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Sight and Life is a humanitarian nutrition think tank working toward a world free of malnutrition. We champion the global fight against malnutrition by advancing research, sharing best practices, and mobilizing support.

10/10/2026

At the Micronutrient Forum’s 7th Global Conference 2026 in Accra, Ghana 🇬🇭

Sight and Life, together with partners, convened an important session on Menstrual Health in Girls and Women, bringing together voices from research, clinical care, adolescent health systems and implementation.

As Dr.Hans Verhoef, Associate Professor Global Nutrition and Health at Wageningen University ”Menstrual blood loss is associated with lower iron stores across its full range, with no clear threshold for benefiting from reduced bleeding. Programmes need not restrict interventions to girls with heavy bleeding. Everyone whose menstruation affects their physical, social, emotional or material quality of life should have access to effective, non-surgical options to reduce bleeding, regardless of age or blood loss.“

The session also marked the launch of 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗦, a global campaign to make menstrual blood loss and its consequences for girls and women visible, heard and acted upon.

Because 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱. 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱.

Join us . Help make menstrual blood loss impossible to ignore.

Together, let’s 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗦.

Wageningen University&Research | FIGO | Micronutrient Forum | AAPH_Africa | Melinda French Gates | Anita Zaidi I Pivotal

09/10/2026

🥚 Happy World Egg Day!

Today, we celebrate the incredible power of eggs to deliver high quality nutrition in one simple, delicious and versatile package supporting healthier mothers, stronger families and brighter futures.

Through Sight and Life‘s Egg Hubs projects across Africa, we’re working to make eggs more accessible and affordable while supporting farmers livelihoods and strengthening local food systems.

Because improving nutrition is about more than what’s on our plates it’s about empowering communities, creating sustainable livelihoods and ensuring more mothers and families can access the nutritious foods they need to thrive.

📰 Read more about the impact of Sight and Life Egg Hubs projects across Africa in boosting maternal health and nutrition featured in The The Telegraph 🔗 : https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/women-and-girls/africa-promotes-eggs-to-boost-maternal-health-and-nutrition/

World Egg Organisation

09/10/2026

🥚 Happy World Egg Day!

Today, we celebrate the incredible power of eggs to deliver high quality nutrition in one simple, delicious and versatile package supporting healthier mothers, stronger families and brighter futures.

Through Sight and Life‘s Egg Hubs across Africa, we’re working to make eggs more accessible and affordable while supporting farmers livelihoods and strengthening local food systems.

Because improving nutrition is about more than what’s on our plates it’s about empowering communities, creating sustainable livelihoods and ensuring more mothers and families can access the nutritious foods they need to thrive.

📰 Read more about the impact of Sight and Life Egg Hub projects across Africa in boosting maternal health and nutrition featured in The The Telegraph 🔗 : https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/women-and-girls/africa-promotes-eggs-to-boost-maternal-health-and-nutrition/

08/10/2026

At the Micronutrient Forum’s 7th Global Conference 2026 in Accra, Ghana, 🇬🇭

Our very own Ms.Innocente Turinumugisha, Sight and Life City Coordinator for the Nutrition in City Ecosystems (NICE) project in Rubavu, Rwanda 🇷🇼, shared valuable evidence, implementation lessons and country experiences during the concurrent session on “Driving Demand for Nutritious Foods.”

The session explored a critical question: How do we generate and sustain demand for nutritious foods?

Ms.Innocente, highlighted practical approaches that bring change closer to communities including social and behavior change, social marketing, community engagement, and systems approaches that can help make nutritious choices more accessible, desirable and sustainable.

Swiss TPH | ETH Zurich I Enterprise for Society Center (E4S) I Sustainable Agriculture Foundation | Micronutrient Forum

08/10/2026

We are proud to have launched 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗦, a global campaign to make menstrual blood loss and its consequences for girls and women visible, heard and acted upon.

Because 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱. 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱.

📍 At the Micronutrient Forum’s 7th Global Conference 2026 in Accra, Ghana 🇬🇭, Sight and Life, together with partners, convened an important session on Menstrual Health in Girls and Women.

Bringing together experts from research, clinical care, adolescent health systems and implementation, the conversation marked an important step towards making menstrual blood loss impossible to ignore — and turning evidence into action.

🎙️ From Evidence to Care: Hearing Girls and Improving Support Where They Live and Learn

We thank our distinguished expert panel:
🔸 Prof. Kristen Matteson — Chair, FIGO Committee on Menstrual Disorders and Related Health Impacts
🔸 Dr. Mary Mwanyika-Sando — CEO, AAPH_Africa
🔸 Dr. Nadira Sultana — Country Program Manager, Sight and Life Bangladesh
🔸Dr. Hans Verhoef — Wageningen University&Research

📣 Join us. Help make menstrual blood loss impossible to ignore.

Together, let’s 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗦.

