So, why did I join GAIN?
My warm thanks to the hundreds of you who have sent me messages of congratulations about my recent appointment to the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN). So, why did I decide to apply for the GAIN Executive Director position and why did I accept the Board’s offer to join? (I begin on October 1).
Food fortification: the unfinished agenda
- 23/11/2018
There is a large unfinished agenda around legislating the fortification of grains with iron and folic acid, and the fortification of edible oils and vitamin A. This briefing paper calls for enactment and enforcement of fortification legislation, and the improvement of the quality and coverage of existing programmes.
Rice fortification toolkit: technical manual
- 01/08/2015
This Rice Fortification toolkit describes in detail the process to blend fortified kernels with milled, non-fortified rice in order to produce fortified rice. It describes the equipment required, its integration with a typical milling facility and important quality control aspects.
Regulatory monitoring of national food fortification programs: a policy guidance document
- 01/01/2018
This policy guidance document serves as a resource for those responsible for food fortification policy development and programme implementation. Its overarching aim is to help countries achieve the target public health outcomes that are established by stakeholders at the outset of food fortification programmes.
The partnering toolbook
- 01/01/2013
The Partnering toolbook builds on the experience of those who have been at the forefront of innovative partnerships and offers a concise overview of the essential elements that make for effective partnering.
GAIN-IDS discussion paper – nutritious agriculture by design: a tool for program planning
- 01/04/2013
GAIN and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have developed this tool programme planning document to assess and improve the linkages between agriculture and nutrition.
Nutritional guidelines for complementary foods and complementary food supplements supported by GAIN
- 01/05/2014
This document details the nutritional guidelines for GAIN-supported projects for infants and young children. GAIN supports companies and agencies in the development, production and marketing of these three types of products to improve the nutritional status of older infants and young children in several developing countries.
Making a difference in the first 1000 days to improve the lives of children and women
- 26/02/2015
This presentation is an overview of GAIN's Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) programme, which aims to improve availability and accessibility of affordable nutritious infant foods through innovative and new delivery models. It presents the three models of delivery (public, fully commercial and social business), a map of its 23 projects in 17 countries and six lessons derived from IYCN's operations.
The #FutureFortified Global Summit on food fortification
- 09/09/2015
This report details the event proceedings and recommendations from the Global Summit on Food Fortification. The Summit was hosted by the Tanzanian Government and GAIN in Arusha, Tanzania in September 2015. The Summit brought together parties interested in large-scale fortification: millers, the food industry, implementing agencies and governments.