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New Study from HMHB Shows that MMS Help Babies Grow Better in the First Months of Life

May 27, 2025

A major new study has found that pregnant women who take multiple micronutrient supplements (MMS) are more likely to have healthier babies who grow better in their first months of life. The findings, published this month in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, highlight the potential of MMS to improve birth outcomes and reduce early undernutrition, especially […]

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Press Release: 369,000 children likely to die and 2.3 million at risk due to 44% cuts in global nutrition funding

March 26, 2025

Experts warn of the devastating toll of aid cuts on malnourished children and how it will impact generations to come—not just as huge human cost—but also a huge cost to development, economic growth, and future global prosperity. Paris, Geneva, Washington D.C, 26 March 2025 – A new analysis published today in the scientific journal Nature

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Request for Proposals – DInA Announces 2025 Small Grants Program to Strengthen Large-Scale Food Fortification Data

February 5, 2025

Request for Proposals The Micronutrient Data Innovation Alliance (DInA) has launched its second Small Grants Program, inviting eligible organizations in low- and middle-income countries to apply for grants of up to $15,000 USD. This year’s focus is on large-scale food fortification (LSFF) data. While LSFF has a long track record of success, significant data gaps still

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Two New Resources on MMS Introduction and Scale-up by HMHB

October 1, 2024

Two new complementary resources from the Global MMS in Pregnancy Technical Advisory Group (MMS TAG) hosted by the Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies (HMHB) Consortium are now available: Resource paper for practitioners: Using Implementation Science to Support the Introduction and Scale-up of Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation. FAQ for national decision-makers: Introducing and Scaling Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation Programming:

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Open Call: Apply to be a member of the MMS TAG

June 24, 2024

The Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation Technical Advisory Group (MMS TAG), hosted by the Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Consortium (HMHB), is seeking new members, particularly from low and middle-income countries. Experts in maternal and child health, public health, and nutrition, with relevant programmatic experience in MMS, including the design, implementation, and monitoring of programs at the country

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ST4N, UNICEF and WFP Launch the Global Resilience Report

May 14, 2024

Photo credit: WFP/Evelyn Fey The Standing Together for Nutrition Consortium (ST4N) launches the Global Resilience Report, in partnership with UN agencies UNICEF and the World Food Programme. This milestone report builds on the lessons of the polycrisis – a devastating combination of factors, including the knock-on effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate and economic crises – with policy recommendations to safeguard

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Manifesto for Accelerated Action on Large Scale Food Fortification

May 8, 2024

From April 16-18, 2024, Cape Town, South Africa served as the meeting place for a Convening of Large-Scale Food Fortification Practitioners. Over three days, 245 participants representing 100 organizations, including governmental bodies, regional economic communities, United Nations organizations, donors, civil society, academia, and the private sector, engaged in intensive dialogue and productive working sessions. The

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A Tribute to a Nutrition Titan: Remembering Dr. Noel W. Solomons

March 26, 2024

By Saskia Osendarp, Executive Director, Micronutrient Forum Today, I write with a heavy heart as the global nutrition community mourns the loss of Dr. Noel W. Solomons, a stalwart figure in the field of micronutrients. With a career spanning over four decades, Dr. Solomons dedicated his life to improving the health and well-being of vulnerable

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Press Release: An urgent call to scale-up access to healthy diets for the most vulnerable

October 15, 2023

Nutrition and Food Systems experts along with world leaders come together, in this week of World Food Day, for the Sixth Global Conference of the Micronutrient Forum, at the World Forum in the Hague, Netherlands. “Nutrition for Resilience” for people facing climate, conflict, covid, and soaring food prices is what’s at stake. The Hague, Netherlands,

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Standing Together for Nutrition 2020-2022 Impact Report

July 26, 2023

Standing Together for Nutrition (ST4N) is pleased to share its 2020-2022 Impact Report: Fighting for Global Nutrition in an Era of Crises. The letter shared below is the introductory letter in the report by ST4N co-coordinators, Dr. Saskia Osendarp, Micronutrient Forum Executive Director, and Dr. Lawrence Haddad, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Executive Director. Letter from

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