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Spotlight on Honduras: Making a Meaningful Impact through Education & Intervention
By partnering with Central American Medical Outreach, Inc. (CAMO) and Fundación CAMO Honduras to provide albendazole, an anti-parasitic, Vitamin Angels is helping create a brighter future for young children with intestinal parasites in Honduras. Soil Transmitted Helminths (STH) infections caused by parasitic worms—that prevent the proper absorption of nutrients—are prevalent due to poor infrastructure and…
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Vitamin Angels Expanded Number and Scope of MMS Programs Globally in 2022
GOLETA, CA., February 7, 2023 – Vitamin Angels,a public health nonprofitworking to improve maternal and child nutrition worldwide, successfully expanded its multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) – also known as prenatal vitamins and minerals – programs globally in 2022. The expansion resulted in enhanced global awareness and recognition of the importance of MMS and greater support…
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Texas is a (Maternity Care) Desert
Maternity care deserts, or areas with limited or no access to maternal health care, are growing throughout the United States. Almost half of U.S. counties are areas where there are no providers offering maternal care.¹ “Women living in these areas are at risk for inadequate and delayed prenatal care, if they receive prenatal care at…