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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.

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May 22, 2015

The mechanics of nutrition in Senegal

It is ten o'clock and the sun already spreads its warm rays over Lac Rose. From the shore, one can hear the clamor of salt harvesters singing at work since sunrise.

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April 24, 2015

Understanding the cycle of poverty and malnutrition $1.75 at a time

I am proud to work for the Micronutrient Initiative - an organization working for the world’s most vulnerable who don’t have access to the nutrition. I am taking the Live Below the Line Challenge.

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April 15, 2015

An Experience in Contrasts

I have to admit, I got a little obsessed when I was preparing for Live Below the Line last year. Eggs were cheap here but I could get lentils cheaper over there.

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April 6, 2015

Breastmilk is the safest food

Exclusive breastfeeding to the age of six months, with continued breastfeeding to the age of two and beyond, is a child’s first vaccine.

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March 24, 2015

Building bodies and brains in Burkina Faso

I am watching her while she is waiting at the community health centre with her 18- month-old son to get him measured and receive a month supply of multiple micronutrient powders (MNPs).

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March 16, 2015

Nourishing Women on International Women’s Day

March 8 is International Women’s Day. I would also like to celebrate how micronutrient interventions have the potential to enable women to continue to be strong, brilliant, and safe.

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March 16, 2015

Going Dutch in Global Nutrition

The 12th launch of the Global Nutrition Report took place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands this week during a debate event organized by the Netherlands Working Group on Nutrition (NWGN).

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March 10, 2015

Iron Women Forge the World

On International Women’s Day, we were encouraged to reflect on the power of women and the need to ensure that women around the world are positioned, supported and poised to meet their full potential.

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March 4, 2015

A ‘no missed opportunities’ approach is essential for ending diseases like malaria

The scourge of Malaria was previously at its strongest when our knowledge about its causes and our ability to prevent and treat it was weakest.

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