Blog Posts September 12, 2019 Bridging the gap in adolescent nutrition education There is a need for greater focus on, and more resources allocated to, improving nutrition for adolescents around the world.
Blog Posts August 6, 2019 Investing in breastfeeding is vital to improving human capital Breastfeeding is vital for children to reach their human capital potential since it affects all of its drivers: survival, health, and cognition.
Blog Posts July 17, 2019 "Losing a billion dollars a day": The Cost of Not Breastfeeding Each year the lack of breastfeeding newborns and young children according to WHO and UNICEF recommendations costs nearly 700,000 lives and $341 billion globally.
Blog Posts July 12, 2019 Putting gender on the table: Integrating gender and nutrition Nutrition International recently helped integrate gender equality into the Functional Capacity-Building Workshop for SUN Focal Points.
Blog Posts May 31, 2019 Why a Child Safeguarding Policy at Nutrition International? Nutrition International is very proud to have taken significant steps in its Child Safeguarding Policy implementation.
Blog Posts May 13, 2019 Nourished mothers, healthy babies, strong societies: Celebrating the power of maternal nutrition on Mother's Day Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate mothers and the power of nutrition in ensuring well-nourished mothers, healthy babies and strong societies.
Blog Posts April 30, 2019 Doubling Down: Why Vitamin A and Immunization are better together One of the lesser known life-saving superheroes in public health is vitamin A. Let’s celebrate how vitamin A and immunization are working together to save lives and protect child health.
Field Stories March 21, 2019 Seynabou Ndiaye, a child survival champion in rural Senegal, leads the way in vitamin A At the Touba Mbella health post in rural Senegal, Seynabou Ndiaye works diligently so every child in her village has the chance to grow up strong and healthy.
Field Stories March 8, 2019 In a district prone to armed conflicts, Pratibha fights all odds to ensure good health of women and adolescent girls In Narayanpur, a tribal district in the central state of Chhattisgargh, India, women and children face high rates of malnutrition.
Field Stories March 8, 2019 Changing behaviours for an anaemia-free pregnancy in Indonesia In the Manggarai Barat district of East Nusa Tenggara, midwife Rosina Flaviana Susianawati is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that women in her region have a healthy pregnancy, free from anaemia.