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Folate/Folic Acid

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Field Stories

January 21, 2013

School girl turns mentor for out-of-school girls to help reduce anaemia levels in India

Nikhat Praveen is now a role model and peer guide to out-of-school girls in her village on iron and folic acid supplementation to help address anaemia.

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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.

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Field Stories

November 18, 2012

India District administrators' innovativeness channels efforts to reduce adolescent anaemia

In 2010, the prevalence of anaemia among adolescent girls in Chhattisgarh was at 85 percent among school-going girls and 89 percent among out-of-school girls.

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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.

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Field Stories

June 15, 2011

Reducing micronutrient deficiencies by training global Food Fortification Consultants

The Micronutrient Initiative and the International Agriculture Centre organized the first Food Fortification Technical Experts' Training Course in Wageningen, Netherlands in March 2002.

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Field Stories

February 25, 2011

Food fortification in Senegal can increase micronutrient levels

For many years, MI has been working with food producers in Senegal to help them fortify their products - specifically cooking oil and wheat flour - with micronutrients.

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