The Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Consortium (HMHB) is thrilled to release a new Knowledge Byte on unlocking the potential of balanced energy and protein dietary supplementation (BEP) during pregnancy. In this short video, renowned expert, Dr. Parul Christian, Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, discusses the nutritional composition of BEP, its
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
Photo: Andrzej Kubik / Shutterstock By Shawn Baker, Chief Program Officer, Helen Keller Intl and Saskia Osendarp, Executive Director, Micronutrient Forum The personal cost of micronutrient deficiency It was silent in the packed room and everyone had tears in their eyes when Beza Beshah talked about the loss of her son. Her little boy suffered
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
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
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
The Micronutrient Forum, with the support of USAID Advancing Nutrition, produced a 6-minute animated short film that emphasizes the urgent need for action in transforming food systems to prioritize young children’s nutrition. The purpose of the video is to inspire and actively engage the development sector, particularly funders, decision-makers, implementers working on food systems, and key influencers in child
In 2023, the Copenhagen Consensus Center reported a remarkable 37:1 return on investment for Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS) in pregnant women. In the latest Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies (HMHB) Knowledge Byte, Bjørn Lomborg and John Hoddinott share why MMS is one of the top 12 investments for global development: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eraaTSeDUng
The Micronutrient Forum and Cloudera have partnered together to produce an animated 7-minute short film on hidden hunger for broad audiences and, particularly, funders and decision-makers working on international development, global health and food security issues. In this film, global experts Ken Brown, Shawn Baker, and Emorn Udokesmalee highlight the devastating impacts of micronutrient deficiencies
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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