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Fortification’s Key Role in Urban Settings: PHC Publishes in Innovating for Healthy Urbanization

PHC is proud to be a part of Springer’s new textbook Innovating for Healthy Urbanization edited by Roy Ahn, Thomas F. Burke, and Anita M. McGahan. PHC authors address the…

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A Momentous Achievement for Burundi and PHC: Food Fortification Decree Signed!

Burundi’s program took an enormous step forward with the signing of the Presidential Fortification Decree! As of March 2016, after the established grace period, fortification will be mandatory for all…

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Fortification Begins in Burundi!

Despite continued political turmoil, as of June 8th, Savonor, Burundi’s only cooking oil facility holding a 60% market share, began fortification!  Initial premix and testing equipment have been generously donated…

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Sanku featured in final report of top solutions that save lives!

The Aid and International Development Forum (AIDF) has compiled a report: ‘Top Solutions That Save Lives in Humanitarian Response’, which features the Sanku device as one of the top solutions!…

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Food fortification standards are officially mandatory in Malawi

The publication and public announcement of Malawi’s Gazette means that fortification standards are mandatory for wheat and maize flour, cooking oil, and sugar throughout the country. Bureau of Standard and…

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Burundi’s Largest Cooking Oil Factory to Begin Fortification

Savonor, Burundi’s largest cooking oil facility announced at the end of March that it would begin fortification before the legislative decree is signed. PHC is thrilled by Savonor’s decision, which…

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Improving Maternal Health and Beyond

PHC is pleased to be featured in this month’s edition of the SupplySide Boardroom Journal: All About Women (see page 12) along with other similar groups such as Vitamin Angels…

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Altruist Recommends PHC as their February Featured Charity

We are pleased to announce that the crowd-sourcing philanthropy site, Altruist, has featured PHC as its charity for February! “When it comes to improving the health of the poor in…

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In the Face of Ebola Outbreak, Liberia Begins to Monitor Fortified Foods

Despite the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Liberia’s fortification program has made impressive strides in the past few months, thanks to our hard-working partners on the ground. Despite the burden…

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Food Fortification Standards Now Mandatory in Liberia

July 2014 marks the end of Liberia’s nine month grace period for local industries and importers to comply with the nation’s adopted food fortification standards. To ensure compliance, Liberia’s first…