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Fortifying foods – flour, cooking oil, salt, and other staples – with essential vitamins and minerals is a safe, sustainable, cost-effective way to enrich the diets…
The Iodine Global Network (IGN) aims to reduce iodine deficiency and achieve optimal iodine intake so that every child can enter school with the full cognitive…
We remain steadfast in our mission and know that we’ll now have to work even harder to help save and improve lives, as the already-poor will…
May 28th is World Hunger Day, a great time to remember that the “hidden hunger” of micronutrient deficiencies is as important a factor as availability of…
For Universal Children’s Day, take action by reading about and supporting charities that are proven to save lives for pennies per child. Let’s give children who…
This article is co-authored by: Marie-Claude Désilets, head of nutrition at UNICEF in Madagascar Minoru Irie, a Senior Consultant with the Foundation for Growth Science, Professor…
Sudan’s first salt iodization plant marks a milestone toward eliminating iodine deficiency. The new Shafie factory for iodized salt production On February 7th, Sudan opened its…
A new water source will disrupt Djibouti’s source of iodine. IGN is working with partners to steer a course of action toward healthy iodine nutrition through…
Iodine deficiency is the world’s most prevalent, yet easily preventable, cause of brain damage. Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD), represent a serious threat to children’s mental health and…
Russia is the world’s largest country by territory, and it has a population of over 140 million. Spanning two continents and eleven time zones, it encompasses…
On October 24-28, the global Micronutrient Forum will be held in Cancun, Mexico. Topics will cover a wide range of topics related to reducing micronutrient malnutrition,…
Do you know where the word “cretin” comes from? Have you ever wondered who discovered iodine? Do you know what links iodized salt to the “Debryshire…
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