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Folate/Folic Acid

249  in ‘Folate/Folic Acid’.

News

June 15, 2022

Nutrition International and partners launch project to test new double-fortified salt product intended to reduce the risk of neural tube defects in Ethiopia

The project will introduce double-fortified salt with iodine and folic acid to reduce the prevalence of neural tube defects as well as iodine deficiency disorders.

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June 15, 2022

Product development and market introduction of iodine-folic acid double-fortified salt in Ethiopia

Nutrition International is leading a collaborative effort to test and introduce double-fortified salt with iodine and folic acid into the Ethiopian marketplace to prevent neural tube defects.

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Field Stories

June 13, 2022

Access to quality maternal health and nutrition services is not a privilege – it’s a necessity.

Learn how Nutrition International partners with national governments to increase access to quality community maternal health serivces.

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June 7, 2022

Preventing birth defects, saving lives, and promoting health equity: an urgent call to action for universal mandatory food fortification with folic acid

We summarize scientific evidence and make a call to action for a resolution on universal mandatory folic acid fortification to accelerate the pace of spina bifida and anencephaly prevention globally.

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Field Stories

May 6, 2022

Maternal nutrition workshop introduces gender equality module

Gender barriers impact a woman’s ability to access health services. A new gender equality training module in Nigeria is sensitizing health workers to change that.

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Blog Posts

April 5, 2022

Towards gender-responsive nutrition programming for adolescent girls in Pakistan

We are helping to strengthen adolescent and maternal nutrition services in Pakistan by identifying and addressing gender-based norms and behaviours.

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April 1, 2022

Weekly iron and folic acid supplementation and nutrition education for adolescent girls in Africa and Asia

This article outlines the programs implemented in partnership with Nutrition International under Right Start to support adolescent nutrition in six countries in Africa and Asia.

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Brief

April 1, 2022

People-driven SBC in practice combating stunting in Indonesia

This article summarises the adolescent focused findings from BISA’s formative research which piloted the people-driven design of social behaviour change (SBC) in Indonesia.

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News

March 23, 2022

Canada’s Minister of International Development sees firsthand the impact of good nutrition in Senegal

Minister Sajjan and a Canadian delegation met with adolescents at their counselling centre in Thiès to learn about the impact of good nutrition on their lives.

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March 3, 2022

Perspective: Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFAS): A Critical Review and Rationale for Inclusion in the Essential Medicines List to Accelerate Anemia and Neural Tube Defects Reduction

The study assessed whether the current dose of folic acid for weekly supplementation would be sufficient for raising red blood cell folate to concentrations associated with a reduced risk of NTDs.

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