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Vitamin Angels Promotes Health Equity at the Most Critical Moments
by Shannon King, PhD, Vitamin Angels Implementation Science Manager At Vitamin Angels, our goal is to promote health equity across the lifespan, and we do so by reaching pregnant women and children with essential nutrients during the critical development window — the first 2,000 days from pregnancy through age 5. International Women’s Day marks a…
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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…