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Micronutrients highlighted by Kristof – let’s hope people are listening

I am so pleased that Kristof highlighted the importance of micronutrients for mothers who are pregnant and children under two years of age, particularly folic acid, iodine, zinc and vitamin A. Many are unaware of the devastating consequences of micronutrient … Continue reading

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Kristof puts nutrition and hunger in the limelight again

In his op-ed piece, he gives the economic crisis and its impact – one being hunger – a name. In this case, a Honduran woman, Pati, and her family. “The United Nations calculates that because of the economic crisis and … Continue reading

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