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Panel Discussion on New Global Estimates of Micronutrient Deficiencies

October 20, 2022

Panel Discussion English Recording Panel Discussion Spanish Recording Panel Discussion French Recording Panel Discussion Livestream Recording About the Session Micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs) can lead to devastating health consequences including higher risks for anemia, blindness, cognitive impairments, poor birth outcomes, infections, and mortality. New data in a forthcoming publication in Lancet Global Health indicates alarming levels …

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#HiddenHunger – New Global Estimates of Micronutrient Malnutrition: Saskia Osendarp

October 11, 2022

Statement from Micronutrient Forum Executive Director, Saskia Osendarp, PhD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcMSiEm4a6w A statement by the Micronutrient Forum’s Executive Director, Saskia Osendarp, PhD, on the new alarming estimates for micronutrient deficiencies that were published in Lancet Global Health. The report by the Micronutrient Forum, GAIN, and USAID Advancing Nutrition, found that 1 in 2 pre-school aged children …

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Knowledge Bytes: Implementation Research on MMS in Four Countries: Nita Dalmiya

August 19, 2022

Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies is pleased to present its most recent Knowledge Byte by Nita Dalmiya, Maternal Nutrition Specialist at UNICEF, about implementation research to enhance the introduction and effectiveness of MMS in Bangladesh, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, and Madagascar.

HMHB releases fourth short film in Women’s Voices Series: Women’s Voices from Bangladesh

August 18, 2022

HMHB has released the 4th film in the short film series called ‘Women’s Voices’. This is the story of Jahanara from Bangladesh, a factory worker, in her seventh month of pregnancy. It showcases how Jahanara copes with the burden of being the breadwinner, housekeeper, and mother while being pregnant and struggling to get the nutrition …

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Global and Regional Stakeholder Consultations Informing DInA Priorities

July 28, 2022

More than three billion people – almost 40% of the global population – lack access to healthy foods, resulting in inadequate micronutrient intakes, causing a broad array of adverse health and development outcomes. Today, as many nations struggle with unprecedented rises in food prices, healthy and nutrient-rich diets are increasingly out of reach for millions …

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Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Presents: Women’s Voices

July 18, 2022

Introducing a series of short films that lift up women’s voices in different global contexts. These unique five-minute stories provide an up close view into the lives of mothers during pregnancy and also shows the commitment of community health workers who support them – all told in their own words. The films highlight both the …

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HMHB releases short film in honor of community health workers

April 28, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKuATaILPz0 In celebration of the World Health Workers Week, HMHB released the second film in a series of short films on ‘Women’s Voices’, honoring health workers like Shakuntala, from Borwadi Tanda, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, who support vulnerable mothers and babies. In this film, Shakuntala, a dedicated health worker, recounts the struggles faced by pregnant women …

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Highlights from the Mighty Nutrients N4G Event- 1 December 2021

March 30, 2022

On 1 December, 2021, the Mighty Nutrient Coalition hosted Mighty Nutrients: The Power of Vitamins and Minerals to Unlock Human Potential. This powerful side event at the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit brought together leaders within the micronutrient field to lift up the importance of micronutrients. The event was moderated by Rajul Pandya-Lorch, Board …

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Let’s Put Women First

March 8, 2022

Celebrating International Women’s Day and One Year of Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Consortium Watch Agurash’s Story: “My wife is a wife of a farmer, so she doesn’t rest”, remarks Agurash’s husband Tesfaye Abate. Agurash, a woman in her third trimester of pregnancy, from Habru, Ethiopia, recounts her unquantifiable roles as a wife, mother, food provider, …

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Highlights of the Powering Women – Promising Futures N4G Event – 30 November 2021

February 18, 2022