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Food Fortification Standards become Mandatory in Liberia

PHC is pleased to announce that this week Liberia published its revised food fortification standards, making the import and production of fortified food products (including wheat flour, cooking oil, sugar,…

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Sanku Innovative Fortification Awarded Grand Prize by Ashoka Foundation

Project Healthy Children (PHC), a non-profit organization that provides technical support in the design and implementation of countrywide food fortification programs, proudly announces today that its small scale fortification initiative,…

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Food Fortification Standards Declared Mandatory in Rwanda

This week, Project Healthy Children had what we all agree was the most significant day in our history. On July 3, 2013, the Rwandan Ministry of Trade and Industry officially…

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National Fortification Launched in Tanzania

National fortification was officially launched in Tanzania on May 16th, 2013. We had the privilege to finally present Project Healthy Children’s small-scale fortification device to His Excellency, Dr. Jakaya Kikwete,…

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Significant Milestone Hit in Rwanda’s National Fortification Program

Rwanda’s national fortification program hit a significant milestone this week. The Director General of the Rwanda Bureau of Standards, Mark Cyubahiro Bagabe, expressed optimism that food fortification will not only…

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Rwanda: Fortified Maize Flour Product on the Market

After five years of collaboration with the Rwandan Government and local industries, PHC is pleased to announce that MINIMEX, Rwanda’s largest maize flour producer, has launched its first fortified maize…

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Malawi: Fortified Sugar on the Market

Malawi has officially launched its national food fortification program, an event that has been building momentum since 2003. With guidance and support from Project Healthy Children, Ilovo Sugar – Malawi’s…

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Fortification Standards Approach Gazetting in Malawi

With the start of the New Year came another monumental step in the fortification program in Malawi. The new standards, drafted to set the level of vitamins and minerals in…

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Malawi Spreads the Message of Fortification

Malawians all over the country are now learning about the importance of fortification thanks to the work of the Consumer’s Association of Malawi, or CAMA, who has been working closely…

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Rwanda Formally Adopts Fortification Standards

September 22nd marked a significant milestone for Rwanda’s efforts to implement a comprehensive national food fortification program: the formal adoption of Rwanda-specific fortification standards by the Bureau of Standards for…