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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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New focus on reducing anaemia in adolescent girls

Better births in Bangladesh

“I am converted”: Birthing access to safer deliveries in Kenya

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

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

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

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

India District administrators' innovativeness channels efforts to reduce adolescent anaemia