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    Jay Naidoo: Private sector, government and women key to nutrition partnerships

    Food fortification has impacted the health of some 1 billion people. Devex sat down with Jay Naidoo, chair of global partnerships at the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, to find out more about the role of partnerships in this continued effort.

    By Jacques Jimeno // 05 October 2015

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    Malnutrition, unlike other global health concerns, is not as easily prevented, detected or cured.

    But partnerships with the private sector have had a significant impact.

    “We’ve reached 1 billion people with fortified foods,” said Jay Naidoo, chair of global partnerships at the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, in this Devex interview on the sidelines of the #FutureFortified Global Summit in Arusha, Tanzania. Representatives from government, academia, civil society and the private sector met at the event to discuss improvements to food fortification.

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      Jacques is a former copy editor at Devex’s news production team. Previously, he worked with the Philippine Department of Tourism and the World Wide Fund for Nature.

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