Field Stories July 24, 2020 The power of zinc: Nowfel’s story At 23 months old, Nowfel developed diarrhoea which took longer to subside. Usually smiling and playful, Nowfel became increasingly pale and weak.
Blog Posts July 3, 2020 Sustaining fortification of staple foods critical to Indonesia’s COVID-19 response In Indonesia, wheat flour fortification has come a long way, but the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to set back the progress that has been made.
Blog Posts June 30, 2020 Canada can lead way globally in addressing malnutrition Canada is a leading middle power. We can’t lead everywhere. Instead, we must choose a set of strategic, high-impact areas of strength and focus on moving those issues forward.
Blog Posts June 18, 2020 COVID-19’s triple threat to gender equality, nutrition and future potential What started as a novel virus soon resulted in global economic shutdown that is creating a malnutrition crisis felt the world over.
Blog Posts June 17, 2020 Doing Development Differently: increasing domestic investments for nutrition Nutrition International co-created and developed a new investment model with Kenyan counties: sub-national, performance-based matched-funding arrangements.
Blog Posts June 15, 2020 COVID-19 will worsen the already abysmal state of nutrition among women The COVID-19 pandemic has both marginalized women from accessing primary care as well as severely affected the nutritional intake of adolescent girls and women.
Blog Posts June 8, 2020 Combatting the consequences of COVID-19 with fortified food staples Food fortification – adding vitamins and minerals to food staples − is a proven and cost‐effective intervention for addressing micronutrient deficiencies in populations at large.
Blog Posts June 5, 2020 The critical role of nutrition in the global battle against COVID-19 I have joined Nutrition International because malnutrition is an urgent issue, it is a social justice issue, it is a gender issue.
Blog Posts May 27, 2020 Fortifying food for a healthier, more resilient future While the immediate threat of COVID-19 is present, the looming nutrition crisis has the potential to cause even more devastation.
Blog Posts May 19, 2020 Delivering nutrition services during COVID-19: how Nutrition International is working to avoid a looming malnutrition crisis Nutrition International is working to find innovative ways to continue to deliver its programs despite the challenges posed by the pandemic.