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The Micronutrient Initiative
Our vision is a world free of hidden hunger
We are dedicated to ensuring that the world's most vulnerable - especially women and children - in developing countries get the vitamins and minerals they need to survive and thrive. Learn more...
Micronutrient Initiative, Government of Canada and Teck Launch New Initiative with Senegal Ministry of Health to Save Children´s Lives
May 15, 2012
Canadian partners the Micronutrient Initiative, the Government of Canada and private sector partner Teck launched a major project with the Senegal Ministry of Health today that will save young lives from diarrhea, a condition that can be deadly if untreated. Read more...
 
Join MI and Run for the Runs!
May 11, 2012
MI is part of the famous Tamarack Homes Ottawa Race Weekend on May 26 and 27 and we want you to join us! We´re looking for registered runners to join our team, as well as enthusiastic volunteers and cheerers. Help us raise awareness of the devastating effects of diarrhoeal illness on the world´s children, and the simple way it can be treated with zinc! It´s easy to sign up and be a part of the movement. Read more...
 
In Haiti, the Micronutrient Initiative Adds Life-saving Vitamin A to Immunization Campaign
April 24, 2012
The Micronutrient Initiative is teaming up with partners to provide even more life-saving interventions during Haiti´s immunization campaign. For the first time since 2007, vitamin A and deworming will be part of the country´s national immunization campaign, giving children a better chance to survive and thrive. Read more...
 
On the Day of the Child, We Must Commit to Giving Bolivia´s Children the Best Start in Life
April 12, 2012
In recognition of Bolivia´s Day of the Child, April 12, Venkatesh Mannar wrote an Op-ed piece about the importance of micronutrients for all Bolivian children. It appeared in Spanish in la Razón, a national daily newspaper, and appears here in English. Read more...
 
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United Call to Action on Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies
United Call to Action Report Cover This report, developed in partnership with the Flour Fortification Initiative, USAID, GAIN, WHO, The World Bank, and UNICEF, shows micronutrients are the best low-cost solution to improved health in the developing world.

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Full Report: English, French

For more information, please visit the report web site or our page on vitamin and mineral deficiency reports.

Report Launches Around the World
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Micronutrients are vital components of good nutrition and human health, advancing physical and intellectual development in many important ways and yet vitamin and mineral deficiencies affect a full third of the global population, preventing them from fulfilling their potential.
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