• Nigeria Needs to Fight Looming Nutritional Crisis

    The need to combat the imminent “nutritional crisis” looming over the country has been emphasised. The Country Director, Vitamin Angels, Dr Francis Ohanyido, drew the attention a one- day programme, Coordination Meeting on Maternal Child Nutrition and Quality Antenatal Nutritional Care (ANC) services held in Ibadan, in conjunction with the Jos-based Christian Health Association of…

  • Vitamin Angels: Nonprofit helps at-risk mothers deliver well-nourished newborns

    Getting early and regular prenatal care improves the chances of a healthy pregnancy and the birth of a healthy baby. But how is that accomplished for expectant women facing food insecurity or limited access to prenatal vitamins and minerals? Howard Schiffer, the founder of Vitamin Angels explained what he’s trying to do: “We deal with the unmet…

  • Vitamin Angels UK and NDNA aim to ramp up their nutritional food scheme for nurseries

    With 3.9 million children, and 46 per cent of children from black and minority ethnic groups, currently living in poverty in the UK, the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) and the charity Vitamin Angels UK are aiming to step up their efforts to tackle food insecurity. More than 1,000 children from low-income families are already benefiting from Vitamin Angels…