by Rebecca Laes-Kushner | Jan 12, 2023 | disease control, health, health care, policy, poverty, public health, Sustainable Development Goals
Lack of micronutrients causes diseases ranging from anemia to stunting in children as well as child mortality and cognitive deficiencies. One key intervention is large-scale food fortification (#LSFF), which adds #micronutrients to food staples such as rice, wheat and...
by Rebecca Laes-Kushner | Dec 7, 2022 | health, policy, poverty, public health, SDGs
Approximately two billion people worldwide, at least one quarter of the world’s population, suffer from the “hidden hunger” of micronutrient deficiency. [1] Micronutrient deficiencyMicronutrients – vitamins and minerals such as Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, folic...
by Rebecca Laes-Kushner | May 16, 2022 | FGM, gender based violence, health, public health
Over 200 million women have undergone female genital mutilation (#FGM), a procedure where their vagina has been cut or mutilated. FGM occurs in over 90 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, with over 95% of women cut in countries such as Somalia, Guinea and...
by Rebecca Laes-Kushner | Apr 3, 2022 | cash transfer, policy, poverty, welfare
Instead of providing welfare payments to people who have to prove they have extremely low incomes, an alternative theory involves guaranteeing a basic income to everyone. By setting a floor under which no one falls, proponents hope to reduce income disparities and...
by Rebecca Laes-Kushner | Feb 25, 2022 | humanitarian, Ukraine, war
(updated) How can you help the people in the Ukraine? By supporting #charities that support the people. At this point, it’s most important to support humanitarian organizations, including those helping refugees. Liberico (lphr.org) https://lnkd.in/dQYpQfEm...
