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Deworming in Vietnam
Deworming in Vietnam Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) impact 24% of the world’s population and impair the nutritional status of the people they infect in multiple ways.1 The worms feed on host tissues, including blood, which leads to a loss of iron and protein.1 They can cause chronic intestinal blood loss that can result in anemia, and…
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A Wave of Need: A Midwife’s Story
The 2013 storm marked one of the deadliest typhoons to strike the Visayas island group in the central Philippines, claiming over 6,300 lives. At landfall, Haiyan (Yolanda) had maximum sustained winds of 195 mph (314 km/h), making it one of the most, if not the most, powerful tropical cyclones to strike land.1 The physical destruction…
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Vitamin Angels Pilots Supplementary Feeding Programs
Vitamin Angels is a public health nonprofit that brings essential nutrition interventions to underserved communities. We focus on addressing malnutrition in pregnant women, infants, and young children up to age 5 to improve quality of life and increase potential. We do this through the delivery of effective nutrition interventions that are specifically designed to improve…