News February 17, 2021 Murang’a County launches nutrition action plan Murang'a County's nutrition action plan lays out key costed nutrition priorities that will help to accelerate and scale up efforts to eliminate malnutrition.
News February 16, 2021 A new initiative to fight malnutrition in India Nutrition International is launching a new project to scale up of fortified food distribution through social safety net programs in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
project February 16, 2021 Optimizing India's social safety net programs Nutrition International is helping state governments in India increase the availability of fortified foods in their social safety net programs (SSNPs), improving access to critical micronutrients.
Brief February 10, 2021 Kenya Country Profile Our Kenya Country Profile details our work and nutrition programs in the country.
February 8, 2021 Specific considerations for research on the effectiveness of multisectoral collaboration: methods and lessons from 12 country case studies This paper draws on the 12-country study series on multisector collaboration (MSC) for health and sustainable development.
Blog Posts February 8, 2021 More than just a piece of legislation, the new salt bill is a real commitment to human development Bangladesh's new Iodized Salt Act will help to prevent iodine deficiency disorders in the country, writes Nutrition International's Bangladesh Country Director and Asia Regional Director.
January 27, 2021 Frequently Asked Questions: Preventive Chemotherapy (Deworming) for Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections Among Adolescents and Women of Reproductive Age This knowledge product include frequently asked questions (FAQs) on deworming with specific focus on evidence base around nutrition and adolescents.
January 26, 2021 Reducing the Burden of Anemia and Neural Tube Defects in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Analysis to Identify Countries with an Immediate Potential to Benefit from Large-Scale Mandatory Fortification of Wheat Flour and Rice The paper identifies 18 low- and middle-income countries with the highest and most immediate potential for large-scale wheat flour and/or rice fortification.
Brief January 22, 2021 Understanding Pregnant Adolescent Girls: A brief on their knowledge, attitudes and healthcare-seeking behaviour in Bangladesh In 2019-2020, Nutrition International partnered with Girl Effect to conduct in-depth qualitative research to understand experiences and decision-making of pregnant adolescents in Bangladesh.
January 8, 2021 Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition in Tanzania: Formative research summary report This document summarizes the background, study design, purpose, findings, and key messages emerging from the formative research conducted for ENRICH in Shinyanga and Singida regions, Tanzania.