At the Micronutrient Forum 7th Global Conference 2026 in Accra, Ghana 🇬🇭 @SightandLife, together with our partners we convened a session on Menstrual Health in Girls and Women, bringing critical conversations on menstrual bleeding, pain and anaemia to the forefront. The Plenary Segment Session : From Evidence to Care: Hearing Girls and Improving Support Where They Live and Learn We were honored to welcome Prof. Kristen Matteson , Chair of @FIGOHQ Committee, who shared expert perspectives on what does the first point of care from either a nurse, a midwife, a school health worker need in order to recognize heavy menstrual bleeding and what could change in clinical training or guidelines so that heavy menstrual bleeding is asked about routinely wherever anemia is assessed. She stated, “Heavy menstrual bleeding and pain are too often normalised because menstrual health remains overlooked in routine care, while first-line providers need simple screening tools, clear referral pathways and confidence to listen without judgement, there is a need to also prioritize understanding of menstrual history/ measurement as routine vital question whenever anaemia is assessed and to be supported by practical guidelines and training that turn recognition into timely, compassionate care.” This session also marked the launch of 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗦, a global campaign to make menstrual blood loss and its consequences for girls and women visible, heard and acted upon because, 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱. 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱. Join us and be part of this important campaign. Together, let’s STOP THE LOSS. @WageningenUR | @FIGOHQ | @melindagates | @AnitaZaidi | @pivotaldotcom #StopTheLoss #MenstrualHealth #Anaemia #WomensHealth #MNF2026

At the Micronutrient Forum 7th Global Conference 2026 in Accra, Ghana 🇬🇭 @SightandLife , together with our partners we convened a session on Menstrual Health in Girls and Women, bringing critical conversations on menstrual bleeding, pain and anaemia to the forefront. The Plenary Segment Session : From Evidence to Care: Hearing Girls and Improving Support Where They Live and Learn We were honored to welcome Dr. @MaryMSando the CEO @AAPH_Africa , who shared expert perspectives on how to close the gaps in improving menstrual health education, dignity and basic support within existing school and adolescent programmes. She stated, “ The easiest gap to close is information, dignity and basic menstrual support within programmes that already reach girls, access to affordable products, anaemia screening, pain management and adolescent-friendly services also require a wider health system from schools and districts to clinics and ministries to work collaboratively”. This session also marked the launch of 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗦, a global campaign to make menstrual blood loss and its consequences for girls and women visible, heard and acted upon because, 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱. 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱. Join us and be part of this important campaign. Together, let’s STOP THE LOSS. @WageningenUR | @FIGOHQ | @melindagates | @AnitaZaidi | @pivotaldotcom #StopTheLoss #MenstrualHealth #Anaemia #WomensHealth #MNF2026

At the Micronutrient Forum 7th Global Conference 2026 in Accra, Ghana 🇬🇭 @SightandLife , together with our partners we convened a session on Menstrual Health in Girls and Women, bringing critical conversations on menstrual bleeding, pain and anaemia to the forefront. The Plenary Segment Session : From Evidence to Care: Hearing Girls and Improving Support Where They Live and Learn Our very own Dr. Nadira Sultana, Country Program Manager, @sightandlife Bangladesh 🇧🇩, shared expert perspectives and challenged us to rethink how we address anaemia. She also shared an important overview for the future, 💬 “If we are back at this Forum in two years, what would tell us that this morning’s evidence became care what would you want to be able to count?”Beyond statistics, we need to listen to girls and women, understand their lived experiences and translate evidence into better services, policies, programmes and investments. This session also marked the launch of 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗦, a global campaign to make menstrual blood loss and its consequences for girls and women visible, heard and acted upon because, 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱. 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱. Join us and be part of this important campaign. Together, let’s STOP THE LOSS. @WageningenUR | @FIGOHQ | @AAPH_Africa | @melindagates | @AnitaZaidi | @pivotaldotcom #StopTheLoss #MenstrualHealth #Anaemia #WomensHealth #MNF2026

