The Micronutrient Forum is the central global platform for evidence, collaboration, and advocacy to improve micronutrient health.
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Could a simple shift from #IFA to #MMS improve birth outcomes, save lives, and deliver major economic returns?
Join our Coffee & Chai Chat to explore new evidence from 25 LMICs and what it means for MMS policy and scale-up.
📅 28 Oct | 9 AM EDT
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📅 One week to go!
Join #HMHB's Coffee & Chai Chat with John Hoddinott & Dylan Walters to explore new evidence on replacing #IFA with #MMS across 25 LMICs.
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New study in @Nutrients_MDPI: Indonesia's experience shows that locally manufactured #UNIMMAP #MMS can be a feasible and sustainable strategy for national scale-up when supported by coordinated government action and strong supply systems.
Read the brief: hmhb.micronutrientforum.org/…
🇬🇭 A @devex story by @EleanorCrookFdn shows how country-led action is critical to the #AccraReset.
Ghana is integrating #MMS into national #healthsystems to improve #maternalnutrition & deliver lasting impact for mothers & babies.
@CHAI_health
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🚨 At #MNF2026, we launched the Way Forward Statement & Call to Action outlining 8 recommendations to strengthen #nutrition systems in the face of conflict, #climatechange & shrinking aid.
2,300+ delegates. 119 countries. One call: Act now.
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Join #HMHB at the #MNF2026 Global Conference in Accra, Ghana, from 28 Sep - 1 Oct!
We're looking forward to an exciting line-up of sessions on #maternalnutrition & #MMS for improving maternal & newborn health in a rapidly changing world.
Explore: hmhb.micronutrientforum.org/…
A new article in The @Independent highlights how #MMS can help tackle maternal #anemia during #pregnancy, reducing the risk of stillbirths and low birthweight births while improving outcomes for mothers and babies.
@martmwangi @liz_cookman #HMHB
independent.co.uk/news/healt…
With #AFSForum2026 underway & #MNF2026 approaching, leaders have a key opportunity to turn evidence into action.
Our new @Devex opinion piece with @AGRA_Africa & @GAINalliance explores how #foodsystems can better address #HiddenHunger.
🔗bit.ly/4ctDhHP
📢 Meeting presentations and report from the Convening on Measurement and Monitoring of Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (#MMS) co-hosted by @DataDENT at the @JohnsHopkinsSPH & the Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Consortium #HMHB are now available.
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Don't miss the webinar: Making Food Fortification Work: Lessons from Markets, Millers and Implementation
Hear experts from Nigeria, Kenya & India & get insights from the M4N Coalition’s work with 500+ millers.
📅 13 Aug
🕘 9:00 AM EDT
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Join us for a webinar to learn how market-based approaches in Nigeria, Kenya & India are expanding access to fortified foods, improving compliance & engaging more than 500 millers across Africa & Asia.
📅 13 Aug
🕘9 AM EDT | 3 PM CEST
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🌍 Meet Our Members!
Explore the organizations and experts driving action on maternal nutrition through the Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies (#HMHB) Consortium.
Join us to power women's nutrition for promising futures.
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Recording now available!
From Evidence to Action: Lessons from Ethiopia on Scaling MMS featuring experts from @EPHIEthiopia and @UNICEFEthiopia
Learn how Ethiopia translated landmark #MMS evidence into policy and scale-up.
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Join #HMHB's #CoffeeChaiChat to learn how Ethiopia is scaling #MMS, drawing on findings from a landmark @LancetGH study of 85,000+ births that showed higher birthweights and reduced stillbirth risk with #MMS.
🗓️ 9 July
⏰ 3 PM CEST
🔗Register:hmhb.micronutrientforum.org/…
☕ Join #HMHB #CoffeeChaiChat on 9 July, 3 pm CEST!
Unpack Ethiopia’s historic #MMS effectiveness study and learn how it is leading the way in translating evidence into national policy for #maternalnutrition.
Register: hmhb.micronutrientforum.org/…
New study 🚨
Switching from #IFA to #MMS during #pregnancy could prevent millions of adverse birth outcomes across LMICs and yield at least 10x economic returns.
MMS is a high-impact, cost-effective solution ready for scale.
Learn more 👉 hmhb.micronutrientforum.org/…
New study: Delivering BEP supplements at scale requires more than policy. It requires strong systems, local production, and community engagement.
Lessons from 9 countries highlight what works and what doesn’t for maternal nutrition programs.
Read more 👉 hmhb.micronutrientforum.org/…
#ICYMI: ☕ Coffee & Chai Chat: Accelerating the Global MMS Market: Why Product Quality Standards and Delivery Data Matter
@UNICEF Supply Division shared:
✅ New UNIMMAP #MMS quality standards
✅ Real-time MMS supply & delivery dashboard
📺 youtube.com/watch?v=dgwNSNga…
