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Creating a Ripple Effect:
The Global Impact of Comprehensive Prenatal Vitamins
Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS) are powerful prenatal multivitamins that can improve lives & pregnancies, all in one little pill.
Over one billion women and girls suffer from malnutrition, which hinders their potential and jeopardizes future generations. In low- and middle-income countries, where malnutrition and child mortality are more common, pregnant women often receive supplements with only two nutrients: iron and folic acid. MMS is a game changer, providing 15 essential vitamins and minerals enhancing the health of pregnant women and their babies.
The 2023 Health and Wellbeing Campaign, which surveyed 1.3 million women globally, identified food security and nutrition as a top priority, underscoring the urgent need to elevate MMS on the maternal health agenda and raise awareness of its profound impact.
Investing in a baby’s nutrition, with MMS as an important source, promotes lifelong health, education, and productivity. This investment is key to breaking the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition and fostering equitable development in low- and middle-income countries.
At less than two cents per tablet, MMS is one of the most cost-effective investments in global health and nutrition. The Copenhagen Consensus Report highlights an annual benefit of over US$ 3.1 billion from lives saved and improved through MMS.
Learn about the ripple effect of MMS’ impact and why nutrition matters from an early age:
Mothers
Mothers
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Women’s Voices from Bangladesh
Video courtesy of Micronutrient Forum – Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, Sight and Life, Touch Root
Children
Children
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MMS in Rwanda: Better Nutrition for Pregnant Women
Video courtesy of UNICEF Rwanda
Communities
Communities
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How UNICEF Is Breaking the Malnutrition Cycle in Ethiopia
Video courtesy of UNICEF
Countries
Countries
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Why access to prenatal vitamins is a health equity issue
Video courtesy of Devex and sponsored by Eleanor Crook Foundation
Resources
This collection of resources, curated by global MMS advocacy and implementation partners, is designed to empower healthcare providers with essential tools and information about the powerful potential of MMS.
For a more comprehensive list, visit Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Consortium’s one-stop shop for MMS resources. Link out and share these materials to improve maternal health outcomes worldwide.
Report
Healthier Pregnancies and Brighter Futures for Mothers and Babies: A global investment roadmap for multiple micronutrient supplementation
This roadmap outlines a global strategy to scale up the use of MMS by 2030, sharing the health benefits for mothers and babies, economic impact of malnutrition and need for coordinated global efforts.
Brief
Sommaire: Une feuille de route mondiale pour l’investissement dans la supplémentation en micronutriments multiples
Cette synthèse fournit un résumé de la feuille de route mondiale d’investissement pour le MMS et explique comment mobiliser des ressources pour générer un impact en développant le MMS.
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Countries Driving Impact On Maternal Nutrition: Stories From Nepal, Bangladesh, and Ethiopia
This page highlights the impactful efforts of Nepal, Bangladesh, and Ethiopia in advancing maternal nutrition. It shares challenges, success stories, and strategies these countries have implemented.
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Get Involved
In 2020, the White Ribbon Alliance established the ‘Ask, Listen, Act’ approach to learn from women and girls about what they wanted most for their health and wellbeing. This approach is based on the understanding that the answers lie within the communities themselves. They are the experts of their own lives and solutions should be developed with their thoughtful input and involvement.
By sharing details about yourself and your community, we can better understand your needs and those of the women and families you support and advocate for. From there, we’ll share regionally tailored maternal nutrition resources and developments, and ways to get involved in efforts to ensure women everywhere have access to the transformative impact of MMS.