At the Micronutrient Forum’s 7th Global Conference 2026 in Accra, Ghana 🇬🇭 @SightandLife, together with our partners, convened a powerful session on Menstrual Health in Girls and Women, bringing critical conversations on menstrual bleeding, pain and anaemia to the forefront. 🔎 From Evidence to Care: Hearing Girls and Improving Support Where They Live and Learn The expert plenary brought together distinguished voices: 🔸Prof. Kristen Matteson — Chair, @FIGOHQ Committee 🔸Dr. Mary Mwanika Sando — The CEO @AAPH_Africa 🔸Dr. Nadira Sultana — Country Program Manager, @sightandlife Bangladesh 🔹 Dr. Hans Verhoef — Wageningen University & Research The discussion explored what the evidence reveals about menstrual bleeding and anaemia, what remains overlooked and how research can translate into meaningful care, stronger support systems and informed policy action. #MNF2026 #StopTheLoss #MenstrualHealth #Anaemia

📣 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝗪𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗 ‼️ 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟🩸𝗦𝗦 𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗔𝗜𝗚𝗡, a global campaign to make menstrual blood loss and its consequences for girls and women visible, heard and acted upon. Our message is simple: 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱. 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱. Because every period can mean the loss of iron, energy, concentration, school and workdays, health, and wellbeing. It is time to break the silence, strengthen the evidence, and turn awareness into action. 🤝 Join the 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟🩸𝗦𝗦 Campaign. Together, let’s make every loss count and every voice heard! #StopTheLoss #MenstrualHealth #Nutrition #MNF2026

At the @MNForum’s 7th Global Conference in Accra, Sight and Life is bringing together experts across research, clinical care, public health and implementation for a conversation on Menstrual Health in Girls and Women. Together, we will examine what the evidence tells us, where critical gaps remain, and what it will take to translate girls’ and women’s experiences and stronger evidence into better support and care. 📅 1 October 2026 🕘 08:40–09:40 If you’re at #MNF2026, join us to be part of the conversation! Can’t join us in Accra? Register to join the conversation virtually: mnfconference.org/virtual-lo… 𝙇𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡𝙨. 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚. 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚. @FIGOHQ | @WageningenUR | @AAPH_Africa #MicronutrientForum #SALatMNF #MenstrualHealth #AdolescentHealth #Anemia #Nutrition #GlobalHealth

An Integrated Nutrition Event at Rubavu District, Rwanda 🇷🇼, this is part of the  Nutrition in City Ecosystems (NICE) Project, by @SightandLife Rwanda team. From strengthening access to nutritious food to promoting healthier urban communities, this initiative reflects the power of collaboration in building food systems that nourish people and protect our future. Together, we are working towards healthier cities, resilient food systems and improved nutrition for all. @SwissTPH | @ETH_en | @E4S_Center | @Susagfoundation #NICENutrition #UrbanNutrition #FoodSystems #Nutrition #ClimateResilience #Rwanda

📢 We recently conducted a capacity building training to food vendors at Rubavu and Rusizi Districts in Rwanda. 🇷🇼 The training focused on strengthening safe vendor practices, data entry, reporting and activity planning, led by Ms.Innocente Turinimigisha, @SightandLife City Coordinator at Rubavu District, Rwanda. Over 25+ food vendors received practical knowledge and skills to promote safer food practices, improved data management and more effective planning contributing to healthier urban food systems and better nutrition outcomes. This is part of our Nutrition in City Ecosystems (NICE) project which aims to improve health and nutrition and contribute to reducing poverty for populations of city regions, especially women, youth and vulnerable groups. @SwissTPH | @ETH_en | @E4S_Center | @Susagfoundation #NICENutrition #UrbanNutrition #FoodSystems #Nutrition #ClimateResilience

Food Systems Peer Learning Session in Karongi District, Rwanda. 🇷🇼 Last week ,Mr. Straton Habumugisha, the Senior Manager , Food Systems at @SightandLife Rwanda, facilitated a Food Systems Platform Peer Learning Session under the NICE (Nutrition in City Ecosystems) Project. The session brought together food systems stakeholders to share experiences, exchange knowledge, and explore practical solutions for building food systems that are more nutrition-inclusive, climate-resilient and sustainable. The learning sessions are key to advance knowledge-sharing through collective action, strengthening local food systems and creating healthier, more resilient communities. @SwissTPH | @ETH_en | @E4S_Center | @Susagfoundation #NICENutrition #UrbanNutrition #FoodSystems #Nutrition #ClimateResilience

