21 April 2020
Deeply rooted negative perceptions on the value of people with disabilities in society continue to influence legislation, policies, customs and practices related to prevention, cure and assisted dying
19 February 2020
Impacting Generations: The Transformative Power of Large-Scale Food Fortification has been selected as Top 100 proposal in the MacArthur Foundation 100andChange competition!
6 January 2020
The 2020 WFAAW is celebrated from 6th - 12th January and it marks the 4th anniversary of this global event initiated by IF in 2017.
12 July 2019
The UK Government asks for people's views on whether flour millers should be required by law to add folic acid to flour to help reduce the incidence of neural tube defects
1 July 2019
IF Secretary General has joined a panel of experts to work together on strengthening birth defects surveillance globally
28 May 2019
During a side event organised by Rare Diseases International at the 72nd World Health Assembly, IF Secretary General talked about the importance of data in the areas of care and prevention, in the frame of Universal Health Coverage.
27 May 2019
IF’s response focuses on the key role of medical education in the primary prevention of neural tube defects and with regard to care for persons with spina bifida and hydrocephalus (SBH).
23 May 2019
On 18-19 May, IF was in Belgrade for its first European workshop of 2019. Prevention, human rights, sexuality and ageing with SBH were some of the topics addressed during this intensive workshop!
12 March 2019
We're so happy to hear that our partner organisation SHA-U, supported also by Norad and RHF, is distributing folic acid in schools to girls of childbearing age!
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