• Bringing Albendazole to Communities in Rural Nigeria

    Nigeria boasts the largest population on the African continent – one of the fastest-growing in the world.1 And, with over 40% of its residents under the age of 15, laying the foundation for a healthy society is vital to the country’s future.2 The endemic burden of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) in Nigeria impairs the physical health and…

  • ‘It feels like a sinking ship’: inside Britain’s struggling nurseries

    It is 9am and nursery manager Michelle Shaw is in her office, eating toast at her desk as a buzzer repeatedly blares. She reaches above her head to lift a phone receiver. “Push the gate,” she says between bites, as parents begin to drop off their children for the morning session. The buzzer goes again.…

  • World Breastfeeding Week 2022: Vitamin Angels Steps Up for Breastfeeding

    World Breastfeeding Week 2022: Vitamin Angels Steps Up for Breastfeeding As a public health nonprofit working to improve the nutrition of pregnant women, new mothers and children under five worldwide, Vitamin Angels understands and appreciates the many benefits of breastfeeding on women’s and children’s health. But until now, you may not have associated Vitamin Angels…