06 Sep 2019 --- The right investment in nutrition-directed initiatives could save 3.7 million lives by 2025, according to a new report issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) of the United Nations (UN). Health services must integrate a stronger focus on ensuring optimum nutrition at each life stage, according to WHO’s report, entitled Essential Nutrition Actions: Mainstreaming Nutrition. The advocated initiatives include the provision of iron and folic acid supplements as part of antenatal care and regularly dispensing public advice on healthy dietary practices.
