With FFI’s support, the Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Care and UNICEF-Zimbabwe moved forward with the revision of their fortification strategy.
Read MoreHow do you collect information on millers’ compliance to fortification standards and legislation without regulatory monitoring inspections?
Read MoreIn 2020, FFI and partners rolled out FortifyMIS, an online management information system with the power to improve fortification monitoring across seven provinces in Mozambique.
Read MoreWhen the pandemic forced FFI to cancel the in-person Monitoring Challenge Workshop scheduled for May 2020 in Johannesburg, South Africa, FFI was quick to think out of the box.
Read MoreThe past year challenged and changed our world—and our work. COVID-19 exacerbated an already pressing crisis of micronutrient deficiencies. But difficult times often inspire innovation and progress, and the past year was filled with FFI and partners’ creative solutions to serious challenges.
Read MoreDespite challenges posed by the pandemic, Egypt pushed ahead to restart the country’s wheat flour fortification program, on hold since 2014.
Read MoreHalf of the countries that fortify maize and wheat flours with iron, zinc and vitamin B12 may need to update their standards to meet the World Health Organization’s (WHO) current recommendations, according to a recent study published in Food Policy.
Read MoreTo prevent a rise in malnutrition as a result of the pandemic, countries need to maintain food systems and support large-scale interventions like the fortification of staple foods. The frontline of every country’s health system are the immune systems of its people.
Read MoreA recent study published in Perspectives in Human Nutrition found that Colombian pre-school children who ate foods containing fortified wheat flour such as bread and pasta were less likely to have anemia than those who ate few fortified wheat flour foods.
Read MoreEurope is often viewed as a part of the world where vitamin and mineral deficiencies are not prevalent, yet certain countries in the region carry a burden at levels that deserve attention.
Read MoreSince 2015, FFI has worked closely with the Government of Solomon Islands and industry to plan, implement, and monitor the country’s first wheat flour and rice fortification programs.
Read MoreIn 2019, FFI assisted Mozambique in testing an online data collection and aggregation tool for fortification monitoring called FortifyMIS.
Read MoreOne of FFI’s innovative approaches to ensure high-quality fortified foods are available in Africa is a grassroots Pull Strategy.
Read MoreIn 2019, the Government of Egypt and FFI laid the foundation for restarting Egypt’s national wheat flour fortification program.
Read MoreThe 2019 increase in grain available for human consumption globally presents a tremendous opportunity for fortification.
As more grain is industrially milled, grain can be fortified with essential micronutrients to save more lives.
FFI has been a key partner for the north Indian state of Haryana since 2015, helping to plan, implement, monitor, and now scale-up fortification efforts across the state.
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