Striving for a world where optimal nutrition is a birth right. Global nutrition unit of @FHI360.
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The #gendernutritiongap creates a long list of damaging consequences for women and girls. One gap creates many.
Help us #closethegap: gendernutritiongap.org
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It was a full house yesterday in New York @UNICEF headquarters as SUN Lead Group met on the sidelines of #UNGA78 to discuss the Movement’s coming priorities, in particular how to drum up financing for #nutrition.
FHI Nutrition retweeted
The war in #Ukraine has led to the deterioration of #breastfeeding & nutrition services.
We're urging the #humanitarian system to provide infant feeding support to protect the health of #MomandBaby.
Read more via @InterActionOrg: bit.ly/3ZlDMvv
@fhisolutions
@nadraf
Pleased to see this commitment to providing critical nutrition interventions to those who need it most.
#InvestInNutrition
On 20 November the 🇬🇧 will bring together the best of British and international expertise to prevent future global food shocks, malnutrition and save lives. The Global Food Security Summit will be a reset moment for the global community on world hunger. 👉 gov.uk/government/news/pm-an…
Optimal maternal #nutrition and #breastfeeding practices can make all the difference in a child's development. 🤱🏻
FHI Nutrition retweeted
We cannot tackle the #ClimateCrisis or end hunger without taking decisive #ClimateAction across our agrifood systems.
@FAO's Strategy on Climate Change will help deliver impactful & innovative solutions for adaptation & mitigation👉bit.ly/3GvnJUT
The #GDQS supports optimal health and #nutrition for women and girls.
🎯 The #data can be used to target policies and programs more effectively for women and girls, who are disproportionately affected by inequities in the #foodsystems.
🔗 Learn more: fhisolutions.org/the-global-…
Consumption of commercial milk formula in infants under 6 months in low-and-middle-income countries is associated with a #CarbonFootprint of 7.5 billion kg CO2 eq or a car driving 30 billion km, almost 200x the distance to the ☀️ from 🌎
Learn more: bit.ly/3WXal1Z
FHI Nutrition retweeted
Malnutrition is one of the most important challenges facing development.
Feeding the world requires new and innovative source of financing.
Let’s #InvestInNutrition.
FHI Nutrition retweeted
“There are many problems in this world that will take decades to solve sustainably. Ending child deaths from wasting is not one of them. This is something we can do now.” ~ Will Moore, CEO, @EleanorCrookFdn
“My baby was very sick but since the nurses gave her RUTF, she is getting better and I am very happy about it,” says Mahnaz.
In Afghanistan, UNICEF and partners provide essential health and nutrition services, including RUTF, a nutrient-dense paste to treat severe malnutrition.
ALT A mother is holding her baby while she smiles in her arms.
FHI Nutrition retweeted
Empowering women in #nutrition is key to breaking the cycle of malnutrition. In Ethiopia, Aberu is teaching her family and peers how better nutrition can impact their future.
The #gendernutritiongap is not just a gap, it’s a life. It’s Aberu’s life gendernutritiongap.org
Many kudos on this accomplishment! Great example of innovation to improve #breastfeeding rates.
During #WorldBreastfeedingWeek, two hospitals in Ha Noi, #Vietnam received the Center of Excellence for #Breastfeeding designation, a prestigious recognition from Vietnam's Ministry of Health. Watch local news coverage of the designation ceremony here: bit.ly/3YGzT49
FHI Nutrition retweeted
What is the #GenderNutritionGap? Pregnant women in LMICs face a double penalty of geography and gender that poses a threat not only to their own health but that of their unborn children.
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/45lT59x
@Vitafoods_ @GenderNutrition @HMHBConsortium
FHI Nutrition retweeted
The food crisis is worse for women and girls.
In response to this escalating situation, @FHI360 and @FHISolutions joined over 40 organizations to launch @Gendernutrition.
📰🗞️More from @emmasmith_bcn via @devex: bit.ly/3OuKJFG
FHI Nutrition retweeted
Breastfed mothers contribute significantly to the economy – benefiting families & society: USD 34,000 for 24 months, USD 43,000 for 36 months. Discover more with #MothersMilkTool: mothersmilktool.org 🤱
@fhisolutions @aliveandthrive @ANUPopHealth
FHI Nutrition retweeted
To promote #breastfeeding and improve #momandbaby health, we need to include fathers. We conducted an analysis with @USAIDSavesLives and found that participation in father-to-father support groups yielded positive results: bit.ly/45a6lhi
#WBW2023
FHI Nutrition retweeted
Today, we celebrate the first and second hospital in Hanoi receiving the Center of Excellence for Breastfeeding designations. Congratulations to Hong Ngoc General Hospital - Yen Ninh and Hong Ngoc Truong Minh Hospital.
With the designation of these two private hospitals in Hanoi, Vietnam has an impressive number of 34 Centers of Excellence for Breastfeeding.
Learn more about this successful maternal and newborn care implementation model enabling early and exclusive breastfeeding. aliveandthrive.org/en/center… #WBW2023 – at Hà Nam, Vietnam
Providing breastfeeding support in low- and middle-income countries is critical, especially now as many countries are being impacted by the global malnutrition crisis due to conflict, climate and COVID. #WBW2023
At FHI Solutions, we're pioneering 3 tools to make the investment case for #breastfeeding undeniable:
🤱🏿 The Mothers’ Milk Tool
💲 The Cost of Not Breastfeeding Tool
🌱 The Green Feeding Climate Action Tool
Learn more! #WBW2023 @aliveandthrive bit.ly/3KtCmJd
FHI Nutrition retweeted
Breastfeeding is one of the best investments for saving lives and improving the health of #MomandBaby.
Through @FHISolutions’ initiatives @aliveandthrive and @1000Days, we are working to protect, promote and support #breastfeeding.
#WBW2023
