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Blog Posts

October 15, 2020

The critical case for food fortification during COVID-19

Food fortification is a proven, cost‐effective intervention for addressing micronutrient deficiencies.

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Blog Posts

October 2, 2020

Protecting breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic

The spread of misinformation is undermining the work of health campaigns and positive nutrition practices adopted over the past decade, including one of the most critical: breastfeeding.

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September 30, 2020

Knowledge is power: how skilled breastfeeding counselling helped my journey as a new mom

Dreaming of life with baby meant trying to prepare for almost anything – would my delivery go smoothly, would they be a good sleeper, would I be able to breastfeed the way I had planned?

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September 24, 2020

Nutrition of pregnant women: An interplay of socio-cultural and access barriers

Women have frequently been excluded from decision-making, including from discussions about their own health.

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Field Stories

September 16, 2020

Experienced ASHA becomes advocate for double-fortified salt

Santosh Sukhram promotes the use of double-fortified salt (DFS) to combat anaemia in women and girls and ensure better health for everyone in her village.

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September 9, 2020

Women and girls’ health must be a priority during the COVID-19 pandemic

The life of nearly every citizen in the world has been affected by COVID-19. Yet the long-term consequences of the pandemic will be felt most acutely by women and girls.

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Field Stories

September 3, 2020

New mother learns value of quality kangaroo mother care

Roselyn Nyongesa was 27-weeks pregnant when her water broke and she was rushed to Busia County Referral Hospital, Kenya in February 2019.

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September 3, 2020

Female entrepreneur becomes nutrition champion in her village

In 2018, Anita opened a fair price shop in her village of Kothisodpur, in the Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh, India. 

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August 6, 2020

Breastfeeding – from mine to theirs

Motherhood is a beautiful, yet complicated, and life-changing event that I experienced fifteen years ago when my daughter came into this world (albeit three weeks early).

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Field Stories

August 6, 2020

With breastfeeding and kangaroo mother care, baby Prapti gets a healthier start to life

In the village of Gayag, in Gujarat, India, 27-year-old Ilaben endured a difficult pregnancy before giving birth to her daughter, Prapti.

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