Packaging and beyond: Take a deep dive into Bayer s initiatives to bake sustainability into its business, uniting sustainability with global access to medications.
Tackling Hidden Hunger in Underserved Communities with Gap Intervention, Education and Advocacy
Feb 18, 2021
Generational poverty, food inaccessibility and now, COVID-19 are together exacerbating hidden hunger in underserved and low-income communities. This includes mothers-to-be and babies who are exceptionally vulnerable to the deficiency of essential vitamins and minerals, which global organizations including the World Health Organization call hidden hunger. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FA), 690 million people were undernourished in 2019 and this number is rising.
Taking on the nutrient gap
Bayer says it is working towards a solution through its “Nutrient Gap Initiative,” which enables accessibility to vitamins and minerals for underserved communities. The goal is to serve 50 million people by 2030 through partnerships with non-governmental organizations and a focus on intervention, education and advocacy. Bayer began this init
Bayer launches initiative to help underserved communities combat malnutrition
February 11, 2021 | 06:00 pm GMT+7
The Nutrient Gap Initiative launched by Bayer will expand access to vitamins and minerals for specifically pregnant women and children, reaching 100 million underserved people by 2030.
As a part of the company’s Health for All, Hunger for None vision, the program hopes to reach 50 million people in underserved communities per year by 2030 through direct action and in partnership with critical non-governmental organizations (NGOs), with a focus on intervention, education, and advocacy.
The Nutrient Gap Initiative will enable access to everyday health for 100 million underserved people by 2030.
According to Bayer s research, almost 50 percent of young women and adolescent girls in low- and middle-income countries have inadequate vitamin and mineral intake1 while at least half of children worldwide under age five suffer from this deficiency. The consequences of vita
Multinational pharmaceutical giant Bayer has teamed with Vitamin Angels on a Nutrient Gap Initiative, with a goal to affect the lives of 50 million underserved consumers annually by the year 2030.