June 13, 2022
MMS Project Launch at District Swabi by Nutrition International, Health Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & Nutrition Wing
The Government of Pakistan and Nutrition International today launched the Advancing Maternal Health through MMS Implementation Research in Pakistan (AMMI) project, funded by the Government of Canada through Nutrition International, that will help to inform the scale-up of multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) for pregnant women, improving health outcomes for women and their babies. Global evidence shows that, in low- and middle-income countries, MMS is more effective and cost-effective than iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation in improving birth outcomes and equally prevents anaemia during pregnancy. In 2020, the World Health Organization recommended that implementation research be conducted in low- and