Melinda French Gates | Anita Zaidi | Pivotal

07/10/2026

At the Micronutrient Forum’s 7th Global Conference 2026 in Accra, Ghana 🇬🇭

Sight and Life , together with partners, convened an important session on Menstrual Health in Girls and Women, bringing together voices from research, clinical care, adolescent health systems and implementation.

As Anna Hakobyan, the Chief Impact Officer and Executive Director, Nutrition at Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF ), reflected , ‘Girls should not have to lose their health, energy, education or opportunities simply because they do not get the nutrition they need. Improving adolescent nutrition and iron status is essential to safeguarding the health and futures of adolescent girls including understanding the contribution of menstrual blood loss to iron deficiency and anaemia, that means we must listen to girls, close the evidence gaps, strengthen recognition and ensure effective nutrition support and appropriate care reach every girl who needs it.’

The session also marked the launch of 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗦, a global campaign to make menstrual blood loss and its consequences for girls and women visible, heard and acted upon.

Because 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱. 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱.

Join us . Help make menstrual blood loss impossible to ignore.

Together, let’s 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗦.

Wageningen University&Research | FIGO | Micronutrient Forum | AAPH_Africa | Melinda French Gates | Anita Zaidi I Pivotal

06/10/2026

At the Micronutrient Forum 7th Global Conference 2026 in Accra, Ghana 🇬🇭

, together with our partners we convened a session on Menstrual Health in Girls and Women, bringing critical conversations on menstrual bleeding, pain and anaemia to the forefront.

The Plenary Segment Session : From Evidence to Care: Hearing Girls and Improving Support Where They Live and Learn

We were honored to welcome Prof. Kristen Matteson , Chair of Committee, who shared expert perspectives on what does the first point of care from either a nurse, a midwife, a school health worker need
in order to recognize heavy menstrual bleeding and what could change in clinical training or guidelines so that heavy menstrual bleeding is asked about routinely
wherever anemia is assessed.

She stated, “Heavy menstrual bleeding and pain are too often normalised because menstrual health remains overlooked in routine care, while first-line providers need simple screening tools, clear referral pathways and confidence to listen without judgement, there is a need to also prioritize understanding of menstrual history/ measurement as routine vital question whenever anaemia is assessed and to be supported by practical guidelines and training that turn recognition into timely, compassionate care.”

This session also marked the launch of 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗦, a global campaign to make menstrual blood loss and its consequences for girls and women visible, heard and acted upon because, 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱.
𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱.

Join us and be part of this important campaign.

Together, let’s STOP THE LOSS.

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06/10/2026

At the Micronutrient Forum 7th Global Conference 2026 in Accra, Ghana 🇬🇭

Sight and Life, together with our partners we convened a session on Menstrual Health in Girls and Women, bringing critical conversations on menstrual bleeding, pain and anaemia to the forefront.

The Plenary Segment Session : From Evidence to Care: Hearing Girls and Improving Support Where They Live and Learn

We were honored to welcome Dr. Mary Mwanyika-Sando the CEO AAPH_Africa , who shared expert perspectives on how to close the gaps in improving menstrual health education, dignity and basic support within existing school and adolescent programmes.

She stated, “ The easiest gap to close is information, dignity and basic menstrual support within programmes that already reach girls, access to affordable products, anaemia screening, pain management and adolescent-friendly services also require a wider health system from schools and districts to clinics and ministries to work collaboratively”.

This session also marked the launch of 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗦, a global campaign to make menstrual blood loss and its consequences for girls and women visible, heard and acted upon because, 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱.
𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱.

Join us and be part of this important campaign.

Together, let’s STOP THE LOSS.

Wageningen University&Research | FIGO | Melinda French Gates | Anita Zaidi | Pivotal

02/10/2026

At the Micronutrient Forum’s 7th Global Conference 2026 in Accra, Ghana 🇬🇭, Sight and Life, together with our partners, convened a powerful session on Menstrual Health in Girls and Women, bringing critical conversations on menstrual bleeding, pain and anaemia to the forefront.

🔎 From Evidence to Care: Hearing Girls and Improving Support Where They Live and Learn

The expert plenary brought together distinguished voices:
🔸Prof. Kristen Matteson — Chair, FIGO Committee
🔸Dr. Mary Mwanika Sando — The CEO AAPH_Africa
🔸Dr. Nadira Sultana — Country Program Manager, Sight and Life Bangladesh
🔹 Dr. Hans Verhoef — Wageningen University & Research

The discussion explored what the evidence reveals about menstrual bleeding and anaemia, what remains overlooked, and how research can translate into meaningful care, stronger support systems and informed policy action.

02/10/2026

📣 It is launched the first ever 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟🩸𝗦𝗦 campaign, a global campaign to make menstrual blood loss and its consequences for girls and women visible, heard and acted upon.

The Sight and Life Managing Director, Dr.Sufia Askari invites you all to be part of this important campaign where our message is simple: 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱. 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱.

Anita Zaidi | Melinda French Gates | Pivotal | FIGO

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