn Health - Nutrition International

Events

February 27, 2015

MI President underscores importance of nutrition at high-level discussions with Bill Gates

MI President Joel Spicer participated in a private roundtable focused on achieving the "malaria end-game" by 2025.

Blog Posts

February 25, 2015

Measles worse for malnourished children, but vitamin A supplements can help

Measles has been making headlines recently adding a new worry for people with young infants not quite old enough for vaccines or whose children suffer from compromised immune systems.

Field Stories

February 20, 2015

Helping mothers on the move in Ethiopia: delivering maternal health programs where needed

The Afar people in northern Ethiopia have lived a pastoral life for centuries, moving their livestock herds and communities as the seasons and weather conditions change.

Field Stories

February 13, 2015

Listening in for good nutrition: Celebrating World Radio Day

World Radio Day is celebrated on February 13 every year and the Micronutrient Initiative knows how important radio is to getting nutrition messages out to families and communities.

Blog Posts

November 12, 2014

Anaemia epidemic: we are neglecting adolescent girls' nutrition

As we approach the deadline for the 2015 Millennium Development Goals I am concerned that we are not doing enough to reach a critical demographic: adolescent girls, particularly with good nutrition.

Blog Posts

July 23, 2014

Nutrition and health: The opportunity cost of opportunities lost

Despite significant progress in child survival responses, millions of children under five continue to die from preventable causes, with malnutrition contributing to 45 percent of those deaths.

Field Stories

March 7, 2014

Helping Women Survive: Hands-on Training for Community Workers and Health Staff in Rural Kenya

Jocelyn Makori and Roy Wambua are two of the nearly 60 health facility staff being trained in emergency obstetric care through MI´s Linda Afya Mama Na Mtoto project in Kakamega County, Kenya.

News

September 20, 2013

Lancet Series on Maternal and Child Nutrition Event

Field Stories

July 4, 2013

MI and Partners Launch “Linda Afya ya mama na Mtoto” in Mumias District of Kenya

MI is working in partnership with the Kenyan Ministry of Health, AMREF, PRONTO and the University of Nairobi to improve maternal and newborn health and nutrition.

Field Stories

November 18, 2012

Maternal and Newborn Health and Nutrition Project: Nurturing Pregnant Women and their Babies in Afar

When Halima was pregnant, she was lucky to have had the support of a Health Extension Worker – in this rare case, a male worker who she saw twice during her pregnancy.

Refine Your Search

Locations

Populations

Topics

Content Types

MI President underscores importance of nutrition at high-level discussions with Bill Gates

Measles worse for malnourished children, but vitamin A supplements can help

Helping mothers on the move in Ethiopia: delivering maternal health programs where needed

Listening in for good nutrition: Celebrating World Radio Day

Anaemia epidemic: we are neglecting adolescent girls' nutrition

Nutrition and health: The opportunity cost of opportunities lost

Helping Women Survive: Hands-on Training for Community Workers and Health Staff in Rural Kenya

Lancet Series on Maternal and Child Nutrition Event

MI and Partners Launch “Linda Afya ya mama na Mtoto” in Mumias District of Kenya

Maternal and Newborn Health and Nutrition Project: Nurturing Pregnant Women and their Babies in Afar