With 2030 approaching, #GlobalGoalsWeek is a reminder that nutrition is both a driver and a marker of global development, and deserves sustained attention and investment.   At least 12 of the 17 Global Goals include indicators that are closely linked to nutrition. Improved nutrition is a platform for progress in health, education, employment, women’s empowerment and the reduction of poverty and inequality, while also contributing to more peaceful, secure and stable societies.   🔹Yet progress remains slow, and the world is still off track to meet key global nutrition targets by 2030.   Malnutrition is shaped by more than access to nutritious and safe food. Health, care, education, water, sanitation and hygiene, women’s empowerment, livelihoods and access to resources all influence nutrition outcomes. Addressing it therefore requires action across sectors, with governments, researchers, funders, communities and the private sector working together to develop solutions that can be delivered, financed and sustained at scale.   📍This is the approach we bring to our work at Sight and Life: combining evidence with cross-sector partnerships and delivery models that respond to local realities and create pathways to lasting impact.   As world leaders meet at #UNGA81, attention is turning to what it will take to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. For nutrition, that means investing in what works, strengthening the partnerships needed to deliver at scale, and ensuring evidence translates into action where it matters most.   🔗Learn more about why nutrition matters across the SDGs: cms.sightandlife.org/wp-cont… #SDGs #Nutrition #GlobalHealth #FoodSystems

𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗿𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲! 🇬🇭 From 28 September to 1 October, Sight and Life will join the global nutrition community at @MNForum 2026, convening under the theme “𝗡𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.” Across the week, our team will be connecting with partners, exchanging ideas and contributing to conversations on some of the nutrition challenges that demand greater attention and new ways of thinking. We’ll also be bringing an important conversation of our own to the Forum — one that starts by listening to girls, looks closely at what the evidence is telling us, and asks what it will take to translate that knowledge into better support and care. More on that soon! If you’ll be in Accra, we would love to connect. See you at #MNF2026! #MicronutrientForum #Nutrition #GlobalHealth #AdolescentHealth

Evidence or funding alone does not create impact. Lasting change depends on the people, partnerships and systems that put both to work. At the 25th @SwissFdns Symposium in Bern, our Scientific Director, and Head of Finance and Accounting, joined conversations on funding, localisation, knowledge transfer and the human dynamics behind impact. For us, one question stands out: Why does evidence sometimes fail to translate into action? In nutrition, evidence is only the beginning. Solutions must work in real-world settings, respond to local priorities and be supported to scale. That is why @SightandLife works at the intersection of science, communities, governments and markets, helping turn evidence into solutions that can grow and last. Thank you to @SwissFdns for creating space for these important conversations. #AndAction #Partnership #EvidenceToAction #Philanthropy

In Bambilor, Senegal, @SightandLife brought health workers and community stakeholders together through the #NICEProject to co-create nutritious recipes for children under five using familiar, locally available foods. 📍Participants explored how familiar ingredients could contribute to more diverse, nutritious meals. They assessed taste, preparation time and ease of preparation, helping shape recipes that fit families’ everyday lives. The recipes will now inform cooking demonstrations, community dialogues and behaviour change activities through our Smart Food Tips approach. Read more: sightandlife.org/get-involve… @SwissTPH @rikolto @ETH_en @Susagfoundation @E4S_Center #NICENutrition #UrbanNutrition #ChildNutrition #Senegal

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮?🌍 At our #AFSForum Breakthrough Event in Kigali, leaders from government, science, investment, food systems, and the culinary community explored that question from different angles. Across the discussion, five priorities stood out: 🔹 Recognising fermentation as an existing African food systems solution 🔹 Strengthening the evidence and enabling environment 🔹Supporting local food economies 🔹 Investing in women 🔹Building the cross-sector partnerships needed for scale. These are some of the key takeaways we are carrying forward from Kigali as we continue working to unlock the potential of fermentation for better nutrition, stronger livelihoods and more resilient food systems. 📰 Learn more: sightandlife.org/get-involve… 📘 Explore our Special Report on fermentation: sightandlife.org/resource-hu… 🎥 Watch the full session recording: youtu.be/QreKlB4vgKI?si=ZyZU… @CIFFchild | @TheAGRF | @AGRA_Africa | @AlikoDangoteFdn | @RwandaAgri | @FmardNg | @DemekeHasen #SALatAFSF2026 #AFSForum2026 #Fermentation #FoodSystems #Nutrition