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SPRING/Uganda Hands Over Regional Health Community Coordination Role
Sep 2017
SPRING/Uganda transitions the chairmanship of the inspection and enforcement working group in the East Central and Southern Africa Health Community to Uganda National Bureau of Standards.
One man kneels and looks at the screen of a video camera. Two women and two men lean over his shoulder to also see the screen.
SPRING Shares SBC Approaches for Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture in Guinea at ICTforAg2017
Sep 2017
SPRING shared its SPRING/Guinea Social and Behavior Change (SBC) approaches at the ICTforAg 2017 conference during a session entitled "Multi-Channel Communications in Hard-to-Reach Places."
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SPRING/Uganda Supports Anemia Prevention and Control Module for Health Tutors’ College of Mulago
Aug 2017
SPRING/Uganda helped incorporate a module on anemia prevention and control into the Bachelor of Medical Education program at Health Tutors College of Mulago.
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SPRING Presents on Impactful Nutrition Policy at IHEA
Aug 2017
SPRING shared findings and recommendations at the 2017 International Health Economics Association World Congress in Boston on how to ensure nutrition policy translates to financing and action.
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SPRING Develops New National Anemia Profiles Providing a Snapshot of Country Anemia Landscapes
Aug 2017
SPRING released five new National Anemia Profiles and updated profiles for Ethiopia, Ghana, and Peru.
A young boy gets checked for anemia with a finger prick.
Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice: SPRING Researchers Publish Brief on the BRINDA Project Findings
Jul 2017
SPRING’s brief summarizes the policy and program implications of new findings on micronutrient assessment and anemia programming.
Jennifer Akello (R), a SPRING/Uganda staff, explains to Members of Parliament about SPRING/Uganda’s work in the prevention and control of anemia and stunting through policy influence, food fortification and distribution of vitamin and mineral powders. This was during the inaugural Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Nutrition.
SPRING Exhibits at the Inaugural Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Nutrition
Jul 2017
SPRING/Uganda exhibits on food fortification and vitamin and minerals powders during first-ever nutrition forum for policymakers.
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SPRING/Ghana Partners With Cash Transfer Program to Help Break the Cycle of Poverty
Jul 2017
SPRING/Ghana is maximizing chances for achieving more results from its multi-sectoral nutrition programs by prioritizing implementation in LEAP 1,000 communities.
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Health Facilities Commit to Improving Services for New Mothers and Babies in the Kyrgyz Republic
Jul 2017
SPRING/Kyrgyz Republic supports three new facilities in Naryn and Jalalabad to receive Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative certification.
SPRING SBCC Team Lead Peggy Koniz-Booher facilitates a discussion on Referral Systems/Pathways in a breakout session.
Reducing Missed Opportunities in Service Integration for Nutrition, Family Planning, and Immunization
Jun 2017
SPRING hosted a joint meeting of the MIYCN-FP Integration and the FP-Immunization Integration Working Groups to discuss ways to further integrate service delivery.
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Guinean Radio Stations Trained to Promote Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture
Jun 2017
SPRING/Guinea trained staff from community radio stations on developing effective interactive radio programming supporting nutrition-sensitive agriculture practices.
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Supporting Fathers and Empowering Families in Ghana
Jun 2017
Father-to-Father support groups encourage men to take an active role in the health and nutrition of their families.
Sarah Ngalombi from the Uganda Ministry of Health speaks at a National Anemia Working Group meeting
SPRING/Uganda Engages Multi-Sectoral Partners on National Anemia Efforts
May 2017
SPRING interviewed public and private sector leaders about creating multi-sectoral anemia prevention and control strategies.
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SPRING/Senegal Trains Partners to Use Cereal Processors to Alleviate Women’s Post-Harvest Workload
May 2017
SPRING/Senegal trained six partner networks in Senegal on the technical and business elements of operating processing machines.
Shamirah Nabbosa, a SPRING staff member, explains to the Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda about SPRING's work aimed at the prevention and control of anemia.
SPRING and Partners Organize First Ever Parliamentary Forum on Nutrition in Uganda
May 2017
SPRING is assisting members of the tenth Parliament of Uganda to advocate and champion for prioritization of food and nutrition security in the national development agenda.
