Photo: Canva By Aishani Gupta, Lawyer, and Regulatory Consultan, Nutrition Team, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; and Claudia Pazlopez, Program Officer, Nutrition, Global Growth & Opportunity, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation A primer on law and regulation for non-lawyers Have you ever needed to find out if wheat fortification is required by law in a country but
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: Frequently Asked
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
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