Blog Posts October 14, 2016 It’s time to prioritize nutrition as a basic human right Our From-the-Experts blog reflects on World Food Day and highlights why a human rights based approach to nutrition is necessary.
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.
Events September 8, 2016 Address by MI President and CEO Joel Spicer at the launch of the Food Fortification Programme in Pakistan Joel Spicer spoke at the official launch of the Food Fortification Programme in Pakistan (FFP) in Islamabad on September 8.
Blog Posts September 1, 2016 Improving nutrition so all children can survive and thrive A conversation with Greg Reinhart, M.S., Ph.D., Vice President of Research and Nutrition, The Mathile Institute.
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.
Events April 11, 2016 Global Alliance for Vitamin A reviews future of vitamin A in sub-Saharan Africa GAVA discussed the future of vitamin A supplementation for sub-Saharan Africa.
Field Stories October 15, 2015 “Zinc and ORS saved my child’s life” A training session for frontline health workers is underway in Shivpuri, a quiet village in the Kishanpur block of Supaul district in Bihar, India.
Blog Posts October 8, 2015 Vitamin A: a little hero on World Sight Day World Sight Day, I’m struck by how much Canadians have already contributed towards one key aspect of eye care – preventing blindness - through vitamin A.
Field Stories September 29, 2015 Shobha’s story: How her daughter was helped by the local ASHA Shobha Devi, a homemaker in the Salkhua village of Saharsa district in Bihar, India, is busy cleaning the house, her one-year-old daughter, Shrishti, is comfortably perched on her hip.