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SPRING/Guinea Develops Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Training Package for Local "Agro-Preneurs"
May 2017
SPRING/Guinea tested and refined a nutrition-sensitive agriculture training package.
Mariam Sy, SPRING/Senegal Nutrition Advisor, holds a microphone on stage in both hands and addresses the crowd gathered.
SPRING/Senegal Joined Local Partners to Raise Awareness on World Malaria Day
May 2017
SPRING/Senegal co-organized a social mobilization event in Dinguiraye to raise awareness on how environmental hygiene can prevent malaria.
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SPRING/Kyrgyz Republic Delivers Urban Campaign Events to Increase the Reach of Key Messages
Apr 2017
SPRING/Kyrgyz Republic held concerts in townships of Jalalabad and Naryn oblasts to promote nutrition and WASH.
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SPRING/Uganda Presents on Micronutrient Powder Pilot at the International Symposium on Community Health Workers in Kampala
Apr 2017
SPRING’s presentation highlighted the role of Village Health Teams in closing the gap between health facilities and caregivers.
SPRING, GHS training of District Health Staff on anemia curriculum in Tamale. Taken during a session on iron-, vitamin A- and vitamin C-rich food.
Ghana’s Northern Region is Training to Fight Anemia
Apr 2017
SPRING/Ghana is supporting the Ghana Health Service in building the capacity of its health workers and community health volunteers of the Northern Region to tackle the major public health problem of...
Talian Grain Millers' Production Manager holds up a scoop of fortified maize flour
SPRING/Uganda Partners with Feed the Future’s Commodity Production and Marketing Activity
Apr 2017
SPRING/Uganda trained maize millers to fortify maize flour and adopt good manufacturing practices.
Ibrahima Ly, SPRING/Senegal social mobilization officer, explains SPRING’s multi-sectoral approach to visitors.
SPRING/Senegal Promotes Multi-sectoral Approach and Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture at the International Fair for Agricultural and Animal Resources
Apr 2017
SPRING/Senegal is participating in (FIARA) to promote a multi-sectoral approach to improving nutrition.
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SPRING/Ghana Adopts VSLAs to Economically Empower Women
Apr 2017
SPRING/Ghana uses VSLAs so mother-to-mother support groups can improve their economic status with savings and loans to meet immediate needs.
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SPRING/Uganda and RHITES/SW Partner to Prevent and Control Anemia in the Southwestern Region
Mar 2017
In workshops, district officials used SPRING's District Assessment Tool for Anemia to learn about the multi-sectoral nature of anemia in their districts and to prioritize key actionable activities to...
Focus groups meet to answer questions from SPRING and FRI
SPRING/Guinea and Farm Radio International Conduct a Community Radio Assessment to Support Partnerships for Nutrition
Mar 2017
SPRING/Guinea and FRI conducted an assessment to develop an interactive rural radio strategy that the SMARTE project can use to encourage nutrition-sensitive and specific practices.
OFSP_MTMSG members in Tatale District display their Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) yields
SPRING/Ghana Promotes the Consumption of Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potatoes and Fortified Maize
Mar 2017
SPRING/Ghana is promoting the cultivation and consumption of OFSP and fortified maize as a way of improving vitamin A consumption among 1,000 day households.
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SPRING Emphasizes Nutrition as an Integral Component of Community Health in the ICHC 2017
Mar 2017
Gwyneth Cotes and Sascha Lamstein to share SPRING’s work at the Institutionalizing Community Health Conference 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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SPRING/Bangladesh: Mobilizing Communities for Improved Nutrition
Mar 2017
SPRING/Bangladesh's formal closing workshop was held on March 21, 2017 in Dhaka.
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Expert Reviewers Offer Support for SPRING’s Guidance for Conducting an Anemia Landscape Analysis
Mar 2017
Expert input has enhanced SPRING’s guidance tool for assessing anemia at a national level.
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SPRING/Ghana Trains Regional- and District-level Trainers on the District Assessment Tool for Anemia (DATA)
Mar 2017
SPRING/Ghana conducted a training of trainers workshop for district-level trainers to implement the District Assessment Tool for Anemia.